The School of Hospitality Business Management (SHBM) in the Carson College of Business will celebrate its 85th anniversary at 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 24, in the CUB senior ballroom. The public is invited. Registration is $85 and is available online at https://shbm85.business.wsu.edu or by calling 509-335-5766 until 5 p.m. Friday, March 3. The celebration will include dinner, dancing and recognition of SHBM alumni and former professors who will be inducted into the school’s inaugural hall of fame.
Inductees include:
John Ascuaga, former owner and emeritus chairman, Nugget Hotel-Casino
Stan Boyd, owner/winemaker, Boyd Family Winery
Chris Burdett, senior vice president, CBRE Hotels
Jerry Burtenshaw, chairman, ABC Services
Dwight Call, retired president, Westin Hotels and Resorts
Larry Culver, retired chairman/chief executive officer, Inn Ventures, Inc.
Tom Drumheller, chief executive officer, Escape Lodging
Jerry Jaeger, president, Hagadone Hospitality Corporation
Craig Schafer, owner, Hotel Andra & Inn at the Market
Lothar Kreck, professor emeritus
Don Smith, professor emeritus, deceased