March 2015 - Volume 16, Issue 1
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ACHIEVEMENTS AND RECOGNITION
Four SHTM staff members received Long Service Awards from PolyU at a presentation ceremony on 30 January 2015, in appreciation of their loyal service to the institution over the years. Professor Hanqin Qiu and Dr Catherine Cheung have served PolyU for 20 years, and Dr Ada Lo and Mr Willie Chan have served for 15 years.
Miss Sabrina Hou Shanshan, a final year student in the BSc(Hons) in Hotel Management programme, received the Outstanding Student Award, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, 2014 at PolyU's Outstanding Student Awards presentation ceremony on 12 February 2015. The prestigious award was presented to Miss Hou by Professor Timothy W. Tong, PolyU President. The Outstanding Student Awards are granted annually to full-time final-year students who excel in both academic and non-academic pursuits during their studies. Awardees are presented with prizes and their names are inscribed on a plaque on the PolyU campus.
Dr Barry Mak won the Highest Growth Consultant Award of 2014 at the PolyU Technology and Consultancy Company Limited (PTeC) Outstanding Professional Services Awards Presentation Ceremony on 6 March 2015. At the same ceremony, Dr Tony Tse received the Highest Growth Consultant with Merit Award.

Two SHTM students, Miss Michelle An and Miss Cici Tam, under the guidance of Dr Dan Wang, won first prize in the Case Competition of the Hospitality Innovation Conference 2015 held at The Chinese University of Hong Kong on 7-8 March. In the competition, they presented an idea for a new technology to improve customer relationship management in a hospitality company.
Dr Eric Chan was selected by the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management as one of the 2014 top reviewers for his outstanding contributions.
This e-newsletter is issued by the School of Hotel and Tourism Management at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
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