Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
The Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest honor given by the Travel and Tourism Research Association. This award is presented to the individual or organization who has made a highly significant contribution to TTRA as well as to the travel and tourism industry. The award is based on significant, long-term contributions to the industry and/or TTRA.
| Year | Name | Organization Affiliation at Award Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Marion Joppe | University of Guelph |
| 2021 | Bill Siegel | Longwoods International |
| 2019 | Sue Beeton | Independent Researcher |
| 2018 | John L. Crompton | Texas A&M University |
| 2017 | Dee Ann McKinney | Missouri Division of Tourism |
| 2016 | Sheila Flanagan | Dublin Institute Of Technology |
| 2015 | Rick Perdue | Virginia Tech University |
| 2014 | Noel Sweeney | Tourism & Transport Consult International |
| 2013 | Dan Fesenmaier | Temple University School of Tourism and Hospitality Mgmt |
| 2010 | James Burke | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona |
| 2009 | Pauline Sheldon | University of Hawaii |
| 2008 | Scott Meis | Scott M. Meis Research Associates |
| 2004 | Peter Williams | Simon Frasier University |
| 2003 | Donald F. Holecek | Michigan State University |
| 2001 | Clare Gunn | Texas A & M University |
| 2001 | Earl E. Ditmars | American Airlines |
| 2000 | John Markham | Markham & Associates |
| 1999 | Suzanne D. Cook | Travel Industry Association of America |
| 1998 | John D. Hunt | University of Idaho |
| 1997 | Doug Frechtling | George Washington University |
| 1996 | Rossi Ralenkotter | Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority |
| 1995 | J.R. Brent Ritchie | University of Calgary |
| 1994 | Gordon Taylor | Tourism Canada |
| 1992 | Chuck Goeldner | University of Colorado |
| 1991 | Marilou Wood | University of Utah |