Left to right: Professor Chip Cassidy, Wayne Chaplin, Mel Dick, Lee Brian Schrager and Harvey Chaplin stand in front of the wall dedicated to the Chaplins
Chaplin family was honored for the decades of support they’ve offered FIU with the dedication of a wall in their name at the Chaplin School.
What happens when you put hospitality management students in a room with their benefactors? A candid, insightful conversation covering everything from advice on building a successful career from the ground up to how new innovations are changing the wine and spirits industry.
Harvey and Wayne Chaplin, for whom the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management is named, sat down with 14 students on Oct. 27 to offer advice to the young professionals hoping to enter the industry in the next few years.
Harvey Chaplin and his son Wayne are the co-founder and CEO, respectively, of Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (SGWS), the largest wine and spirits distributor in the nation. SGWS hosts the annual Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival, which has raised more than $26 million in support of FIU since its inception.
“What do you expect from us as young people entering the industry?” one student… Read full story.
