Past Distinguished Lecturers
2011
Barbara Hollkamp
Hilton Worldwide
2010
Jim Collins
Sizzler International, Inc.
Edwin D. “Ed” Fuller
Marriott International
2008
Jon L. Luther
Dunkin’ Brands, Inc.
2007
Al Weiss
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
2006
Dan Cathy
Chick-fil-A
Peggy Tsiang Cherng, Ph.D.
Panda Restaurant Group, Inc.
Ralph O. Brennan
Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group
Joe Perdue
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Brad Vassar
Southern Wine & Spirits of America
2005
Thomas W. LaTour
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants
2004
Joseph P. Micatrotto
Buca, Inc.
2003
Stephen F. Bollenbach
Hilton Hotels Corporation
2002
Jackie Trujillo
Harman Management Corp.
2001
Andrew J.C. Cherng
Panda Restaurant Group, Inc.
1999
Martin A. Sklar
Walt Disney Imagineering
Walter T. Klenz
Beringer Wine Estates
1997
Richard E. Marriott
Host Marriott Corp.
1995
Herman Cain
Godfather’s Pizza, Inc.
1994
Julia Stewart
Taco Bell
1993
Kenneth Blanchard
Blanchard Training & Development, Inc.
1992
Robert I. Small
Fairmont Hotel Mgmt. Company
1991
Donald E. Lundberg
Cal Poly Pomona
1990
James A. Collins
Sizzler International, Inc.
1989
Richard N. Frank
Lawry’s Restaurants, Inc.
| American Hotel & Lodging Association |
| California Restaurant Association |
| California Hotel & Lodging Association |
| CMAA |
| Court of Master Sommeliers |
| CHRIE |
| HSMAI |
| National Restaurant Association |
Edwin "Ed" Fuller,
president and managing director of international lodging for Marriott International, Inc., spoke
in 2010.
Jon L. Luther of
Dunkin’ Brands, Inc.
spoke in 2008.
Peggy Cherng,
co-chairman of
Panda
Restaurant
Group was a Distinguished Lecturer in 2006.
Al Weiss, president of Worldwide Operations Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, spoke in 2007.
Dan Cathy, president and COO of Chick-Fil-A spoke in 2006.
Joe Perdue,
academic advisor for the Club Managers Association of America spoke in 2006.