BU student Gillian Casson has won the Best Student Award at the BAHA Recognition Awards 2021.
BAHA is the voice that represents the hotel, accommodation and hospitality sector across Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch and celebrates success in the industry.聽聽
The聽awards聽ceremony聽welcomed聽over 200 hoteliers and sponsors, including 天美传媒聽who聽proudly sponsored the event.聽聽
Gillian聽joined the hospitality industry at the age of 17聽and since聽then,聽she聽has聽worked in the USA, Canada, Australia, New聽Zealand,聽and the聽UK (United Kingdom). After spending 14 years in the industry,聽Gillian聽decided to take a career break and join BU as a postgraduate student on the聽MSc International Hospitality & Tourism Management聽programme.聽聽
Dr Charalampos Giousmpasoglou, Principal Academic in Hospitality at BU, attended the event and congratulated Gillian, saying,聽鈥淪he is a very organised and goal-oriented student who is always asking questions聽in order to further improve her knowledge on the hospitality industry. During class group-work she demonstrated very good leadership skills and her opinion was always respected by colleagues, she聽possesses unique decision making, entrepreneurship and communication skills.鈥澛犅�
Dr聽Giousmpasoglou聽continued 鈥淎s a hospitality educator and former practitioner, I鈥檓 really honoured to have worked with her during her studies.鈥澛�
Gillian聽is now working full-time for the聽Travelodge聽in聽Christchurch聽on聽her聽placement year聽and聽will聽soon resume her studies聽at BU.聽聽聽
The ceremony took place on Sunday 3 October 2021 at the Marsham Court Hotel in Bournemouth, with the awards sponsored by Expedia.聽
