In the news

• Interims filling administrative roles bring new perspective to temporary positions: The Daily Gamecock (feat. David Cárdenas and Karen Edwards)
• Disney’s $5,000 Star Wars hotel and line-cutting fees: Some fans say the ‘magic’s gone’: Washington Post (feat. Scott Smith)
• SC Certified Showcase Concludes Today in Columbia: Southern Farm Network (feat. Bill Knapp)
• 2022’s Best Texas Cities for Food Truck Lovers: Lawnstarter.com (feat. Drew Martin)
• Behind the scenes of cock hockey: A student-run organization becoming a Friday night staple: Daily Gamecock (feat. students Luc LaPointe and Lauren Barth)
• Why drive-thrus are becoming more crucial to the future of Columbia restaurants: Post & Courier (feat. Robin DiPietro and George Hendry).
• Impact of UofSC hosting NCAA tournament: Carolina News and Reporter (feat. Tom Regan, link unavailable)
• Restaurant Revitalization Fund likely won’t be renewed. What does that mean for SC restaurants?: Post & Courier (feat. George Hendry)

Faculty, staff and student notes

• Grace Yan published the article “Representations of Wrigley Field Redevelopment(s) in the Chicago Tribune: Neoliberal Discourse and Urban Politics,” in the Sociology of Sport Journal.
• Karen Edwards co-authored the article, “Commentary: The unintended consequences of digital service technologies,” published in the Journal of Services Marketing.
• Nick Watanabe and Grace Yan published the article, “The Attention Economy and Esports: An Econometric Analysis of Twitch Viewership,” in the Journal of Sport Management. The article was also featured in a blog post by the North American Society for Sport Management.

Alumni news

Job Changes / Promotions / Awards:

2021

• Andrew Liebergall (Sport and Entertainment Management) began a new position as account executive, membership sales with BSE Global.
• Michael Barrett (Sport and Entertainment Management) began a new position as commercial and partner strategy coordinator with the Boston Celtics.
• Blair Snider (Retailing - Retail Management) began a new position as sales development representative with Cvent.
• Madison Briley (Hospitality Management) began a new position as an assistant and venue coordinator/wedding planner in training with Pinehill Pavilion, a wedding venue in the Raleigh area.
• Max Rubin (Sport and Entertainment Management) was promoted to event manager with Contemporary Services Corporation (CSC)

2019

• Julia Weeks (Hospitality Management) began a new position as conference services manager for Graduate Columbia.
• Tatiana (Allgeyer) Lippold (Master of International Hospitality and Tourism Management, also B.S. Hospitality Management,’17) was promoted to assistant clubhouse manager at The Alotian Club.

2018

• Catherine Snyder (Hospitality Management) accepted a position as assistant director of services at the Renaissance Nashville hotel.
• Caity Morris (Sport and Entertainment Management) began a new position as partnership activation coordinator with Louisville City FC and Racing Louisville FC.
• AnnaGrace Foell (Sport and Entertainment Management) was promoted to account manager with Elevate Sports Ventures.
• Rodrick Williams (Sport and Entertainment Management) began a new position as a business consulting - operations associate with McDonald’s.
• Patrick Bacak (Sport and Entertainment Management) was promoted to supervisor, premium sales with the Los Angeles Galaxy.

2017

• Brittany Raven (Hospitality Management) began a new position as event coordinator with the city of West Columbia.
• Emily Bonvissuto (Retailing) began a new position in sales with The Back Door Boutique in Hilton Head.

2016

• Drez Williams (Retailing) began a new position as client advisor at Gucci.
• Heidi Pfisterer (Hospitality Management) began a new position as associate product manager with Zenith Home Corp.
• Zac Phillips (Sport and Entertainment Management) began a new position as in-house counsel with PlayFly Sports in Philadelphia.
• Kourtney Dworsky (Sport and Entertainment Management) was promoted to associate director, marketing with Barings.
• Natalie Oschrin (Master of International Hospitality and Tourism Management) was promoted to senior sales and event manager with Quirk Hotel in Charlottesville, Virginia.

2015

• Mackenzie Abely (Hospitality Management) began a new position as sports sponsorship and athlete consultant with Toyota North America.

2014

• Lauren Battista (Hospitality and Tourism Management) began a new position as an account manager with Expedia.
• Riley Cain (Sport and Entertainment Management) began a new position as officer of annual giving for the College of Humanities and Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University.
• Josh Cremeans (Master of Sport and Entertainment Management) began a new position as senior manager, sports betting with ESPN.
• Ava Jones (Sport and Entertainment Management) was promoted to assistant branch manager, Louisville, with CSC.

2010

• Carolyn Snee (Hospitality Management) was promoted to senior regional manager at Amazon Logistics.
• Jess Wilkerson (Hospitality Management) was promoted to product director for hotel websites at Marriott International.

2009

• Josh Rivers (Sport and Entertainment Management) began a new position as director of community development with Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports.
• Madison Lloyd (Hospitality Management) began a new position as a meeting planner with DNV.

2008

• Jason Skoler (Hospitality Management) began a new position as regional manager at Naman Hotels.

2003

• Ernest Middleton (Retailing) began a new position as department manager, women’s shoes, at Nordstrom’s flagship store in New York City.

2000

• Laura Chronister (Retailing) graduated from Lowe's Advanced Leadership Program. Chronister is a store operations senior director, omnichannel with Lowe’s Companies.

1998

• Crystal Dunham (Sport and Entertainment Management) and Brighthouse Financial (where she is now community relations lead) donated 25 Mac laptops to the Carolina Youth Coalition in Charlotte.