Hospitality gala
March 6, 2018
Longtime hospitality and tourism management faculty member Howard Feiertag was honored for his lifetime contributions to hospitality education and practice at a gala last November in metro Washington D.C., attended by 200 alumni, students, faculty, and hospitality industry leaders.
Howard Feiertag and family: from left, Kenneth Feiertag, Amy Cook, Tracey Feiertag, and Stephen Feiertag.(Photo credit: Holly Cromer)
“You could have heard a pin drop,” said hospitality and tourism management department head Nancy McGehee, referring to the moving speech that Feiertag gave at the end of the evening’s program. (Photo credit: Holly Cromer)
Some of the items up for bid at the gala’s silent auction. (Photo credit: Holly Cromer)
Feiertag, McGehee, and Pamplin College of Business dean Robert Sumichrast (far right) pose with hospitality executives (from left) Bob Gilbert (president, Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International), Roger Dow (CEO, U.S. Travel Association), Joe McInerney (former CEO, American Hotel & Lodging Association), and Burch Sweeney (president, Golf Events & Meetings). (Photo credit: Holly Cromer)
Howard Feiertag receives an honorary lifetime membership in the Virginia Tech Alumni Association from Charlie Phlegar, vice president for advancement, at a recent gala celebrating Feiertag’s lifetime contributions to hospitality education and practice. (Photo credit: Holly Cromer)