Michael D. Olsen Research Achievement Award

Hailin Qu

School of Hotel and Restaurant Administration Regents Professor Hailin Qu has received the Michael D. Olsen Research Achievement Award for noteworthy influence on hospitality and tourism education.  Qu is the William E. Davis Distinguished Chair and the director of the Center for Hospitality and Tourism Research. He is the Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality and Tourism Management.  He has taught in leading hospitality and tourism school in Asia, Europe and North America.

The award recognizes scholars who have made a significant contribution through sustained and focused research leading to important contributions to the body of knowledge in hospitality and tourism; graduate education and mentoring of graduate students and overall contribution to the academy, including serving on editorial review boards, international symposia and conferences.
The award was presented during the 13th annual Graduate Education and Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism. It honors Dr. Olsen of Virginia Tech for his contribution to the body of hospitality knowledge and for his mentoring of graduate students at Virginia Tech.