Published: Oct. 28, 1998

The Center for Sustainable Tourism at the University of baby直播app at Boulder honored state tourism professionals and projects at a ceremony Thursday night, Oct. 29, recognizing innovation and dedication to baby直播app's tourism industry.

The awards program 聳 which kicks off the 1998 baby直播app Travel and Tourism Conference 聳 was at the University Club, 972 Broadway in Boulder.

The Chancellor's Tourism Awards in Leadership and Service were given to five individuals who have "sustained their respective contributions during both prosperous and challenging times. The recipients are Ilene Kamsler, baby直播app Hotel & Lodging Association; Rich Meredith, baby直播app's Tourism Industry; The Hon. Tilman Bishop, state senator; Rod Barker, baby直播app Tourism Board; and Jim Bain, baby直播app Travel and Tourism Authority.

The Chancellor's Tourism Award for Outstanding Individual Contribution was awarded to Darlene Scott of Burlington Old Town. The Old Town project is a 6.5-acre complex that recreates the turn-of-the-century plains lifestyle.

The Chancellor's Tourism Award for Outstanding Community Initiative was accepted by Pat Kelly on behalf of the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk Project.

The Chancellor's Tourism Award for Outstanding Regional Initiative went to Dinosaur Diamond Partnership, a cooperative effort among 12 rural communities, six counties and state and federal agencies in baby直播app and Utah.

Chancellor's Tourism Awards for Outstanding Industry Advisory Council Members will go to Tom Allee, Frontier Airlines; Chris Adams, VR-1; and Greg Hartman, Hospitality Valuation Services. The CU Tourism Industry Advisory Council began nearly two years ago to facilitate a linkage between the academic efforts of CU and the various sectors of the tourism industry.