Alumni & Friends
HTM 40th ANNIVERSARY FUND
Learning Without Borders
EMPOWERING, TRANSFORMING, ENGAGING AND LEADING
The HTM 40th Anniversary Fund provides graduates with the global mindset they need to navigate our rapidly changing international economy. Course travel, international studies, distance learning, and, most importantly of all, accessibility are all enhanced through this Fund.
The School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at the University of Guelph is about to reach a milestone: its 40th anniversary. We’re celebrating 4 decades of preparing students to become leaders and managers within our industry. We’re celebrating our increasing international profile as one of the top teaching and research institutions in our field. And we’re celebrating all the potential on the road ahead.
That’s why we’ve established the HTM 40th Anniversary Fund.
AREAS OF PRIORITY
- Providing experiential learning opportunities
through work-study and course travel
- Expanding opportunities for international studies
through semester abroad programs
- Encouraging development of leadership skills
through participation in conferences and training
opportunities
- Increasing accessibility via scholarship support
- Supporting continued excellence in teaching by way
of course development to address new challenges
in the industry
It’s a project we think will be close to your heart because, like you, it aims high. Our goal is to establish by 2010 a $2 million endowment fund. This fund, created by donors, will be used to develop and offer enhanced learning opportunities for all our students – undergraduates who are starting out, graduates who are continuing, and industry professionals who are returning.
We’re committed to providing more and better learning opportunities for our students because hospitality and tourism in the 21st century requires more and better leadership, management, and hands-on skills. It also requires the commitment of people like you, and so we invite you to contribute to the HTM 40th Anniversary Fund.
And we thank you for being with us every step of the way so far. We would not be celebrating this milestone without you. We are, after all, the School that you helped build.
HTM 40th Anniversary Fund – A gift for tomorrow’s leaders.
DONATE ONLINE
Please go to our Alumni Affairs page.
HAFA/HTM ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
The HAFA/HTM Alumni Association aims to:
- Develop and maintain the valued associations established among graduates of the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management and to give graduates a channel for continued interest in their profession.
- Publicize the work and activities of The School of Hospitality and Tourism Management and to aid in maintaining good relations with the public, faculty and students.
- Offer continuing assistance to all aspects of the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, College of Management & Economics and the University of Guelph.
- Support the University of Guelph Alumni Association.
WHO WE ARE
The School has over 4,000 graduates who automatically become members of the Alumni Association upon graduation. If you graduated from the following programs, you are a member of the Association:
- BComm
• HAFA (Hotel and Food Administration)
• Tourism Management
- Masters
• MBA
- Executive & Management Development Programs
• HMDC (Hospitality Manager’s Development Course)
2008-2009 BOARD MEMBERS
| Honorary President | Kerry Godfrey, Director of the School |
| Past President | Suzanne Gagnon, HAFA'90 |
| President | Jeff Hyslop, HAFA'04 |
| Vice President | Richard Arnold, HAFA '05 |
| Treasurer | Melody Lau, HAFA'06 |
| Secretary | Jane McElroy, HAFA '88 |
| Directors | Matthew Cornell, HAFA '04 |
| Rita M. Hansen-Sterne, MBA'03 | |
| Jack Hutchison, HAFA '02 | |
| Daniel Janetos, HAFA '08 | |
| Malcolm Jastrebski, HAFA '07 | |
| Anson Kwok, HAFA '04 | |
| Darcy MacDonell, HAFA '03 | |
| Ian Ricci, HAFA '02 | |
| Ari Sefton, HAFA '08 | |
| Sarah Van Wyck, HAFA '04 | |
| Peter Watson, HAFA | |
| Cameron Woof, HAFA '04 | |
| Counsel | David Houghton, HAFA'75 |
| Jeff D. Dover, HAFA'90 | |
| Faculty Liaison | Dr. Cathy Ralston, BHSc'71 |
| Student Liaison | Teressa Thorpe , Student Association President |
| Alumni House | Mary Feldskov |
A complete list of Board Members, starting with 2002 is available here.
You can view our Current Constitution here.
HAFA/HTM ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- May 2009
- April 2009
- February 2009
- June 2008
- March 2008
- November 2007
- June 2007
- November 2006
- September 2006
- May 2006
- February 2006
- November 2005
ALUMNI INVOLVEMENT
The School has been very proactive to inviting alumni back as guest lecturers, Executive-in-Residence; to participate at the annual career (employer) fair, awards and convocation ceremonies, and, by invitation, to sit on advisory committees and boards. The alumni board has been involved in the interview process for all directors (except the first director of course!).
Class reunions have been informal and mostly off campus. For example, the Class of 1978 enjoyed a 20-year reunion in the school’s dining room hosted by the students. In June 2005, the Class of 1990 toured the School including the new PJ’s Restaurant in the Atrium and had dinner at Woolwich Arms.
Mentorship: The alumni are very passionate about volunteering to mentor, sharing job experiences and have had formal job shadowing programs.