AHLA Foundation and Yum! Brands Executives Appointed Conti Professors

THE SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT | October 19, 2023

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State School of Hospitality Management has named Anna Blue, president of the AHLA Foundation — the nonprofit arm of the American Hotel & Lodging Association — and James C. Fripp, chief equity and inclusion officer of Yum! Brands, as its 2023-24 Walter J. Conti visiting professors. The Conti Professorship program brings hospitality industry leaders and scholars to serve as guest lecturers and mentors with students in the Hospitality Management program, as well as to connect with faculty members and researchers in the school. As part of its 35th anniversary year, Blue and Fripp represent the con...