Sara Garvey wins student award from Temple University's School of Tourism and Hospitality Management

PHILADELPHIA, PA (04/27/2011)(readMedia)-- Sara Garvey of Pawcatuck, Conn., has been named the recipient of this year's Joel M. and Lenore Lewis Abels Endowed Scholarship from the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management (STHM) at Temple University.

Garvey, a junior tourism and hospitality management major, will accept the award at the 2011 STHM Awards Dinner on April 29 at the Hyatt Regency at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia.

The award is presented to a student majoring in Tourism and Hospitality Management who best exemplifies the spirit of professionalism of Joel M. and Lenore Lewis Abels, and to honor their achievements and memories.

The School of Tourism and Hospitality Management is recognized as a model of excellence and a school of choice for the most diverse, academically talented individuals preparing for careers in sport, recreation, and tourism and hospitality management. It is a preeminent center for innovative education and research. STHM is also home to the Sport Industry Research Center and the world's only National Laboratory for Tourism & eCommerce. A leader in cutting-edge executive education, STHM is a major producer of the next generation of faculty and research scholars, event producers and industry leaders. www.sthm.temple.edu.