Apr 26, 2026  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management


http://rhtm.utk.edu

Junehee Kwon, Head
Michelle Childs, Director of Graduate Studies

Professors
Ha, S., PhD – Ohio State University
Kim, Y., PhD – North Carolina (Greensboro)
Kwon, J., PhD – Iowa State University

Associate Professors
Childs, M., PhD – North Carolina (Greensboro)
Lim, H., PhD – Purdue University
Whaley, J., PhD – Auburn University
Williams, J., PhD – Iowa State University

Assistant Professor
Benjamin, S., PhD – University of South Carolina

Clinical Assistant Professor
Zhang, H., PhD – University of Florida

Rocky Top Institute Director
Loveday M., MBA – University of Tennessee

Program Manager
White, T., MS – University of Tennessee

Program Coordinator
Aaser, D., MS – Wisconsin (Stout)

Emeriti Professors
Costello, C., PhD – University of Tennessee
Fairhurst, A., PhD – Oklahoma State
Rutherford, N., PhD – North Carolina State

The mission of the Department of Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management is to provide nationally and internationally recognized interdisciplinary programs that prepare professionals and serve organizations in the public and private sectors through teaching, research, and technology transfer.