Contact Us

Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management
330 Innovation Drive, 4^th Floor | Memphis, TN 38152-3020
(Located in the Fogelman Executive Center)
KWS Offices at the Fogelman Executive Center are inaccessible to the public unless escorted by FEC Personnel.
Please contact the person you wish to meet with directly to arrange your visit.

Email: kws@memphis.edu | Phone: 901.678.8021

Key Contacts

Business Officer	Erica Boyce	emboyce@memphis.edu
Sport & Leisure Management	Dr. Tim Ryan	tdryan@memphis.edu
Hospitality & Resort Management	Dr. Radesh Palakurthi	rplkrthi@memphis.edu
Culinary Institute	Dr. Radesh Palakurthi	rplkrthi@memphis.edu
Academic Advisor	Deborah J. Thompson	djthmps4@memphis.edu

Dean and Staff

Dr. Radesh Palakurthi
Professor and Dean

901.678.3430
Fogelman Executive Center, Room- 441
rplkrthi@memphis.edu

Deborah J. Thompson
Academic Advisor

901.678.8021
Fogelman Executive Center, Room- 435. Or, Holiday Inn #149
djthmps4@memphis.edu

Erica Boyce
Business Officer

901.678.4510
Fogelman Executive Center, Room- 434
emboyce@memphis.edu

Brian Sweeney

Career Specialist

901.678.3428

Fogelman Executive Center, Room- 437

bsweney3@memphis.edu

Hospitality and Resort Management Faculty

Dr. Radesh Palakurthi
Professor and Dean

901.678.3430
Fogelman Executive Center, Room- 441
rplkrthi@memphis.edu

Dr. Carol Silkes
Associate Professor

901.678.5699
Fogelman Executive Center, Room- 450
csilkes@memphis.edu

Dr. Rui Qi
Assistant Professor

901.678.4725
Fogelman Executive Center, Room- 445
rqi1@memphis.edu

Timothy Flohr
Instructor

901.678.1767
Fogelman Executive Center, Room- 453
tflohr1@memphis.edu

William Mullins
Instructor/Coordinator

901.678.521
Kemmons Wilson Culinary Institute, 1245 N. Germantown Parkway, #101
Cordova, TN 38016
william.mullins@memphis.edu

Heather Mohundro
Instructor

901.678.8021
Collierville High School
OR
Fogelman Executive Center, Room- 439
hrmhndro@memphis.edu

Eric Etter
Instructor

901.678.5216
Kemmons Wilson Culinary Institute, 1245 N. Germantown Parkway, #101
Cordova, TN 38016
OR
Fogelman Executive Center, Room- 438
eeetter@memphis.edu

Ibrahim Aldasoqi, Ph.D., MBA, MS
Instructor

901.678.5212
Kemmons Wilson Culinary Institute, 1245 N. Germantown Parkway, #101
Cordova, TN 38016
OR
Fogelman Executive Center, Room- 443
aldasoqi@memphis.edu

Chef Anthony Seta
Instructor

901.678.5050
Kemmons Wilson Culinary Institute, 1245 N. Germantown Parkway, #101
Cordova, TN 38016
acseta@memphis.edu

Chef Erich Ogle
Instructor

901.678.5050
Kemmons Wilson Culinary Institute, 1245 N. Germantown Parkway, #101
Cordova, TN 38016
eogle@memphis.edu

Deborah J. Thompson, MS, MA, CHE, CHIA
Academic Advisor/Instructor-Coordinator

901.678.8021
Fogelman Executive Center, Room- 435. Or, Holiday Inn #149
djthmps4@memphis.edu