2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994

2009
Outstanding Lodging Employee –151 Rooms or More
Nora Giannetto - Rochester Marriott Airport Hotel, Rochester

Outstanding Lodging Employee –150 Rooms or Less
Pete Ames - Best Western University Inn, Canton

Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year –151 Rooms or More
Jackie Brennon - Holiday Inn Schenectady

Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year–150 Rooms or Less
Nana Dankwa - The Sherry-Netherland, New York

Outstanding Bellperson/Houseperson of the Year
Sal Khalil - Affinia Gardens, New York

Outstanding Manager/Supervisor of the Year –151 Rooms or More
Donna O'Brien - The Alex Hotel, New York

Outstanding Manager/Supervisor of the Year –150 Rooms or Less
Mary Beth Ryan - The Otesaga, Cooperstown

Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year
Mike Johnston - Long Island Marriott Hotel & Conference Center

Good Earthkeeping Award
Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort - Lake Placid

Community Service Award
Hampton Inn - Syracuse/Clay

Bed & Breakfast of Distinction
Albany Mansion Hill Inn & Restaurant - Albany

2008
Outstanding Lodging Employee –151 Rooms or More
Jimmie Beeks - Albany Marriott, Albany

Outstanding Lodging Employee –150 Rooms or Less
Peter Sydoriak - Elmira Horseheads Holiday Inn Express, Horseheads

Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year –151 Rooms or More
Cindy Bova - Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort, Lake Placid

Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year–150 Rooms or Less
Jagoda Sikiric - The Sherry-Netherland, New York

Outstanding Bellperson/Houseperson of the Year
Randy Lyboult - The Lodge at Turning Stone, Verona

Outstanding Manager/Supervisor of the Year –151 Rooms or More
Christine Lojacono - Buffalo Niagara Marriott, Amherst

Outstanding Manager/Supervisor of the Year –150 Rooms or Less
Lou Carrigan - Holiday Inn Elmira Riverview, Elmira

Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year
Philip Morris - Proctors Theater, Schenectady

Outstanding Tourism Employee of the Year
Nancy Petramale - Greene County Tourism Department, Catskill

Community Service Award
Hampton Inn - Olean

Bed & Breakfast of Distinction
Caldwell House Bed & Breakfast - Salisbury Mills

2007
Outstanding Lodging Employee –151 Rooms or More
George Domenick - The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park, New York

Outstanding Lodging Employee –150 Rooms or Less
Denisse Ravelo - The Sherry Netherland, New York

Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year –151 Rooms or More
Arlaine Pierre - Omni Berkshire Place Hotel, New York

Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year–150 Rooms or Less
Eleanora Jarosz - Surrey Hotel – Affinia Hospitality, New York

Outstanding Bellperson/Houseperson of the Year
Angel Guerrero - Affinia Manhattan, New York

Outstanding Manager/Supervisor of the Year –151 Rooms or More
Domenic Alfonzetti - InterContinental The Barclay, New York

Outstanding Manager/Supervisor of the Year –150 Rooms or Less
Bernard Campbell - The Sherry Netherland, New York

Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year
Michael Tompkins - Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona

Community Service Award
The Sagamore - Bolton Landing

Bed & Breakfast of Distinction
Washington Irving Inn - Hunter

2006
Outstanding Lodging Employee –151 Rooms or More
Yannick Benjamin – Ritz-Carlton Central Park, New York

Outstanding Lodging Employee –150 Roo or Less
Amy Clarkson – Holiday Inn Elmira

Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year –151 Rooms or More
Mary Liu – Omni Berkshire Place Hotel, New York

Outstanding Roomkeeper –150 Rooms or Less
Mirlande Saint-Juste – Surrey Hotel, New York

Outstanding Bellperson/Houseperson
Emmanuel Georgaroudis – Ritz-Carlton Battery Park, New York

Tourism Executive of the Year –151 Rooms or More
Charito Corcolon – Omni Berkshire Place Hotel, New York

