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

Email: kwci@memphis.edu | Phone: 901.678.5055

Key Contacts

Dean of Kemmons Wilson School	Dr. Radesh Palakurthi	rplkrthi@memphis.edu
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	Chef Erich Ogle, MA	eogle@memphis.edu
Recruitment and Retention Coordinator	Paris R. Carter	prcarter@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

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, MBA
Asst. Prof. Teaching

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

Chef William Mullins, MBA, CEC, CCE
Asst. Prof. Teaching/Coordinator

901.678.5213
Kemmons Wilson Culinary Institute
1245 N. Germantown Pkwy, Ste. 101
Cordova, TN 38016
william.mullins@memphis.edu

Chef Eric Etter
Asst. Prof. Teaching

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

Ibrahim Aldasoqi, Ph.D., MBA, MS
Asst. Prof. Teaching

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

Chef Anthony Seta, CMC
Asst. Prof. Teaching/Coordinator

901.678.5055
Kemmons Wilson Culinary Institute
1245 N. Germantown Pkwy, Ste. 101
Cordova, TN 38016
acseta@memphis.edu

Chef Erich Ogle, MA
Asst. Prof. Teaching/Coordinator

901.678.5055
Kemmons Wilson Culinary Institute
1245 N. Germantown Pkwy, Ste.101
Cordova, TN 38016
eogle@memphis.edu

Chef Helen Singleton, MA

Asst. Prof. Teaching/Coordinator

Deborah J. Thompson, MS, MA, CHE, CHIA
Academic Advisor/Asst. Prof. Teaching/Coordinator

Chef Carolyn D. Mabone
Asst. Prof. Teaching

Chef Rebecca Howard

901.678.5055
Kemmons Wilson Culinary Institute
1245 N. Germantown Pkwy, Ste. 101
Cordova, TN 38016
helen.singleton@memphis.edu

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

Collierville High School Dual Enrollment
Carolyn.Mabone@memphis.edu

Bolton High School Dual Enrollment
rhoward8@memphis.edu