Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality & Resort Management

The University bestows the designation "Graduate Faculty" upon faculty following review of their credentials and recommendation by their colleagues. The University maintains three levels of graduate faculty: (1) Full, (2) Associate, and (3) External.

Only Full graduate faculty members may chair doctoral committees. Full or Associate graduate faculty may chair master's committees. Only one external graduate faculty member may serve as a voting member on any master's or doctoral committee.

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FULL MEMBERS

RHEMA FULLER, Professor, PhD (2011), University of Connecticut [2027]

CODY T. HAVARD, Professor, PhD (2011), University of Northern Colorado [2025]

MICHAEL HUTCHINSON, Professor, PhD (2010), Texas A&M University [2031]

KIBAEK KIM, Assistant Professor, PhD (2021), University of Arkansas [2030]

LINH LE, Assistant Professor, PhD (2023), University of Central Florida [2029]

RADESH PALAKURTHI, Professor, PhD (1995), Penn State University [2027]

RUI QI, Associate Professor, PhD (2019), University of South Carolina [2031]

TIMOTHY D. RYAN, Professor, PhD (2007), Texas A & M University [2026]

CAROL SILKES, Associate Professor, PhD (2007), Purdue University [2027] 

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

MICHAEL G. HUFFMAN, Associate Professor, PhD (1985), University of Utah 

TIMOTHY FLOHR, Associate Professor of Teaching, MBA (2015), Drexel University 

DEBORAH J. THOMPSON, Assistant Professor of Teaching Coordinator, MS (2018), University of Memphis

WILLIAM MULLINS, Associate Professor of Teaching Coordinator, MBA (2022), University of Memphis 

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EXTERNAL

 

 

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NOTE: Expiration date of Graduate Faculty membership is indicated in brackets for Full and External only.