Tourism Executive of the Year –150 Rooms or Less
Apryl Burlingame – Super 8 Motel, Ithaca

Bed & Breakfast of Distinction
The Griffin House – Jeffersonville

2005
Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year - 151 Rooms or More
Cindy Buell Thompson - Lake Placid Resort Hotel & Golf Club, Lake Placid

Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year - 150 Rooms or Less
Georgia MacDonald - Holiday Inn Express Turf – Albany

Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year - 150 Rooms or Less
Bozena Lipinska - Olak, Surrey Hotel, NYC

Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year - 151 Rooms or More
Rosanna Vasquez - The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park, NYC

Outstanding Bellperson of the Year - 151 Rooms or More
Matthew Harrington - The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park, NYC

Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year - 151 Rooms or More
Joseph Cifaratta - Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center, Syracuse

Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year – 150 Rooms or Less
Angelo Mazzone - Glen Sanders Mansion, Scotia

Outstanding Tourism Employee of the Year
Ray Wigle - Old Fort Niagara, Niagara Falls

Outstanding Allied Member of the Year
John Misorek - GCG Risk Management, Inc., NYC

Community Service Award
The Sherry-Netherland - NYC
Holiday Inn - Saratoga Springs

Guest Relations Award
Mohonk Mountain House - New Paltz

Bed & Breakfast of Distinction
The Jefferson Inn - Ellicottville

Enviro-Management Award
Comfort Inn - Ithaca

2004
Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year - 151 Rooms or More
Jennifer Newhart - Lake Placid Resort Hotel & Golf Club, Lake Placid, NY

Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year - 150 Rooms or Less
Shelly Crouch - Corning-Painted Post Holiday Inn, Painted Post, NY

Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year - 150 Rooms or Less
Kazimiera Janina Zak - Surrey Hotel, New York, NY

Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year - 151 Rooms or More
Merjema Nikaj - The Sherry-Netherland, New York, NY

Outstanding Bellperson of the Year - 151 Rooms or More
Patrick O’Hara - Millennium Broadway, New York, NY

Outstanding Bellperson of the Year - 150 Rooms or Less
Dean Cole - The Otesaga Resort Hotel, Cooperstown, NY

Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year - 151 Rooms or More
Carol Cozza - Sheraton Long Island Hotel, Smithtown, NY

Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year
Peggy Coleman - Steuben County Conference & Visitors Bureau, Corning, NY

Outstanding Tourism Employee of the Year
Troy Hengst - Trocaire College, Buffalo, NY

Outstanding Allied Member of the Year
John Stepien - American Express, North Syracuse, NY

Community Service
Buffalo/Niagara Marriott - Amherst, NY

Guest Relations
Wyndham Syracuse - East Syracuse, NY

Bed & Breakfast of Distinction
The 1708 House - Southampton, NY

2003
Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year - 151 Rooms or More
Kidane Mikael – Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz

Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year - 150 Rooms or Less
Julie Erickson - Crown Point Bed & Breakfast, Crown Point

Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year - 151 Rooms or More
Wan Chung - Prime Hotel & Conference Center

Outstanding Bellperson of the Year - 151 Rooms or More
Cesar Galan - The Sherry Netherland, NYC

Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year - 151 Rooms or More
Donald Whitmore - Lake Placid Resort Hotel and Golf Club, Lake Placid

Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year – 150 Rooms or Less
Jerry Gallagher – Oncenter Complex, Syracuse

Outstanding Tourism Employee of the Year
Kathy Denkenberger – Saratoga Convention & Tourism Bureau, Saratoga Springs

