Hospitality Diversity Advocate, Gerry Fernandez, Named Conti Professor in the Penn State School of Hospitality Management

Penn State’s School of Hospitality Management | August 31, 2020

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State School of Hospitality Management has named Gerry Fernandez, president and founder of the Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance, as the 2020-21 Walter J. Conti Visiting Professor. The Conti Professorship Program was established in 1987 by alumni and friends of the Penn State School of Hospitality Management to honor alumnus Walter J. Conti for his contributions to the school, Penn State, and the hospitality profession. Industry leaders have served as Conti Visiting Professors each year since 1988. As a Conti Visiting Professor, Fernandez will teach and advise students and faculty mem...