Hotel Ezra Cornell 55

Blue text on a white background around the rim with a transportation montage illustration in the center featuring a plane, sail boat, train tracks, and a road

Hotel Ezra Cornell (HEC) is a student run organization of Cornell University. Founded in 1926, they have a nearly 100-year tradition of hosting an annual three-day business conference for the hospitality industry. The organization's origins go back to 1925 when a group of students from the Hotel Administration department took over management for a day at the Hotel Astor, a luxury hotel in New York City. The students returned equipped with essential tools and skills necessary for successful hotel management. This was followed by the annual conference, which provides students opportunities to attend hospitality programs and network with industry professionals. This button is from the 1980 Hotel Ezra Cornell conference, which had the theme "Venture Aboard."