Community Service
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum – NYC

One-Time Only & On-Going Special Events
The Sherry Netherland – NYC

Guest Relations
The Sherry Netherland – NYC

Hotels of Promise
Metropolitan Hotel – NYC

2002
Enviro-Management Award
The Benjamin – NYC

Guest Relations Award
The Benjamin – NYC

One-Time Only & On-Going Special Events
The Sherry Netherland – NYC

Community Service Award
The Sherry Netherland – NYC

Hotels of Promise
The Sherry Netherland – NYC

Allied Member of the Year
George Hannau – Bill Bard Associates, Plainview

Outstanding Bellperson of the Year - 151 Rooms or More
Bart Ankenman – Holiday Inn Turf, Albany

Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year - 150 Rooms or Less
Evelyn Davis – Holiday Inn Turf, Lake George

Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year - 151 Rooms or More
Audrey Ruddock – The Sherry Netherland, NYC

Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year - 151 Rooms or More
Erin Patla – Lake Placid Resort, Lake Placid

Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year - 150 Rooms or Less
Traci DeLisio – Ramada Inn Geneva Lakefront, Geneva

Outstanding Tourism Employee of the Year
Judy Hannon – Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park

Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year - 151 Rooms or More
Don Vilmar – The Sagamore Hotel, Lake George

Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year - 150 Rooms or Less
Robert Faller – The Otesaga Resort, Cooperstown

2001
Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year
David Holder – Steuben County Conference & Visitors Bureau, Corning

Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year – 151 Rooms or More
Laura Chomicki – Grand Hyatt New York, NYC

Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year – 150 Rooms or Less
Cathie Gehrig – Country Inn and Suites, Mount Morris

Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year – 151 Rooms or More
Robert Clancy – The Sherry Netherland, NYC

Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year – 150 Rooms or Less
Donna McLaughlin – Hampton Inn, Buffalo

Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year – 151 Rooms or More
Janice Springer – Millennium Broadway, NYC

Outstanding Bellperson of the Year – 150 Rooms or Less
Corbett Lamphere – The Statler Hotel, Ithaca

Outstanding Bellperson of the Year – 151 Rooms or More
Juan Agosto – The Stanhope Park Hyatt, NYC

Outstanding Tourism Employee of the Year
Leroy Coleman – Murphy Orchards, Burt

One-Time Only & On-Going Special Events
Mary Thompson – Oncenter Complex, Syracuse

Community Service Award
Long Island Marriott Hotel and Conference Center – Long Island

Enviro-Management Award
Lake Placid Resort Hotel & Golf Club – Lake Placid

2000
Allied Member of the Year Award
Marc Gudowitz – James G. Hardy Co. & Inc.

Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year – 151 Rooms or Less
James Nero – St. Charles Hotel, Hudson

Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year – 151 Rooms or More
Jose Lopez – Doral Arrowwood, Rye Brook

Outstanding Tourism Employee of the Year
Eliza Kozlowski – George Eastman House, Rochester

Outstanding Bellperson of the Year – 151 Rooms or More
Gary Bradley – Adam’s Mark Buffalo, Buffalo

Special Events
Ellen Fogarty – New York State Thruway Authority

Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year – 150 Rooms or Less
Veronica Stanton – The Showboat Motel, Himrod

Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year – 151 Rooms or More
Yvonne Reid – Sheraton Manhattan Hotel, NYC

Guest Relations
The Sherry Netherland – New York City

Community Service
St. Charles Hotel – Hudson

Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year – 150 Rooms or Less
Pam Lollias – Gideon Putnam Hotel, Saratoga Springs

Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year – 151 Rooms or More
Louis N. Ventresca – The Sherry Netherland, New York City

1999
Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year – 150 Rooms or Less
Nancy Doud – Holiday Inn, Corning Painted Post

Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year – 151 Rooms or More
Alfred Cristina – The Plaza Hotel, NYC

Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year – 150 Rooms or Less
Marie Rodriguez – Crown Point B&B, Closter

Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year – 151 Rooms or More
Bibi Ali – Millennium Broadway, NYC

Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year – 150 Rooms or Less
Jon & Robin DeLong – Midway Park, Maple Springs

Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year – 151 Rooms or More
Theresa Nocerino – Sherry Netherland, NYC

