Tribune-Review Sunday, March 23, 2003 12:00 p.m.| Sunday, March 23, 2003 12:00 p.m.
Denis Rudd
Age: 58
Residence: Ellwood City, Lawrence County
Occupation: Professor and director of hospitality and tourism management at Robert Morris University
Family: Wife, Julia. Two children, Denis Rudd II, 26, and Helen Rudd, 30
Education: He has a Ph.D. in counseling from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, where he also earned three master's degrees -- in business administration, counseling and educational administration -- and a specialist's degree in higher education. He has a bachelor's degree in finance from Rider University in Trenton, N.J.
Noteworthy: Robert Morris recently was ranked by the Council for Hotel and Restaurant Industry Educators as the No. 12 school in the nation in hospitality and tourism management, No. 1 among private schools.
Quote: "It truly is an honor to have our program recognized by a broad industry-based panel."