International CHRIE Announces 2006 Award Winners International CHRIE wishes to thank the many individuals who took the time to nominate a deserving colleague. All of this year's award winners were recognized during the Annual Conference in Crystal City, Virginia at a special awards dinner celebration held on Friday evening, July 28, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City.

Howard B. Meek Award	JHTR Article of the Year
Stevenson W. Fletcher Award	JHTE Article of the Year
Chef Herman Breithaupt Award	Best Paper Award
John Wiley and Sons Award	Industry Reception Award
John Wiley & Sons Award for Innovation in Teaching	Champion Education Award
W. Bradford Wiley Memorial Research Award	McCool Breakthrough Award

The Howard B. Meek Award (sponsored by Endicott College) Description: The Howard B. Meek Award is the highest individual recognition a member of International CHRIE may receive, it is presented annually to a member in recognition of the individual’s lifetime contributions and outstanding service to hospitality education. This award serves as a living memorial to the late Howard B. Meek, a pioneer in American hospitality education. “Prof” Meek was the first dean of the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University and also served as executive vice president of International CHRIE. Congratulations to this year's recipient: Frank Lattuca  University of Massachusetts-Amherst

The Stevenson W. Fletcher Achievement Award Description: The Stevenson W. Fletcher Achievement Award, formerly called the International CHRIE Achievement Award, was renamed in 1994 to honor Stevenson W. Fletcher, former program head of Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Administration at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. The award recognizes an individual educator for outstanding achievement in contributing innovative ideas, methods or programs that have advanced teaching, learning or practice in the field of hospitality and tourism education. Award recipient must demonstrate exceptional professional ability and commitment through service to International CHRIE and the Hospitality industry. Congratulations to this year's recipient: Susan Gregory  Eastern Michigan University

The Chef Herman Breithaupt Award Description: The Chef Herman Breithaupt Award honors the memory of a pioneer in culinary education by recognizing outstanding achievement and contributions to foodservice education by a chef/educator. The recipient of this award must exhibit high professionalism, demonstrate a strong commitment to hospitality education, and have a record of contributions to International CHRIE and the industry as a chef/educator. Congratulations to this year's recipient: Jerry Shackette  College of the Ozarks

John Wiley & Sons Lifetime Research Award Description: The John Wiley & Sons Research Award recognizes an International CHRIE member for lifetime contributions to outstanding scholarship and research in hospitality and tourism. The award serves as a tribute to a distinguished individual who has demonstrated high standards in the systematic and objective analysis of data that has led to the development of principles or theories resulting in a significant contribution to the body of knowledge. Additionally, the recipient must have demonstrated leadership in a specialized field of study. Congratulations to this year's recipient: Anna Mattila  Pennsylvania State University

John Wiley & Sons Award for Innovation in Teaching Description: The John Wiley & Sons Award for Innovation in Teaching award recognizes an International CHRIE member for the individual’s implementation of innovative, creative, and effective teaching techniques in hospitality education at the high school, diploma, and college or university level. Congratulations to this year's recipient: Ravi Pandit  Southern New Hampshire University      W. Bradford Wiley Memorial Best Research Paper of the Year Award (Formerly the Van Nostrand Reinhold Research Award) Description: The W. Bradford Wiley Memorial Research Award recognizes superior original published research on the hospitality industry by an International CHRIE Member. Congratulations to this year's recipient: H.G. Parsa  Ohio State University    JHTR Article of the Year Award sponsored by SAGE Publications Description: The editorial board of the Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research votes for articles deserving of recognition based on the following selection criteria: (1) originality of concepts, methods, and/or contribution; (2) appropriateness and/or innovativeness of conceptual development and/or methodology; (3) clarity of writing, and (4) overall contribution to JHTR and its body of knowledge. Congratulations to this year's author: Sunmee Choi, Yonsei University Title of Article: An Evaluation of a Contribution-Enhancement Opportunity for Hotels, JHTR Volume 29, Issue 2, 2005.        JHTE Article of the Year Award Description: The editorial board of the Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education votes for articles deserving of recognition. Congratulations to this year's author: Andy Feinstein, Carola Raab and John Stefanelli Title of Article: A two-part study of which the first part appeared in Volume 17, number 3 "Instructional Systems Research in the Hospitality Industry"  and the second part appeared in Volume 17, number 4 "Educational Technology Research in the Hospitality Industry."  The set is a great review of research in hospitality education, identifying the gaps, both empirical and conceptual, and suggestions for future research.   Best Paper Awards   Description: The members of I-CHRIE's Conference Refereed Paper Review Committee vote for conference submissions deserving of recognition. Area Paper Title Authors’ Name and Affiliation Travel and Tourism Forecasting Models and the Impacts of Intervention Events on Tourism Trends   Rachel JC Chen   Education The Influence of Learning Style on Hsoptiality Students' Preference for Web Assignments David A. Cranage, Carolyn U. Lambert, and Duarte B. Morais Other Perceived Impacts of Gambling:  Integration of Two Theories Dogan Gursoy and Deepak Chhabra  Human Resources Employee Willingness to Relocate:  A Tale of Two Models David J. Kennedy Marketing How and How Much to Reveal?  The Effects of Price Transparency on Consumers' Price Perceptions   Li Miao and Anna S. Mattila Foodservice Impact of Manager Food Handling Certification on Food Safety Dougals C. Nelson, Margaret Binkley, Barbara A. Almanza, and Richard Ghiselli Lodging Hotel Branding Strategy and Market Value from an Owner Perspective John W. O'Neill and Qu Xiao Finance/ Accounting The Determinants of Derivative Use in the Hospitality Industry Amrik Singh and Arun Upneja Services Management Competitive Advantage Through Service-Orientation:  Strategic Directions for the Hospitality Industry David Solnet and Jay Kandampully Industry Recognition Award Description: The Industry Recognition Award acknowledges a hospitality and tourism industry professional and/or organization for demonstrated commitments to advance hospitality and tourism education as a discipline. Congratulations to this year's recipient: Stacey Veden  Marriott International     McCool Breakthrough Award Description: This is a new award to honor the spirit of Willie McCool. This award is given to an individual, group, program, school, college, association, or corporation that has made a significant break through or introduced a unique approach in the spirit of I-CHRIE’s mission. The award recognizes an event, activity, or program in the spirit of Willie McCool, a dedicated and successful astronaut and son of Audrey and Barry McCool, faculty members at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. Congratulations to this year's recipient: 2005 International Hospitality and Tourism Virtural Conference  Presented by Purdue University and the Univesity of Strathclyde  Champion of Education Award Description: This unique award is given by International CHRIE's board of directors upon special occasion to honor a corporation or individual who has made a long-standing commitment to or shown a pattern of support for special initiatives that advance the mission of International CHRIE. Congratulations to this year's recipient: Raphael Kavanaugh  Purdue University