Year
2019
The TIM School rejoins with the Shidler College of Business and is accredited by the AACSB through 2025
2016
TIM School re-accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA) through 2020
2015
TIM School Dean Emeritus and UH Board of Regent Chuck Yim Gee inducted into the PATA Gallery of Legends
TIM International, Inc alumni association established the Elena L.H. Tom Scholarship Endowment Fund for her years of service as the TIM School’s secretary
2014
Thomas Bingham appointed Interim Dean of the TIM School
2012
Re-dedication ceremony of the Leong Hop & Bernice C. Loui Computer Lab
TIMI established the TIM International Endowment Scholarship Fund at the TIM School
2011
Re-dedication ceremony for the Sunset Reference Center in honor of the late Ambassador L.W. “Bill” Lane, Jr.
2008
Dr. Juanita Liu appointed Interim Dean of the TIM School
TIM School re-accredited by ACPHA through 2015
2006
An industry-wide “Painting Bee” held to revamp the interior of George Hall
TIM School celebrated its 40th anniversary
2003
Chuck Yim Gee Technology Learning Center opened
Leong Hop & Bernice C. Loui moved to the 1st floor in the newly renovated computer lab in George Hall
Bachelor of Science degree is given permanent status by UHM Board of Regents
Dr. Walter Jamieson appointed Dean of the TIM School
2002
E-TIM online distance education program launched
2000
Dr. Pauline Sheldon appointed Interim Dean of the TIM School
TIM School re-accredited by ACPHA through 2008
1999
Establishment of the Ambassador L. W. “Bill” Lane, Jr. and Mrs. Jean Lane Lectureship in Sustainable Tourism and the Environment
1st Celebrate a Legacy in Tourism event
1998
MPS in TIM became a Master of Science degree program
1994
UHM Board of Regents granted MPS in TIM permanent status
1991
TIM School granted autonomous status by the UHM Board of Regents
Bachelor of Science in TIM offered to students
World Tourism Organization (WTO) designated the TIM School as an International Tourism Education and Training Center
TIM School accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA) under the Council of Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (CHRIE)
1989
Center for Tourism Policy Studies established to address tourism development issues in Hawaiʻi and the Asia-Pacific region
TIM Pacific Transportation Student Association (PTSA) established as part of the National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA) and Delta Nu Alpha Transportation fraternity (DNA)
1988
Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Travel Industry Management graduate program launched
George Hall received the Historic Hawaiʻi Foundation Preservation Award
1987
Leong Hop & Bernice C. Loui Computer Lab opened
1986
TIM School moved into its permanent home in George Hall, which was renovated with funds from the travel industry
Hawaiʻi International Hotel Institute (HIHI), a 6-week summer program for mid-level travel industry managers, was established through an endowment from Beatrice W. Parrent
1985
PATA Hawaiʻi satellite chapter, a student organization, formed at the TIM School
Ad hoc TIM research unit established by resolution and funding from the Hawaiʻi State Legislature
1983
Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) student chapter established
1979
The Executive Development Institute for Tourism (EDIT) is established as a 6-week program conducted annually for senior managers in the travel industry
Sponsored jointly by PATA and the TIM School
1978
Ambassador William L.W. “Bill” Lane, Jr., publisher of Sunset Magazine, provides funding to initiate the establishment of the Sunset Reference Center
Eta Sigma Delta (ESD), the international hospitality management honor society established
1976
Associate Dean Chuck Gee appointed Dean of the TIM School
1975
Dr. David Bess appointed Interim Dean of the TIM School
1974
Paul Broten appointed Dean of the TIM School
1972
TIM School moved to “B” tower of Business Administration building
1969
TIM Alumni, predecessor of TIM International, Inc. (TIMI), chartered as an independent non-profit corporation
1968
TIM School relocated to Lower Campus Road portables
1967
Dr. Edward M. Barnet became the first dean of the TIM School
TIM Club, predecessor of Travel Industry Management Students’ Association (TIMSA), formed
TIM Night initiated by Visiting Professor Chuck Gee from the College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources.
1966
First class of graduates with Bachelor of Business Administration with an emphasis in Hotel Management & Tourism degrees
Hotel Management & Tourism program granted “School” status as the ” School of Travel Industry Management (TIM)”
1964
Dr. Edward M. Barnet appointed Associate Dean of CBA and director of the Hotel Management & Tourism program
1963
John Bridges, former Director General of the British Travel & Holidays Association appointed head of the Department of Hotel Management & Tourism at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Business Administration (CBA)
1960
Governor of Hawaiʻi, William F. Quinn, who also was President of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) successfully lobbied PATA to select Hawaiʻi as the site of the first hotel management degree program at its 9th Annual Conference