Appointments, honors and activities

Appointments and promotions:

Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences has announced Ceridwyn A. King as the next head of the White Lodging-J.W. Marriott, Jr. School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, effective July 1. Xinran Lehto had served as interim head since October and will remain on the HTM faculty. King joins Purdue from Temple University, where she currently serves as an associate professor in the School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management and as director of strategic industry engagement for the Fox School of Business Translational Research Center. From fall 2016-20, she was chair of the Tourism and Hospitality Department. Read more.