Dr. Reg Foucar-Szocki

Professor and HM Program Director, Hart School
Year Started at JMU: 1989
foucarrf@jmu.edu
Contact Info

• BS in Hospitality Management, Michigan State University
• M.Ed. in Vocational and Technical Education, SUC at Buffalo
• EDD. in Adult Education and Human Resource Development, Syracuse University 

• Research – Experiential Learning; Work force Readiness; Skills for the 21^st Century
• Teaching – Student Center  approaches to Learning

• Gastronomy
• Horticulture
• Victims of crimes related to sexual abuse on college campuses 

• Chef Resident Manager of the Torch Lake Yacht and Country Club
• Chair of the Creative Problem Solving Institute
• Events Coordinator – Little Bird
• Internships with the Greenbrier, Aramark, Marriott, Pizza Hut and Hyatt

• HM 210 - Fouundation of the Hart School
• HM 310 - Professional Work Experience
• Integrating Hospitality Management

• 1979 to 1985 Instructor of Hospitality, State University College of New York At Buffalo
• 1985 to 1989 Associate Professor and Founding Director of the Food Systems Management Program at Syracuse University
• 1989 to present, Professor of Hospitality Management, James Madison University

• International CHRIE
• Blessed Sacrament Soup Kitchens
• Our Community Place
• Loving Hart Shelter

• Howard B. Meek Award in recognition of the individual's lifetime contributions and outstanding service both to hospitality education and to International CHRIE. 2014
• Lifetime Academic Achievement Award – Michigan State University 2012