Prestige is constructed, not inherited

observation — attributed to Carl Winston

Seriousness is not accidental. It is built deliberately through curriculum, alumni loyalty, and institutional repetition. If Cornell could defend hotel management as intellectually weighty, meetings could earn the same standing — if someone built the scaffolding.

Winston, without Ivy pedigree, used Cornell's example as a template for elevating a public-university program into a national contender.

prestige, institution-building, curriculum, reputation