1928
Mr. Fithian is born in Bridgeport, Connecticut to Roswell Curtis and Ada Allerton Fithian.
1951
Mr. Fithian receives a Bachelor of Science in hotel administration from Cornell University.
1951
Mr. Fithian serves in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant (junior grade).
1954
Mr. Fithian serves as assistant manager of Treadway Inns in Falmouth, Massachusetts.
1955
Mr. Fithian serves as manager of the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
1955
Mr. Fithian serves as manager of Kona Inn in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
1956
Mr. Fithian serves as assistant manager of Kaiser’s Hawaiian Village in Honolulu, Hawaii.
1957
Mr. Fithian is appointed president of Greeters of Hawaii, Ltd. in Honolulu, Hawaii.
1980
Mr. Fithian is appointed chairman of the Hawaii chapter of the Cornell Society of Hotelmen.