11:51 a.m., Sept. 22, 2009----The University of Delaware's Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management (HRIM) has announced that Bill Sullivan, managing director of Marriott's Courtyard Newark-University of Delaware hotel on campus, has been selected its 2009 Renaissance Award winner.

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HRIM has presented the Renaissance Award annually since 2006 to an individual who furthers town and gown relations by making Newark a better place to live and learn. Sullivan joins past winners Newark Mayor Vance Funk, David E. Hollowell, UD executive vice president and treasurer emeritus, and restaurateur Bob Ashby.

This year's Renaissance Award will be presented at a special dinner on Dec. 4 at HRIM's Vita Nova Restaurant.

Bob Nelson, HRIM chairperson, said, “The Renaissance Award is something we are very proud of. It was established by my predecessor, Dr. Fred DeMicco, as a way to honor someone who exemplifies community service in the city of Newark. The names of the winners are prominently displayed on a plaque in our HRIM office to serve as examples for our students. The award dinner raises money to support an HRIM student who works on projects to benefit the community at the city of Newark's Office of Planning and Development. What makes the Renaissance Award special is that it recognizes an individual's efforts to improve the quality of life in Newark, while putting a student in a position to do the same.”

“The scores of us who have always been very proud to call you a very good friend regard the 2009 Renaissance Award as an example to the world of what we have always known,” said Charles W. Tomlinson Jr., associate publisher of Delaware Today magazine. “Those of us who know you best are well aware of the small and large services you perform in private -- without fanfare, without seeking recognition -- and the Renaissance Award is public indication, if the tip of the iceberg, of what Bill Sullivan is all about.”

Questions about attending the event or sponsoring the Renaissance Award in honor of Sullivan can be directed to Donna Laws in HRIM at (302) 831-6747 or [dlaws@udel.edu].