Stars of the Industry Awards Program
2023 Statewide Stars of the Industry Awards Nominations are OPEN!
Regional Nominations CLOSED.
Your property’s membership in OHLA provides you access to one of our most valuable benefits for your organization and your team members—the Stars of the Industry Awards program.
OHLA’s Star Awards give you an easy, free way to provide prestigious recognition to your employees. Awards and recognition opportunities are an important part of validating, thanking, encouraging and retaining your best performers and boosting morale within your staff. Experts agree adding industry recognition to your employee programs can help improve team culture, increase performance and even reduce turnover.
Taking a few minutes to complete the streamlined nomination form online will automatically recognize your candidates as nominees, making them eligible for local, statewide and even national recognition.
Will you help us recognize our industry’s best by nominating candidates from your property?
How do you nominate?
1) Select 'Nominate Here'
2) Use existing account OR create a new account - you will be directed to the nomination form
3) Fill out form & submit it for review.
4) Wait for confirmation email - It's as simple as that!
Need assistance? Visit https://www.reviewr.com/help/
OHLA awards include a luncheon event recognizing all nominees and local winners in the late summer, followed by the statewide awards at the OHLA Annual Conference in November. Statewide winners are eligible for national recognition.
Stars of the Industry Awards Helpful Hints
- First, choose the link that best fits your service designation - Full Service or Select, Economy, Limited.
- Next, choose the category in which your nominee best fits.
Have you ever wondered –Where does this employee fit best?
- First Note which department they work in
- Whether they are management or non-management
*Please note there will only be ONE WINNER for each city for the Service Superstar, Sales Leader, Hospitality Leadership Team, and Community Involvement categories!
Winners from the 2022 Regional Stars of the Industry:
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Sedgwick Housekeeper of the Year |
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Vanalice Washington |
Myrna Crawford |
Loraine Scott |
Maria Garcia |
Sedgwick SEL Housekeeper of the Year |
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Brooke Johnston |
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Monica Johnson |
Linda Smith |
Server of the Year |
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Victoria Huynh, |
Judy Gyorky, |
Kate Gardner, |
Beverly Guillen, Holiday Inn Dayton Fairborn/I-675 |
SEL Attendant/Host of the Year |
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Elaine Blackman, Aloft Cleveland Airport |
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Betty Jo Dobson, Courtyard Springfield Downtown |
Front Desk Associate of the Year |
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Bailey Ricke, |
Frederick Moore, |
Claire Thrasher, |
Samantha Maxwell, |
SEL Front Desk Associate of the Year |
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Monica Severance, |
Nicole Miller, |
Supervisor/Manager of the Year |
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Sumit Kumar, |
Omar Jones, |
Yordanos Embaye, |
Jaclyn Easter, |
SEL Jack of All Trades |
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Bonnie Coldiron, |
Danny Emery, |
Jacque Moser, |
Tasha McClanahan, |
Engineer of the Year |
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Scott Kobulnicky, |
Roumian Kamenov, Renaissance Columbus Westerville Polaris Hotel |
Kevin Stumpff, |
SEL Engineer of the Year |
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Brian Crabbe, |
Tim Dennis, |
Service Superstar of the Year |
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Olga Jimenez-Thompson |
Heather Turkay, |
Mechelle Fluellin, |
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ServiceMaster by Angler General Manager of the Year |
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Shelley Meszoly, |
Nic DiLillo, |
Ralph Mordocco, |
Becky Beaupre, |
ServiceMaster by Angler SEL General Manager of the Year |
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Patty Bella, |
TJ Tate, |
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Morgan Stanley Hospitality Leadership Team of the Year |
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Hyatt Regency Cincinnati |
Crowne Plaza Cleveland at Playhouse Square |
Greater Columbus Convention Center |
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Charitable & Community Involvement Award |
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The Lytle Park Hotel, Autograph Collection |
InterContinental Cleveland |
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Comfort Inn Dayton - Huber Heights |
Sales Leader of the Year
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Julie Fowler, |
Vanessa Pesta, |
Michael Balyeat, |
Dawn Mader, |