DiRoNA-Distinguished Restaurants of North America
Award Winner Class of 2009 - Huntingtons Grille
Congratulations Chef Luis Bruno, Teresa Flores - Restaurant GM, and the entire Huntingtons Grille Team!
DiRoNA restaurants are as varied and enterprising as their menus are unique and exciting! A DiRoNA restaurant is not classified by seating numbers or gross sales, but by the attention to detail shown in every aspect of your dining experience: hospitality, cuisine, ambience, service. Customers of DiRoNA restaurants are as excited by the menu as the Chef that produces them. Some customers are lifetime loyal customers of their favorite DiRoNA ‘local.’ Others travel from city to city and try a new DiRoNA experience every week! We are proud to introduce you to the latest group of DiRoNA restaurants. We trust you will visit your latest DiRoNA ‘local,’ or make a note to visit them on your next trip. www.dirona.com
Meetings South Magazine
Best of South Award Winner, 2008
Award of Excellence, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Huntingtons Grille
Wine Spectator Magazine
America’s Top Restaurant Award of Distinction 2007, 2008
Huntingtons Grille
Wine Enthusiast
Mississippi Hospitality & Restaurant Assocation
Hilton Jackson – Best Lodging Property of the Year, 2008
Hometown Hero's
Nominated and voted on by their industry peers in the industry, these Hilton team member Hometown Hero's received awards by the Metro Jackson CVB and Visitors and Industry Council Partners:
Cindy Brinson, Director of Sales 2009
Billie Burns, Reservations Manager 2007
Martha Hauptman, Director of Catering 1994 & 2006
Mary Sampson, Senior Catering Manager 1998 & 2004
Amanda Adams, Senior Catering Manager 2003
Jannie Collins, Director of Housekeeping 2002
L.C. Horton, Banquet Captain 2002
Jackson Hotel of the Year - Jackson CVB
Winner 2009
Nominated 2008
Hilton Jackson Employee of the Year
Congratulations IJ Simmons - 2009
This honor was bestowed upon IJ by his peers for his dependability and the example that she has set with her excellent customer service. Mitch High, General Manager of the Hilton Jackson, agrees with the staff that IJ is a great asset and he's proud to have him on his team.
2008 - Daisy Veal, Housekeeper
2007 – Roger Wales, Banquet Captain
The James Mitchell Service Award
This award is given to the associate who best demonstrates working from the heart, treating everyone with respect, adding value every day to his/her position in regards to guest service – in honor and memory of James Mitchell who exemplified these behaviors every single day.
3rd Quarter 2009 - Martha Hauptman, Director of Catering
2nd Quarter 2009 – Brenda Brown, Kitchen Manager
1st Quarter 2009 – James Pope, Concierge
Lane Hospitality Employee Recognition Program
This program serves to recognize the achievements of Lane’s most outstanding employees.
2009 - Charles White, Director of Front Office, Hilton Jackson
2008 – Martha Hauptman, Director of Catering, Hilton Jackson
Spirit of Hilton Award
Cindy Brinson, Director of Sales 2009
Ken Agbahiwe, Night Manager 2005
Rankin County Chamber Member of the Month
Janna Hughes, Marketing Project Manager, November 2007
Best of Jackson Awards 2008
Best Hotel Restaurant: Huntingtons Grille at the Hilton
Best Hotel Restaurant 3rd Place: Wellingtons at the Hilton
Best Hotel Bar – Fitzgerald’s at the Hilton
Best of Jackson Awards 2007
Best Hotel Restaurant: Huntingtons Grille at the Hilton
Best Hotel Bar: Fitzgerald’s at the Hilton
Hospitality Management Executive Housekeeper of the Year Award
2003 - Jannie Collins
