Presenting 2024 Hotelie Hall of Fame Story - Richard A. Holtzman '76

Dick Holtzman has enjoyed a career in hospitality spanning over five decades. His career has taken him on an interesting and diverse path, from Manhattan to the Island of Kauai in Hawaii, ranging from the traditional hotel and resort business to real estate development.  Dick grew up in the hotel business, as his father, Richard E. Holtzman ’41, was a highly respected hotelier managing The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, The Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Hawaii (as president of Sheraton Hawaii), and later joined Lawrence Rockefeller in founding Rockresorts, the premier resort management company of its time.