Purdue News
Purdue NewsRaphael Kavanaugh, professor and director of the School of Hotel and Restaurant Administration at Oklahoma State University, has been appointed head of Purdue's Department of Restaurant, Hotel, Institutional and Tourism Management. He succeeds Lee Kreul, who will return to teaching and research.
During five years as director at Oklahoma State, his department developed a master's program in hospitality administration and increased undergraduate enrollment from 174 students to 238 students. Previously, he was vice president of product development for the Educational Institute of the American Hotel and Motel Association.
Kavanaugh earned his doctorate from Temple University, a master's degree from Ball State University, and his bachelor's degree from Coe College.
Heikki J. Rinne, president and chief executive officer of the Retail System Division of the Halton Group, will become head of Purdue's Department of Consumer Sciences and Retailing. He succeeds Richard Feinberg, who returns to teaching and working with the Purdue Center for Customer Driven Quality.
Rinne previously was at Brigham Young University from 1984 to 1994. When he left he was director of the Business Management Department in the Marriott School of Management. He also had been director of the BYU Institute of Retail Management and director of the executive MBA program.
He received his doctorate from Purdue's Krannert School of Management. Rinne earned his master's from the University of Oregon and his bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University.
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