December 2019 faculty, staff and alumni notes

Simon Hudson’s latest book, A Worldwide Guide to Retirement Destinations, co-authored with Louise Hudson, was published by Cambridge Scholars and is available for purchase.
Simon Hudson, Fang Meng, Kevin So, Scott Smith, Jing Li and Rui Qi had their article, “The Effect of Lodging Tax Increases on U.S. Destinations,” published in Tourism Economics.
Todd Koesters’ case study team won the annual SEVT Case Cup competition.

Jesse Fayne was recently featured in an article by Music Week in which he’s considered a rising star as an agent! Read the article here.

Ciera Keiper (B.S. Fashion Merchandising) started a new position with Anthropologie as a sales associate.
Stephen Long (B.S. Sport and Entertainment Management) started a new position with the Orange Bowl Committee as an assistant to ticket operations and sales.
Kelly Stillwagon (B.S. Sport and Entertainment Management) started a new position with the Madison Square Garden Company as an operations coordinator.

Samuel Crosby (B.S. Sport and Entertainment Management) was promoted to a new position with William Morris Endeavor as a talent agent assistant.
Michael Sensenig (B.S. Sport and Entertainment Management) started a new position with SkyViews Miami as an operations manager.

Chandler Garnett (B.S. Hospitality Management) started a new position with Riverbanks Zoo & Garden as an event manager.
Dominic Quattrini (B.S. Information Technology) started a new position with Northrop Gruman as a scrum master/software validator.
Erik Little (B.S. Retail Management) started a new position with Robert Half as a recruiting manager.
Kristen Martin (B.S. Fashion Merchandising) started a new position with Neiman Marcus Group in Dallas, Texas, as a beauty operations manager.
Chelsea Temple (B.S. Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management) started a new position with the Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center as an assistant director of banquet services.
Nicole Testa (B.S. Tourism Management) started a new position with The Standard, High Line as a special events sales manager.

Will Clark (B.S. Restaurant/Food Services Management) started a new position with the Hickory Throwing Company as a sales manager.
Kelsey Pincket (B.S. Sport and Entertainment Management) started a new position with NASCAR as corporate counsel.
Matt O’Brien (B.S. Sport and Entertainment Management) started a new position with Reebok as a marketing manager.

Alexis Biegeleisen (B.S. Sport and Entertainment Management) started a position with Tagger as a customer success manager.
Caroline Hallowell (B.S. Hospitality Administration/Management) started a new position with The Newbury Boston as the senior catering sales manager.
Thomas Kappel (B.S. Sport and Entertainment Management) started a new position with Olympia Entertainment – Detroit Red Wings as a corporate partnership sales manager.
Christopher Richardson (B.S. Information Technology) started a new position with Cisco as a global business developer.
Paige Thompson (B.S. Sport and Entertainment Management) started a new position as the senior event manager at the Berglund Center in Roanoke, Va.

Jerrod Bornman (B.S. Sport and Entertainment Management) started a position with US Foods as a national account executive.
Casey Dornhecker (B.S. Hospitality Management) started a new position with Lake Michigan College as an admission specialist.

Tyler Ruthven (B.S. Sport and Entertainment Management) started a new position with Atlanta United FC as a video scout.
Andy Sipes (M.S., B.S. Sport and Entertainment Management, 2010, 2008) started a new position with LandrumHR as the director of Garden Street Insurance.

Lenny Mathis (B.S. Sport and Entertainment Management) started a position at the University of South Carolina Upstate as the associate athletic director.

Adam Kellner (B.S. Sport and Entertainment Management) started a new position with the Chicago Fire Soccer Club as the senior director of ticket sales and operations.

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