Awards & Scolarsips
Throughout my academic career at the University of Central Florida’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management, I’ve been honored to receive recognition for both academic excellence and leadership in the hospitality industry.
Academic Scholarships
- Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association Scholarship
Fall 2024
Awarded for outstanding academic performance and commitment to the hospitality field in Central Florida. - Latin America and Caribbean Scholarship
Fall 2023 & Fall 2024
A merit-based scholarship supporting high-achieving international students from the Latin America and Caribbean region.
Honor Societies & Distinctions
- Eta Sigma Delta Honor Society
Spring 2024
International hospitality honor society recognizing academic achievement, service, and professionalism. - National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS)
Recognized for academic excellence and leadership potential among the top 20% of college students nationwide.
Professional Recognition
Dean’s Student Ambassador – Rosen College Leadership Council (RCLC)
Selected to represent the college and support student engagement through high-profile university and industry events.
MY LIBRARY
How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie
Captivate – Vanessa Van Edwards
Find Your Why – Simon Sinek, David Mead, and Peter Docker
Grit – Angela Duckworth
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 – Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves
Relevant Courses
Professional Selling
- 3 play-roles representing 2 different companies.
- Social styles (analytical, drive, assertive, amabble).
- Book club presentation “Captivate”.
- Professional sales pitch
- SPIN techniques and Objection handing methods.
Marketing Analysis and Research Methods
- Focus groups aimed at evaluating and enhancing their professional branding on LinkedIn.
- Experiment comparing the effectiveness of a professionally branded LinkedIn connection request.
- Thematic analysis used in Search Engine Optimization
(SEO) to analyze industry themes. - Hypothesis Testing with Confidence Intervals
- Sampling and Data Collection and Data Analysis
Hospitality Industry Finance
- Capital Asset Pricing Model to estimate the required rate of return on equity investments and the firm’s level of burden.
- Conduct ratio analysis with an explanation of the interrelationships of relevant profitability ratios.
- Estimate the expected return from business investment and compare it with a benchmark
- Loan amortization table and analyzing a firm’s capability of handling its debt services.
- Apply Excel to do financial calculations
Legal Environment in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry
- Legal issues facing today’s hospitality managers and ways to avoid legal pitfalls.
- Identify and apply State laws and regulations pertaining to cleanliness, food handling, and safety to hospitality environments.
- Outline employment law issues and the proper (and improper) way to recruit, interview, hire, discipline and terminate hospitality employees.
- Myriad of ways that hospitality venues can be found liable for illegal discrimination on vis-à-vis their employees and guests