Marriott Recognizes Award of Excellence Honorees
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Marriott Recognizes Award of Excellence Honorees
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Category: Worldwide
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2006-06-09
Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) honored ten associates out of a worldwide workforce of 143,000 with the J. Willard Marriott Award of Excellence at a gala held last night in Washington, D.C. This prestigious award was established in 1987 as a lasting tribute to the company’s founder J. Willard Marriott and his ideals of achievement, character, dedication, effort and perseverance. Marriott also announced the recipient of the Alice S. Marriott Award for Community Service, named after the company’s co-founder, as well as the J.W. Marriott, Jr. Diversity Excellence Award, named after the company’s chairman.
More than 350 hourly and managerial associates were nominated this year by their supervisors and peers for their commitment to excellence, their teamwork and for being outstanding ambassadors of Marriott’s “Spirit to Serve Our Guests” initiative, ensuring that each customer is given first-class, personalized service at every level of contact. A committee representing Marriott’s senior management selected the following honorees:
Edward B. Adu
Loss Prevention Officer
New York Midtown East Courtyard
New York, N.Y.
Josephine Sneah
Director of Housekeeping
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Jackie Blake
Executive Housekeeper
Residence Inn Boulder
Boulder, Colo.
Abid Talic
General Manager
SpringHill Suites, West Des Moines
West Des Moines, Iowa
Lia Rozenhart
At Your Service Supervisor
Amsterdam Marriott
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Donna Terrazas
Guest Relations Representative
Marriott Desert Springs Villas (MVCI)
Palm Desert, Calif.
Anne Saenz
Lead Server
San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina
San Diego, Calif.
George Waldon
Kitchen Supervisor
Renaissance Cleveland Hotel
Cleveland, Ohio
Maria Jose Santos
Door Person
Renaissance Sao Paulo Hotel
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Mohammad Zolfagharian
Room Service Server
Calgary Marriott
Calgary, Alberta Canada
This year’s Alice S. Marriott Award for Community Service was presented to the New York Marriott Marquis. The hotel is being recognized for its associate’s community volunteerism with organizations and programs including the United Way, New York Cares, the American Red Cross, as well as providing leadership through board service to organizations such as YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities. Since 1992, the Alice S. Marriott Award for Community Service has recognized a company facility and its employees for continuing the commitment of both co-founders to help improve the lives of others through the gift of energy, time and resources.
The J.W. Marriott, Jr. Diversity Excellence Award will be presented to the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter and Riverwalk Hotels. Taking their lead from Marriott’s long-standing philosophy of inclusion and diversity education, members of the hotel’s leadership team elevated their focus on diversity to new heights, including taking a proactive approach to meet the expectations of diverse customers. The hotels have experienced improvements in workforce diversity and participation from their associates on community cultural boards and committees. The award was established last year to recognize a business unit or corporate department that demonstrates excellence in promoting Marriott’s long-standing commitment to diversity and building an environment of inclusion for all.
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