2024 Awards

2024 Dr. Patrick J. Moreo Graduate Mentorship Award

The Patrick J. Moreo Graduate Mentorship Award honors the memory of Dr. Pat through supporting faculty mentorship and graduate scholarship. The recipients of this award will have a demonstrated commitment to the field of hospitality and tourism graduate education and mentorship, with a pay-it-forward mind set. This mindset will manifest through their ongoing commitment to the development of hospitality graduate students. This commitment to students should extend from their time in academia together, into their future careers. 

To learn more about the award and nomination criteria, please click here:

https://www.gradconfht.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Dr-Pat-Mentorship-Award.pdf


2023 Award Recipients


Best Conference Paper Award

Sponsored by Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing

CUSTOMER MISBEHAVIOR: THE JOINT IMPACT OF A SYMBOLIC RECOVERY STRATEGY AND CULTURAL TIGHTNESS-LOOSENESS ON OBSERVING CUSTOMERS’ RECOVERY SATISFACTION

Barbara Atanga, The Pennsylvania State University

Lavi Peng, The Pennsylvania State University

Anna Mattila, The Pennsylvania State University

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Best Conference Paper Award

Sponsored by Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Sponsored by Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

THEORY-DRIVEN PREDICTIVE MODELING FOR FOOD-SERVICE CROWDFUNDING SUCCESS: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH WITH BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND SUPERVISED MACHINE LEARNING

Araceli Hernandez Calderon, University of Houston

Yoon Koh, University of Houston

Minwoo Lee, University of Houston

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Best Conference Paper Award

Sponsored by Cornell Hospitality Quarterly

EXAMINING THE “WAITING LINE” EFFECT DURING MENU ORDERING WITH SELF-SERVICE TECHNOLOGIES

Wangoo Lee, Temple University

Lu Lu, Temple University


CHRIE FutureFund™ Recognizes Best Paper Winners

Presented by Robert H. Bosselman, CHRIE FutureFund

Wangoo Lee, Temple University

Araceli Hernandez Calderon, University of Houston

Lavi Peng, The Pennsylvania State University

Barbara Atanga, The Pennsylvania State University


Michael D. Olsen Research Achievement Award

Presented by Sheryl F. Kline

Dr. Manisha Singal, Virginia Tech

Dr. Youcheng Wang, University of Central Florida


Founder’s Award

Presented by Dr. Kaye Chon, Conference Founding Chairman

Dr. Ki-Joon Back, University of Houston