SHL Students Receive Certification

More than 80 percent of students in Dr. Bob O’Halloran’s Hospitality Financial Management class earned their Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics (CHIA) from STR Global and the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA).

Geared for revenue managers, general managers, corporate staff and research professionals, CHIA is the only hotel-related certification for industry professionals focused on analytics. According to the AHLA’s website, the certification recognizes those professionals who have a thorough knowledge of the foundational metrics, definitions, formulas, and methodologies used by the hotel industry. Core content areas include hotel industry analytical foundations, hotel math fundamentals, property level benchmarking (STAR reports), and hotel industry performance reports.

Students who earned certifications include Britnee Bogue, Aaron Caroon, Rebecca Carter, Amber Clawson, Kyrsten Gable, Cassidy Hollow, Taylor Hetzel, Jamie-Lynne Iseman, Anthony Johnson, Kristina Kletke, Jackson Lee, Kyle Lindberg, Cynthia Massey, Tyler McLeod, Mason Page, Sydney Parker, Megan Smicklas, Danielle Smith, Tabitha Tavenner, Katie Thompson, Wesley Varona and Audrey Williams.

The School of Hospitality Leadership in the College of Business has the largest student enrollment in the North Carolina university system.

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