New Alumni President Announced
At the Alumni Presidents Chain Handover Ceremony held this week at the Carlton Castletroy Park Hotel, Maurice Bergin, MD of Hospitality Solutions Consulting Ltd, was announced as Shannon College of Hotel Management’s new Alumni President. Mary Buckley, Group Operations Director, Tifco Hotels and outgoing Alumni President, formally handed over the chain and the role to Maurice Bergin at the ceremony.
As her final task as Alumni President, Mary Buckley presented Shannon College with a cheque for €8,000 towards scholarships for students starting their degree studies at Shannon College next year. The money was raised at alumni networking events throughout the year and will be provided as scholarships to students requiring financial assistance to pursue third level education.
Shannon College Alumni have been making their mark on the Irish and international hotel industries for 60 years. The current alumni network has over 2,000 members reaching across 49 countries worldwide. The incoming president, Maurice Bergin, graduated from Shannon College of Hotel Management in 1981 and has over 30 years’ experience in the hospitality sector ranging from hotels, restaurants, guesthouses, marketing, lecturing, food hygiene management and more recently as an environmental specialist. He is currently the Managing Director of Hospitality Solutions Consulting Ltd. and Managing Director of Green Hospitality Programme.
€8,000 Scholarship Presented by Alumni to Shannon College
Phillip J. Smyth (Director, Shannon College), Mary Buckley (Outgoing Alumni President), Kate O’Connell (Registrar, Shannon College), Maurice Bergin (Incoming Alumni President)
Limerick Based Graduates Attend the Chain Handover Ceremony
Elaina Fitzgerald (Fitzgerald’s Woodland House Hotel), Denis Deery (Carlton Castletroy Park Hotel), Roger Beck (Parkway Shopping Centre), Maurice Bergin (Hospitality Solutions Consulting Ltd), Phillip J. Smyth (Shannon College), Ralph Parkes (Fine Wines & Parkes Properties), Donnacha Hurley (Absolute Hotel & Spa), Henry Anderson (Bacchus Wines) Tracy Hegarty (Shannon College), Kate O’Connell (Shannon College), Mary Buckley (Tifco Hotels), David Fitzgerald (Fitzgerald’s Woodland House Hotel), Mary Bergin (Airport Lodge Cork)