Deale Earns National Recognition

Congratulations to Dr. Cynthia S. Deale, a professor in the College of Business’ School of Hospitality Leadership at ECU.

She recently received the Howard B. Meek Award from the International Council on Hotel, Restaurants, and Institutional Education (ICHRIE) July 27, 2018, at their annual conference in Palm Springs, California. According to ICHRIE, “The Howard B. Meek Award is the highest individual recognition a member of ICHRIE may receive. It is presented to an ICHRIE member in recognition of the individual’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.”

Dr. Deale served on the board of ICHRIE, and as its president, she was instrumental in starting the partnership with Smith Travel Research, the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Cases, and the Leadership Academy at the annual conference. Also, she served in leadership roles at the regional level in ICHRIE and is an accomplished teacher and researcher.

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