Presenting 2025 Hotelie Hall of Fame Story - Joseph Patterson Binns '28

Published on July 16, 2025

An excerpt from Joseph's story...

Joseph P. Binns began his collegiate career at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Finance.  He came to Cornell as a member of the Class of 1928, the fourth graduating class of the School of Hotel Administration.  His experience as assistant manager of HEC 3 was, quite possibly, the start of a career that would recognize him as one of the most distinguished alumni of his era.

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