Ted Rogers School of Hospitality Appoints New Director
Dr. Frederic Dimanche has been appointed as the new director of the Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Ryerson University.
Dr. Dimanche obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Oregon (USA). He then worked as a professor in the School of Hotel Restaurant and Tourism Administration at the University of New Orleans. After working more than 15 years in the US, he joined SKEMA Business School in France in 2001 to create and develop on the French Riviera the Center for Tourism Management and award-winning Master programs in tourism, event, and hospitality management.
He has contributed as a guest lecturer or as a consultant to universities, private companies, and national or regional tourism organizations in Canada, France, the US and other countries in Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Dr. Dimanche is a past president of the Travel and Tourism Research Association Europe. He received the National Tour Foundation Visiting Scholar Award, USA (1994) for service to the industry and the Harrison McCain Foundation Research Professor Award at the University of New Brunswick, Canada (2010). He is also a member of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism.
Ryerson has been a sponsor and supporter of Baxter Travel Media’s Responsible Travel & Tourism Forum since its establishment.
