Vol 13 Issue 1, February 2013 - School of Hotel & Tourism ...

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SHTM News
Rudy Choy Scholarships
Three SHTM undergraduate students, Leung Wan
Chor Vanessa and Wong Cheuk Ling of the BSc in
Hotel Management programme and Yuen Kin Kiu of
the BSc in Tourism Management programme, received
Rudy Choy Educational Fund Scholarships recently.
The scholarships were presented at the Young Skal Day
on Wednesday on 24 October 2012 at the Marco Polo
Hongkong Hotel.
Staff Update
Dr Yong Chen transferred from
being a Research Assistant to being a
Postdoctoral Fellow on 20 August 2012.
Mr Watson Baldwin, having completed
his one-year Visiting Lectureship, has
been appointed as an Instructor with
effect from 26 August 2012.
Dr Sam Kim joined the SHTM as
an Associate Professor on 27 August
2012. Dr Kim received his MSc and
PhD in Recreation, Park and Tourism
Sciences from Texas A&M University
in the US. He previously worked as a
Professor and Director of the Graduate
Programme at the College of Hospitality and Tourism
of Sejong University in South Korea, where he received
the Outstanding Research Professor Award seven times
between 2004 and 2011.
Padma and Hari Harilela
Scholarships
D.HTM students Hsueh Ching-tsu and Ren Lianping,
and MSc students Ma Jiao and Zhang Xiaoyue, received
Padma and Hari Harilela Scholarships in late 2012.
The scholarships were established in 2011 by Dr Hari
N. Harilela, head of the Harilela Group, which plays a
significant role in the professional development of the
hotel industry.
Award Amount Generously Passed
on to School
The 2012 recipient of the Fred Tibbitts and Associates
award for Excellence as an Operator – Asia Pacific, Mr
Patrick Imbardelli, has passed on the award amount
of $US2,500 to the SHTM to be used as a scholarship
for a worthy or needy student. The School thanks Mr
Imbardelli for his generous donation.
Dr Stephen Lee joined the School as
a Visiting Lecturer for one year from
27 August 2012. Dr Lee specialises
in MICE and hospitality and tourism
marketing.
Ms Pearl Lin joined the SHTM as
a Visiting Lecturer on 27 August
2012. Ms Lin specialises in teaching
Hospitality Management with focuses
on western culinary cookery, menu
design and restaurant management.
Mr Charles Chu joined the SHTM
as an Instructor on 3 September 2012.
Mr Chu received his BA in Hospitality
Business Management from Manchester
Metropolitan University in the UK and
MA in Global Business Management
from the City University of Hong Kong.
He previously worked as General Manager of Daily Excel
Limited.
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