Kris Shoemaker, adjunct professor of accounting and finance\u00a0 at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management, received the President\u2019s Award from Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP).<\/p>\n
The award was presented in San Diego, CA in October 2010, by 2009-10 HFTP Global President, Terry Price.\u00a0 Shoemaker describes, \u201cIt was such an honor and a privilege to receive this distinguished award in front of [400] peers.\u00a0 I was speechless\u2026 for those that know me, that is hard to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shoemaker, a 1984 UCF (then FTU) graduate, established and mentors the student chapter of HTFP at Rosen College.<\/p>\n
\u201cKris\u2019s dedication to continuing education is reflected in his tireless efforts with the Certification Council and presenting reviews and proctoring exams, as well as establishing and mentoring the student chapter at and teaching accounting and finance classes for the University of Central Florida\u2019s Rosen College of Hospitality Management,\u201d said Price.<\/p>\n
Shoemaker serves on several HFTP committees and has been a member of the HFTP Mid-Florida Chapter since 1999.\u00a0 Under his leadership as a director, officer and president, the chapter has grown to the largest in the organization and has been named Chapter of the Year for an unprecedented six times.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving achieved several professional designations,\u201d Shoemaker adds, \u201cI believe in continuing education\u2026as the quote says, once you stop learning, you start dying<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kris Shoemaker, adjunct professor of accounting and finance\u00a0 at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management, received the President\u2019s Award from Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP). The award was presented in San Diego, CA in October 2010, by 2009-10 HFTP Global President, Terry Price.\u00a0 Shoemaker describes, \u201cIt was such an honor and a privilege to receive this distinguished award in…","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":20359,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[15,4068],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-20358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colleges","tag-hospitality-management","tag-rosen-college-of-hospitality-management"],"yoast_head":"\n