Outstanding Bellperson of the Year – 151 Rooms or More
Juan Ducos, Jr. – Sherry Netherland Hotel, NYC

Outstanding Tourism Employee of the Year – 150 Room or Less
Amy Wolfe – St. Charles Hotel, Hudson

Community Service – 151 Rooms or More
Syracuse Marriott – Syracuse

Guest Relations – 150 Rooms or Less
Honorable Mention – Trudy Vivian - Yorkshire Motel - Claverack

Special Events – 150 Rooms or Less
St. Charles Hotel – Hudson

Allied Member of the Year Award
Gary Gundlach/Private Investigation Agency

1998
Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year – 150 Rooms or Less
Mary Ann Kozak – Holiday Inn Hamburg, Hamburg

Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year – 151 Rooms or More (**Tie)
Mike Argus – Four Points by Sheraton, Syracuse
Audrey Michael – Lake Placid Resort, Lake Placid

Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year – 150 Rooms or Less
Jennette Dumas – The Wawbeek on Upper Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake

Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year – 151 Rooms or More
Clara Touratzides – Sherry Netherland Hotel, NYC

Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year – 151 Rooms or More
Alberto Andrade – Renaissance New York Hotel, NYC

Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year – 150 Rooms or Less
Victor Nelson – Ramada Inn Geneva, Geneva

Outstanding Bellperson of the Year – 151 Rooms or More
Adrian Greenidge – Millennium Broadway, NYC

Outstanding Bellperson of the Year – 150 Rooms or Less
Peter Offringa – New Age Health Spa, Neversink

Outstanding Tourism Employee of the Year
Ron Gustafson – Midway Amusement Park, Maple Springs

Community Service – 150 Rooms or Less
St. Charles Hotel – Hudson

Community Service – 151 Rooms or More
Loews New York Hotel – NYC

Guest Relations - 151 Rooms or More
Syracuse Marriott – Syracuse

Guest Relations - 150 Rooms or Less
House on the Hill B&B

Special Event(s)
Sherry Netherland – NYC

1997
Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year
Polly Apostilides – The Sherry Netherland, NYC

Gold Key Public Relations Achievement Award in Community Service
Holiday Inn Hamburg – Hamburg

Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year
Richard Weaver – Holiday Inn Hamburg, Hamburg

Gold Key Public Relations Achievement Award in Special Events and Promotions
Mark Mahoney – Holiday Inn Hamburg, Hamburg

Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year Award
Edna Preston – Embassy Suites, Syracuse

Outstanding Bellperson of the Year
Don Malenfant – Holiday Inn Turf on Wolf Road, Albany

Good Enviro-Management Award
Frost Valley YMCA – Claryville

Outstanding Tourism Employee of the Year Award
Jackie Holbert – The Great Escape, Lake George

1996
Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year
Michael and Janis Walsh – Midway Amusement Park, Maple Springs

Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year
Marge Bechard – Holiday Inn, Schenectady

Outstanding Roomkeeper of the Year
Donna Williams – 1000 Acres Ranch Resort, Stony Creek

Outstanding Bellperson of the Year
Christine Moore – Hyatt Regency Resort

Gold Key Public Relations Achievement Award Community Service
Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort

Gold Key Public Relations Achievement Award – Special Events
Hotel Saranac of Paul Smith’s College

Gold Key Public Relations Achievement Award – Employee Relations
Holiday Inn of Hamburg – Hamburg

1995
Community Service Award
Loews Hotel – NYC

Guest Relations
New York Hilton and Towers – NYC

Outstanding Bellperson of the Year
John Lalor – New York Hilton and Towers, NYC

Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year
Linda Stephan – New York Hilton and Towers, NYC

Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year
Michael T. Dean

1994
Outstanding Tourism Executive of the Year
Arthur A. Surin – New York Hilton and Towers, NYC

Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year
Baldur Tritremmel – New York Hilton and Towers, NYC

Outstanding Bellperson of the Year
David Cliffel - Hyatt Regency, Rochester