The Winner of the Joel & Lenore Abels Scholarship
Congratulations to Michael Miller
Congratulations to Michael Miller, a senior at Temple University’s
School of Sports, Tourism and Hospitality Management, who won the
Abels scholarship for 2018. Money for the endowed scholarship was
raised by contributions made by the travel agents, suppliers and
others from the travel industry community. In addition
to attending school full time, Michael take tourism seriously in the
work he does at his part time job in a local Philadelphia
travel agency handling large group operations to Israel and Panama.
Since his freshman year he has traveled to 7 countries for work, service,
academics and fun. In his free time (not sure where he finds free time))
Michael enjoys photography, mountain biking kayaking . He’s looking
for an internshaip in the Philadelphia area so if you have something
let us know and we’ll connect you. Since he hoping to work in the
hotel industry after graduation, you may encounter him in the future
so be sure to say hello and wish him all the best. (Photo L-R:Sue Shapiro, Michael Miller and Nick Rago.)
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