News Archive for Hospitality Management
January 18, 2018
Hospitality management professor of practice joins K-State Olathe
OLATHE — Brett Horton is joining the Kansas State University Olathe campus as a professor of practice in hospitality management. Horton will instruct hospitality management courses to undergraduate students who enroll in an upcoming 2+2 hospitality management program. The 2+2 program will be a partnership with Kansas State University and Johnson County Community College. Through […]
January 17, 2018
Hospitality Management students win best paper at annual conference
Twelve doctoral students and three faculty members from the Department of Hospitality Management attended the 23rd Annual Graduate Education and Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism from January 3rd through 5th, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas. The conference hosted 274 presentations (122 stand-up presentations and 152 poster presentations) from universities in the United […]
December 7, 2017
College of Human Ecology announces outstanding senior awards
The College of Human Ecology is proud to recognize the 2017 Fall Commencement outstanding senior award winners. This year’s outstanding senior award winners were nominated by faculty and staff within each of their respective programs. Three different award categories are available. The Engagement Award is given to a graduating senior(s) who has made exemplary contributions […]
November 14, 2017
Department of Hospitality Management names Ottenbacher new department head
After a national search, Michael Ottenbacher was selected and accepted the department head position with the Department of Hospitality Management and will be a Mary L. Vanier Endowed Professor. Ottenbacher will be coming to K-State from Heilbronn University in Heilbronn, Germany, where he is a tenured professor in hospitality management and marketing. Ottenbacher looks forward […]
November 7, 2017
Veteran's Day Breakfast hosted by Hospitality Management student groups Friday
In honor of Veteran’s Day, the Club Manager’s Association of America and Hospitality Management Society student groups, in the department of Hospitality Management, would like to invite all students, faculty and staff to join them for breakfast on Friday, November 10 from 7:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. in Lacy’s Fresh Fare and Catering, located in […]
October 27, 2017
Little Apple Renaissance Festival brings groups together across campus
Come to the Little Apple Renaissance Festival and support Kansas State! Travel back into 15th and 16th century Italy on Saturday Oct. 28th from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 29th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in City Park. Dukes, Duchesses, Jesters, Gypsies and everything in between are welcome to join in […]
September 14, 2017
Watkins named a James Beard Foundation National Scholar
Tracee Watkins, doctoral student in human ecology, was recently awarded one of the culinary world’s top scholarship honors. Watkins was named a 2017 James Beard Foundation National Scholar for her work in food safety and child nutrition programs. The JBF National Scholars Program, now in its second year, awards scholarships of up to $20,000 to […]
July 31, 2017
Center of Excellence Faculty and Staff Present Research at National School Nutrition Conference
The Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research in Child Nutrition Programs faculty and staff contributed at the School Nutrition Association’s Annual National Conference this month in Atlanta, GA. Kevin Sauer, Associate Professor in the Department of Food, Nutrition, Dietetics, and Health, presented “Food Allergy Management: Training Innovations” and debuted the new Caitlin Remembered video developed […]
May 30, 2017
Summer special: K-State treats and stories in 'Teatime to Tailgates'
With school ending and summertime upon us, people are gathering in kitchens and outdoors, telling stories about life and what happened when Jimmy Carter was president. During these special times, there's one thing that always brings people together — hearty, delicious food. The College of Human Ecology has published a book that speaks to these […]
May 12, 2017
The College of Human Ecology holds research and creative inquiry in high regard and recently sponsored a research and creative inquiry forum for both undergraduate and graduate students to present and discuss their scholarly activities. Fifteen graduate students representing master's and doctoral programs presented their research posters April 19 at the College of Human Ecology's […]
