In the News
Faculty / Staff Notes
- Sporty Jeralds was named the 2019 Harry E. and Carmen S. Varney Distinguished Teacher of the Year.
- Karen Edwards was named the Department of Retailing Teacher of the Year.
- Jessica Chavis was named the School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management Teacher of the Year.
- Fang Meng was named the 2019 Patricia G. Moody Researcher of the Year.
- Stephanie Richards won the 2019 Staff Member of the Year award.
- Richard Southall received the 2019 Brian J. and Linda L. Mihalik Global Scholar Award.
- Mark S. Rosenbaum, Kathy (Kawon) Kim, Germán Contreras Ramirez, Augusto Rodríguez Orejuela, and Joohyung Park co-authored, “Improving Well-Being via Adaptive Reuse: Transformative Repurposed Service Organizations,” which is forthcoming in the Service Industries Journal.
- Kevin So published an article titled "Peer-to-peer accommodation services: Effects of psychological distances on guest loyalty" in the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.
- Marianne Bickle and Annette Burnsed published a new article, "Online Learning: examination of attributes that promote student satisfaction" in the Online Journal of Learning Administration.
- Kevin So co-authored "Platforms in the Peer-to-Peer Sharing Economy" in the Journal of Service Management, forthcoming special issue.
Alumni Notes
- Casey Burton (B.S. Sport and Entertainment Management, 2012) started a new position as senior manager of sales at Topgolf in Washington, D.C.
- Bryan Fillet (B.S. Sport and Entertainment Management, 2011) started a new position as an account executive with the Tennessee Titans.
- Richard Bouknight (M.S. Sport and Entertainment Management, 2018) started a new position as director of operations at College of Charleston.
- Glenn Brown (B.S. Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, 2010) started a new position as senior manager, food and beverage operations at Marriott International.
- Edward Ruchugo (M.S. Sport and Entertainment Management, 2018) started a new position as events coordinator at US Club Soccer.
- Brandon Ruth (B.S. Sport and Entertainment Management, 2011) was promoted to director of operations at the Atlanta Falcons.
- Elizabeth Hughes (B.S. Hospitality Management, 2016) was promoted to sales and catering manager at the DoubleTree by Hilton in North Charleston.
- Stephanie Smolen (B.S. Fashion Merchandising, 2018) started a new position as assistant merchandiser at PVH Corp.
- Caroline Sparr (B.S. Retailing, 2015) was promoted to assistant store manager at Belk.
- Anna Grace Averett (B.S. Fashion Merchandising, 2018) was promoted to category styling advisor — ArmourBox at Under Armour.
- Sara Gilstrap (B.S. Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, 2007) started a new position as marketing strategist at Waypost.
- Diego Bufquin (Ph.D. Hospitality Administration/Management, 2015) will deliver the keynote presentation at the 13th International Tourism Forum at Iguazu Falls, Brazil.