This Spring, college and university members of the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (ICHRIE) International Honor Society, Eta Sigma Delta (ESD), traveled to Chicago, Illinois, USA, for a Professional Development and Networking Event. This event was held in conjunction with the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show.

THE FALL 2023 ESD INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL SHOW

Kate Price-Howard - Director of Marketing

Kate Price-Howard is an associate professor for Troy University for the School of Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Management within the Sorrell College of Business and has worked in the hospitality industry for more than 35 years. Her work during these years was primarily at resort and property management companies, but also included academia, cruise ships, summer camps, and recreation therapy. She has experientially taught commercial recreation to college juniors and seniors in an internship setting as an agency supervisor for her own company, Go Play, Inc., since 2001. She is a board member of SECSA (Southeast, Central & South America Federation of ICHRIE), and a current member of Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, and Resort and Commercial Recreation Association, and recently became an editor for the Journal of Tourism Insights. 

Alessia Moretti - EuroCHRIE Representative

Alessia Moretti is an Academic Assistant at “César Ritz Colleges Switzerland”, a leader Institution in Hospitality and Culinary education. After the bachelor's degree in “Modern Languages and Cultures for the International Tourism” at University of Pavia in 2011, she worked some years in the Hospitality industry, first as a Front Desk Agent and later as an Assistant Front Office Manager. In 2020 she became Academic Assistant at “César Ritz Colleges Switzerland”, where in 2022 she joined the “Master of Arts in Hospitality and Tourism Entrepreneurship”, in partnership with the University of Derby. In April 2023, alongside her role as an Academic Assistant, she started to teach in the Bachelor program in Hospitality.

THE SPRING 2023 ESD NRA SHOW TOUR

On Monday, 22 May 2023 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT, Eta Sigma Delta students and faculty meet at the National Restaurant Association Show at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Schools that joined ICHRIE for this event were Penn State University, University of South Florida, New Mexico State University, and Rochester Institute of Technology.

THE SPRING 2023 ESD NETWORKING EVENT

The ESD-sponsored reception at the DePaul University School of Hospitality Leadership on Sunday, 21 May from 4:00 - 6:00 PM CT was a success! With over 15 faculty and 30 students, we enjoyed reconnecting with ICHRIE family and making other connections for the first time. DePaul University School of Hospitality Leadership opened their event space for our event, and we enjoyed Chicago fair including, Connie's deepdish pizza, hot dogs with all the toppings, cheesecake and Garrett popcorn. 

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2023 Networking and Professional Development Event Sponsored by Eta Sigma Delta

Have you registered for the ESD events at this year's National Restaurant Association's 2023 National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago, Illinois, USA from 20-23 May 2023?? 

We are excited to announce that forty Eta Sigma Delta Honor Societies held Induction Ceremonies this past Spring. Together, the following schools inducted just short of 600 new honor society students! Congratulations to the following schools and the students and advisors they represent: