The USC College of Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management presented Distinguished Alumni Awards to five graduates from each of its majors and recognized two friends during its 25th annual Homecoming gala Oct. 23.
The five distinguished alumni are: Taj Troy, ’98 (technology support and training management), an F-16 pilot and captain in the 157th Fighter Squadron of the S.C. Air National Guard who flew 14 combat missions during Operation Iraqi Freedom; Byron Yahnis, ’83 (interdisciplinary studies), president of Chris J. Yahnis Corp., in Florence and three other firms that comprise the third largest beer distributorship in the state; Rex Galloway, ’86 (hotel, restaurant and tourism management), technologies division manager and properties broker in charge with IMI Resort Holdings Inc., in Greenville; Bridgette D. Smith, ’99 (retailing), project manager in charge of hiring for the corporate buyer trainees and summer interns at Wal-Mart Inc., in Bentonville, Ark.; and Craig Curtis, ’90 (sport and entertainment management), assistant athletics director in charge of marketing at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C.
College Dean Patricia Moody also thanked two friends who have helped the college move forward, University Provost Jerry Odom, and Robert Williams Jr., president of Lizard’s Thicket Restaurants in Columbia.
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