Inductees

On September 25, 1996, Conrad N. Hilton, J. Willard Marriott, Vernon Stouffer and Kemmons Wilson became the first honorees inducted into the newly established Hall of Honor at a gala ceremony attended by more than 350 people in the Conrad N. Hilton Ballroom of the Hilton University of Houston. Wilson, then 73, attended the induction ceremony, while Hilton, Marriott and Stouffer were honored posthumously. All of these inductees have left indelible marks on business and in the world, and all are stellar role models for Hilton College students and everyone working in the hospitality industry today.

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2016
Eric L. Affeldt
2015
Chris Nassetta
2014
Alain Ducasse
2013
Sam Barshop	Richard Melman
2012
Jack DeBoer	Mariani Family of Banfi
2011
Randy & Carolyn Smith	Ratan N. Tata
2010
Doug Brooks	Joseph A. McInerney
2009
M.K. Guertin	The Pappas Brothers
2008
S. Truett Cathy	Sir Rocco Forte	Steve Rushmore
2007
Gary W. Loveman	Howard Schultz
2006
Chris T. Sullivan	Eric M. Hilton	Ernest & Julio Gallo
2005
Curtis C. Nelson	Stephen F. Bollenbach	Joe R. Lee
2004
Michael D. Rose	John Q. Hammons	Michael A. Leven	Norman Brinker	Roy Winegardner
2003
Miguel Alemán Valdés	Sol Kerzner	Tim & Nina Zagat
2002
Jennie Grossinger & Elaine Grossinger Etess	William S. Norman
2001
Alice Sheets Marriott	Gabriel Escarrer Julia	Lynn & Ed Hogan	Marilyn Carlson Nelson
2000
Colonel Harland Sanders	Isadore Sharp	Robert Henry Dedman Sr.	Preston Robert Tisch & Laurence A. Tisch
1999
Robert Lloyd Crandall	Paul Dubrule & Gérard Pélisson	Howard Dearing Johnson
1998
Barron Hilton	J. W. “Bill” Marriott Jr.	Walter Elias “Walt” Disney
1997
Curtis Leroy Carlson	Ellsworth Statler	Lord Charles Forte	Raymond Albert Kroc
1996
Conrad N. Hilton	J. Willard Marriott	Kemmons Wilson	Vernon Stouffer