Special Interest Groups

Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are organized to provide ICHRIE members the opportunity to share information and research related to a particular aspect of hospitality and tourism education.

All ICHRIE members in good standing who are interested in participating in one of the groups are encouraged to participate. SIGs usually meet at the International Hotel/Motel and Restaurant Show in New York and the National Restaurant Show in Chicago, based on need and interest, as well as participating in events at the annual ICHRIE conference in the summer.

If you would like to learn more about one or more SIGs, please contact the Chair(s) of the Special Interest Group(s) listed below by clicking on the box(es) of the SIG(s) you are most interested in.

**Note: Members of International CHRIE are eligible to join any SIG for free.

SIG Chairs

Club Management

Sean Barth
 University of South Carolina – Beauford
14 Minuteman Drive
Bluffton, South Carolina USA 29910
Telephone: 01 (843) 290-9809
Email: barthse@uscb.edu

Culinary Arts

Keith H. Mandabach
Associate Professor
New Mexico State University
Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management
MSC 3HRTM
P.O. Box 30003
Las Cruces, New Mexico USA 88003
Telephone: 01 (505) 646-2879
FAX: 01 (505) 646-8100
Email:

Paul Magnant
Chief Director of Culinary Arts
The Art Institute of Washington
1820 N Fort Myer Drive
Arlington, Virginia USA 22209
Telephone: 01 (703) 247-6860
FAX: 01 (703) 247-6877
Email:

Distance Learning

James A. Bardi
Director
Penn State Berks
2HRIM Programs/Tulpehocken Road
P.O. Box 7009
Reading, Pennsylvania USA 19610-6009
Telephone: 01 (610) 396-6123
FAX: 01 (610) 396-6026
Emai:

Environmental Hospitality Issues

Nancy Loman Scanlon
Assistant Professor
Florida International University
3000 N.E. 151st Street HM334
North Miami, Florida 33181
Telephone: 01 (305) 919-4775
Email:

Experiential Education

Jack Samuels
Director
Montclair State University
Department HPPERLS
Normal Avenue
Upper Montclair, New Jersey USA 07866
Telephone: 01 (973) 655-7073
FAX: 01 (973) 655-7042
Email:

Facilities Management

Dina Marie V. Zemke
Associate Professor
Johnson & Wales University—Charlotte
The Hospitality College
801 W. Trade Street
Charlotte, North Carolina USA 28202
Telephone: 01 (980) 598-1530
Email:

Graduate Programs

Eliza Ching-Yick Tse
Associate Professor
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
School of Hotel Management
Tin Kai Ping Building
Shatin
HONG KONG
Telephone: 852 260-98591
FAX: 852 260-37724
Email:

Historically & Predominantly Black Colleges & Universities

Deanne Williams
Assistant Professor
Virginia State University
Hospitality Management Program
Department of Human Ecology
P.O. Box 9211
Petersburg, Virginia USA 23806
Telephone: 01 (804) 524-6753
FAX: 01 (804) 524-6843
Email:

Hospitality Financial Management

Raymond S. Schmidgall
Hilton Hotels Professor
Michigan State University
The School of Hospitality Business
240 Eppley Center
East Lansing, Michigan USA 48824
Telephone: 01 (517) 353-9211
FAX: 01 (517) 432-1170
Email:

Hospitality Industry Professionals (HIP)

Alan Tuttle
Marriott International
2105 Brassel Court
O'Fallon, Missouri USA 63368
Telephone: 01 (636) 410-5457
Email:

Hospitality Information Technology Professionals

Mehmet Erdem
Assistant Professor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration
4505 Maryland Parkway
Box 456021
Las Vegas, Nevada USA 89154
Telephone: 01 (702) 895-5811
Email:

Hospitality Sales & Marketing

Richard McNeill
Northern Arizona University
School of Hotel & Restaurant Management
PO Box 5638
Flagstaff, Arizona USA 86011
Telephone: 01 (928) 523-1713
FAX: 01 (928) 523-1711
Email:

Human Resources

SeongHee Cho
Assistant Professor
University of Missouri, Columbia
122 Eckles Hall
Columbia, Missouri USA 65211
Telephone: 01 (573) 882-0563
FAX: 01 (716) 286-8277
Email: choseo@missouri.edu

Lodging

William D. Frye
Assistant Professor
Niagara University
College of Hospitality and Tourism Management
404 St. Vincent's Hall
Niagara University, New York USA 14109-2012
Telephone: 01 (716) 286-8274
FAX: 01 (716) 286-8277
Email:

Meetings, Events, Exhibitions and Convention Management

George G. Fenich, Ph.D.
Professor
East Carolina University
Department of Hospitality Management
310 Rivers Building
Greenville, North Carolina USA 27858
Telephone: 01 (252) 328-2190
Email:

           

Research

H.G. Parsa
Chair
Foodservice & Lodging Management
University of Central Florida
Hospitality Management
Rosen College of Hospitality Management
9907 Universal Boulevard
Orlando, Florida USA 32819
Telephone: 01 (407) 903-8048
FAX: 01 (407) 903-8105
Email:

Revenue Management

Zvi Schwartz
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Pamplin School of Business
356 Wallace Hall (0429)
Blacksburg, Virginia 24601
Telephone: 01 (540) 231-3287
Email:

Service Learning

Tom Van Dyke
Associate Professor
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Department of Hotel, Restaurant, & Institutional Management
911 South Drive
10 Ackerman Hall
Indiana, Pennsylvania USA 15705
Telephone: 01 (724) 357-3280
FAX: 01 (724) 357-7582
Email:

Service Management

David Solnet
University of Queensland
Tourism and Leisure Management
29 Goolman Street
Chapel Hill, Queensland 4069
Telephone: 61 7 1182 875
Email:

           

School-to-Career Tech Prep

Linda Lagman Hoops
Consultant
100 First Street #505
Evansville, Indiana USA 47708
Telephone: 01 (812) 422-7706
FAX: 01 (812) 422-7783
Email:

Travel & Tourism

Margaret Persia
East Stroudsburg University
Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management
200 Prospect Street
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania USA 18301
Telephone: 01 (510) 422-3762
Email: 01 (570) 422-3198
Email:

 

Groups

  • Club Management
  • Culinary Arts
  • Distance Learning
  • Environmental Issues
  • Experiential Education
  • Facilities Management
  • Graduate Programs
  • Historically Black Schools
  • Hospitality Industry Professionals
  • Hospitality IT Professionals
  • Hospitality Financial Management
  • Hospitality Sales & Marketing
  • Human Resources
  • International Relations
  • Lodging
  • Managed Services
  • Meetings Management
  • Quality & Ethics
  • Research
  • Revenue Management
  • Service Learning
  • Service Management
  • School-To-Career Tech Prep
  • Travel & Tourism