The Philippus Miller III
Legacy Endowment
Established November 8, 2019
Established November 8, 2019
This endowment is designed to recognize and celebrate Phil’s legacy as a builder of networks and relationships. Phil was the heart of our one-of-a-kind global alumni family that is the foundation of the Cornell Hotel Society. Successful applicants should demonstrate an understanding of the spirit of Phil Miller, the importance of connecting and giving back (financial need is not a criterion).
The purpose is to provide one or more Hotel School students, typically in their junior year, an opportunity to attend one of the several major CHS events held around the world. The grant is intended to offset the costs of travel, lodging and event registration so that recipients can fully engage with alumni and other attendees.
Recipients will be assigned an alumni mentor while they are attending the event who will be responsible to help introduce them to other alumni (as well as get to know them). In much the same way that Phil did for years at these events. These students will then return to campus and share their experience and contacts with other student hotelies at an appropriate CHS Collegiate Chapter sponsored event.
Most importantly, these awards are not necessarily meant to reward Super Star students far along their path to success. But rather the application process and selection criteria will seek to find students, who like Phil, embrace the Hotelie for Life®️ spirit and are the type of student that would have benefited from Phil’s helping hand. The selection committee will comprise SHA Faculty, Staff, Alumni and CHS representation.
We believe this effort will help preserve Phil’s legacy in several ways, including:
We urge you to support the The Philippus Miller III Legacy Endowment.
This Endowment Fund was established with a goal to receive gifts totaling at least $187,500 within five years. In making this commitment, the Endowment qualifies for $62,500 in matching funds bringing the total Fund to at least $250,000. Annual returns from the Fund will be used to cover the expenses with any remainder being reinvested in the Fund.
We encourage you to generously support this Endowment and to help keep Phil’s legacy alive for generations of Hotelies to come.
Please make your gift, large or small, directly to the Cornell Hotel Society by clicking on the following link. CHS will distribute these contributions to the endowments to ensure that the requirements for the matching funds are met. Please note that gifts to CHS will not be recognized as gifts to Cornell University.
Donations by check should be made payable to:
“Cornell Hotel Society”
and sent to:
Cornell Hotel Society
P.O. Box 440
Vienna, VA 22183
Questions?
Contact Susan at susan@cornellhotelsociety.com
If you prefer to make a gift through the University, you can use the link below. On the Cornell University website it will be important to indicate where to direct your contribution.
In the next step, there will be a box to enter special instructions. This is where you will need to specify one of the two endowments.
The Philippus Miller III Legacy Endowment and/or The Philippus Miller Hotelie for Life Prize.
Please contact susan@cornellhotelsociety.com if you have any questions.
Donations by check should be made payable to:
“Cornell University”
and sent to:
Cornell University
Box 37334
Boone, IA 50037-0334
It is important that the memo line of your check include the name of the endowment.
The Philippus Miller III Legacy Endowment and/or The Philippus Miller Hotelie for Life Prize.
We urge you to consider making contributions to both endowments. Contributions made through Cornell University to these endowments will be recognized as gifts to the University and eligible for Tower Club status, etc.