Ithaca, N.Y., Cornell Hotel School Professor Judy Siguaw has been named founding dean of the Cornell-Nanyang Institute of Hospitality Management (CNI) in Singapore. Professor Siguaw will move to Singapore this March.

Beginning in July 2006, CNI will offer a 12-month Master of Management in Hospitality program to be housed at Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) campus in Singapore. Up to 50 students per class will spend equal periods of time at NTU and at Cornell in what is the first joint degree program for both institutions and the first graduate hospitality management program in Asia.

"Judy Siguaw is an ideal choice to lead this historic new venture," said David W. Butler, dean of the Cornell Hotel School. "We are confident that under Judy's lead, CNI will quickly emerge as the pacesetter in producing the next generation of leaders for the hospitality industry in Asia."

Said Hong Hai, Dean of NTU's Nanyang Business School, "Judy Siguaw's appointment is an important step forward for CNI, which aims to set the standard for hospitality management education in this part of the world."

A noted scholar in sales and marketing, Siguaw joined the Hotel School faculty in 1997. She is now the J. Thomas Clark Professor of Entrepreneurship and Personal Enterprise, teaching in the School's Marketing, Information Systems, Strategy & Tourism department.

"CNI represents an exciting opportunity to leverage the brand names of two prestigious institutions, while creating a renowned hospitality program for students seeking expertise in Asian markets," Siguaw said. "I look forward to the opportunities and challenges this new venture will present."

Professor Siguaw has published over 65 conference proceedings and journal articles in leading publications such as the Journal of Marketing, the Journal of Marketing Research, the Journal of Travel Research, and the Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly. She is the co-author of three books: "American Lodging Excellence: The Key to the Best Practices in the U.S. Lodging Industry;" "Marketing: Best Practices;" and "Introducing LISREL: A Guide for the Uninitiated." She holds a D.B.A. and M.B.A from Louisiana Tech University and a B.B.A. from Lamar University.

About the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration - The Cornell University School of Hotel Administration is shaping the global knowledge base for hospitality management through leadership in education, research and industry advancement. The school provides management-level instruction in the full range of hospitality disciplines, educating the next generation of leaders in the world's largest industry. Founded in 1922 as the nation's first collegiate course of study in hospitality management, the Cornell Hotel School is recognized as the world leader in its field. For more information, visit .

About Nanyang Technological University - Nanyang Technological University was recently ranked by the Times Higher Education Supplement at the 50th place globally and 7th in Asia, in its ranking of the 200 best universities in the world. The campus was originally developed for a Chinese language university, Nanyang University in 1955. In 1981, Nanyang Technological Institute was established on this campus to educate engineers for the rapidly developing Singapore economy. In 1991 Nanyang Technological University was inaugurated. For more information, visit

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