2024 Award Winners

International CHRIE wishes to thank the many individuals who took the time to nominate a deserving colleague. All of this year's winners were recognized at the 2024 ICHRIE Global Conference. 

Howard B. Meek Award

The Howard B. Meek Award is the highest individual recognition a member of International CHRIE may receive. It recognizes an International CHRIE member’s lifetime contributions and outstanding service both to hospitality education and to International CHRIE. This award serves as a living memorial to the late Howard B. Meek, a pioneer in American hospitality education, the first Dean of the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University, and an Executive Vice President of ICHRIE.

Congratulations to this year's recipient: Dr. Mahmood A Khan

Lifetime Research Award

The Lifetime Research Achievement Award recognizes an ICHRIE member for lifetime contributions to outstanding scholarship and research in hospitality and tourism. The award is given to an International CHRIE member who has made and continues to make significant contributions to the field of hospitality and tourism through scholarly research published in hospitality and non-hospitality journals over an extended period. It serves as a tribute for a distinguished individual who has demonstrated both leadership in a specialized field of study and high standards in the systematic and objective analysis of data that has led to a significant contribution to the body of knowledge.

Congratulations to this year's recipient: Seongseop (Sam) Kim, Ph.D.

Raphael Kavanaugh Champion of Education Award

This unique award honors a corporation, organization, or individual who has made a long- standing commitment to and shown a pattern of support for special initiatives that advance the mission of ICHRIE.

Congratulations to this year's recipient: Dr. Robert H. Bosselman

Faculty Collegiality Award

The Faculty Collegiality Award is an individual award given to a faculty member who has demonstrated a longstanding commitment to fostering collegiality amongst peers. The ICHRIE member who receives this award displays a high level of team building characteristics in support of peers in their teaching, scholarship, and service both on their campus and externally. The spirit of collegiality is expressed through collaborative and constructive support of others to advance the quality of hospitality education, scholarship of value to the field, and selfless service.

Congratulations to this year's recipient: Dr. Chang Huh

ICHRIE Medal of Honor

Congratulations to the recipients: Dr. Kimberly Severt and Mary Jo Dolasinski, Ph.D.

Industry Recognition Award

Congratulations to this year's recipient: John Rissi

Research Award

Congratulations to this year's recipient: Laurie Wu, Ph.D.

Excellence in Teaching Award

Congratulations to this year's recipient: Dr. Scott Smith

Chef Herman Breithaupt Award

Congratulations to this year's recipient: Tassie Pippert, MEd, CSW

Emerging Leader Award

Congratulations to this year's recipient: Dr. Faizan Ali

Outstanding Reviewer Recognition

Congratulations to this year's recipients:

JHTC Reviewer: Marketa Kubickova, Ph.D.

JHTE Reviewers: Cora Un In Wong, Ph.D. & Dr. Scott Richardson, Ph.D.

JHTR Reviewers: Yuansi Hou & Craig Webster

ICHRIE Research Reports Reviewer: Melvin R. Weber, PhD

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education (JHTE) - Article of the Year

Congratulations to this year's JHTE Article of the Year Award authors: Ivo Jirasek and Filip Sochor

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education (JHTE) - Highly Commended Paper

Congratulations to this year's JHTE Article of the Year Award authors: 

Research Progress on the Role of Education in Tourism and Hospitality. A Bibliometric Analysis
Aitor Martinez-Garcia, Miquel Àngel Coll Ramis, Patricia Horrach-Rosselló, and Juanabel Genovart-Balaguer

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research (JHTR) - Article of the Year/Best Paper

Congratulations to this year's JHTR Article of the Year Award authors: 

Rethinking Metaverse Tourism: A Taxonomy and an Agenda for Future Resource
Fiona X. Yang and Ye Wang

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research (JHTR) - Highly Commended

ICHRIE Research Reports - Article of the Year

Congratulations to this year's ICHRIE Research Reports Article of the Year Award authors: 

Robot Chef Adoption: The New Industry Strategy to Combat Labor
Jeffrey Pittman II, Cindy Choi, and James J. Taylor

Best Conference Best Papers 

Congratulations to this year's authors: 

The Future of College and University Foodservice: A Think Tank
Andrew Moreo, Lisa Cain, Imran Ahmad, Imran Rahman, and Jingyuan Zhou

Treat Humans as Objects: Robot Anthropomorphism and hospitality employees’ workplace objectification
Xi Leung, Bin Li, and Liyu Yang

Exploring Discriminatory Tourist Experiences
Vincent Tung, Serene Tse, and Ben Ye

Best Conference Best Posters 

Congratulations to this year's authors:

For a Distinctive Local Cuisine: A sensory way to promote conifers as forest aromatics in cooking
Afia Boumail, François Girard, Katherine Tanaka, Michael Bom Frøst, Sylvie L. Turgeon, and Véronique Perreault

Bad Caring: Reframing the role of empathy in the hospitality industry
Bonhak Koo, Hyojung Jung and Seungjong Cho

Dr. Lea R. Dopson Eta Sigma Delta Chapter of Distinction Award, previously ESD Chapters of Distinction

Congratulations to this year's winner: Oklahoma State University, Advisor Willie Tao (Academic Year 23/24)

ICHRIE Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Case Competition, Award sponsored by Johnson & Wales University

Congratulations to this year's winners:

First Place:  Cynthia Deale and Yvette Randolph

Second Place: Lisa Cain, Meredith Rice, Macy Montgomery, and Imran Rahman

Third Place: Hyunrae Kim and Po-Ju Chen

Honorable Mention: Lisa Bliss

Honorable Mention: Caryn Pang and Eulanda Sanders

ICHRIE Research Reports Competition Sponsored by DePaul University

Congratulations to this year's winners:

First Place: Reed Davisson and Susan E. Gordon

Second Place: Buket Yasar, Eun-Kyong (Cindy) Choi, Hyun-Woo (David) Joung, and Heelye (Jason) Park

Third Place: Faizan Ali, Usman Khan, and Kamila Arkhash

 ICHRIE Hotel Simulation Competition, Sponsored by Knowledge Matters

Congratulations to this year's winners:

First Place: Emily Zirbes
Second Place: Victoria Valladares
Third Place:  Sung Lee

ICHRIE Level UP Revenue Management Competition Sponsored by Russell Partnership Technologies

Congratulations to this year's winners:

First Place: Justine Emery De Mesa
Second Place: Sung Won Lee
Third Place: Naman Panwar

CHRIE FutureFund™ Dissertation Proposal Competition

Congratulations to this year's winners: Juhwan Lim, Peihao Wang, Araceli Hernandez, and Huihui Zhang

Past Winners