Amanda CecilGBTA is pleased to welcome Amanda K. Cecil, Ph.D., CMP as the new Dean of Education. She is currently an assistant professor in the department of Tourism, Conventions and Event Management at Indiana University-Purdue University located in Indianapolis, Ind. Dr. Cecil teaches several courses in event management and international tourism. She has scholarly interests in the development of competency-based curriculum models for academic degree programs and the impact of experiential learning. She has consulted on instructional design for educational programs in business travel management, strategic meeting management, sports business travel management, and event management. Dr. Cecil was recently awarded the 2011 Indiana Trustees’ Teaching Award.