Kenny Jordan

Biography

Kenny Jordan is an Instructor of Hospitality and Tourism Management in the Jack C. Massey College of Business at Belmont University. Kenny completed both his Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Masters in Business Administration from East Tennessee State University. Currently, Kenny is finishing up his Ph.D. in Retail. Hospitality, and Tourism Management from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee.

While at the University of Tennessee Kenny served as the Chancellor’s Event Management Fellow, and was responsible to plan, implement, and execute Chancellor sponsored and major University sponsored events. Evidence of his work as an event planner include the live television broadcasts of Pat Summitt’s Celebration of Life on ESPN and CBS as well as Al Roker’s “Rokerthon” featured on NBC’s Today Show. As an event planner, Kenny has been responsible for well over 300 events throughout his career, ranging in scope and size from five-person meetings to fifteen thousand-person events.

Prior to returning to school to complete his Ph.D., Kenny worked in the food and event industries for twenty-two years. Throughout his hospitality career in Food & Beverage and Event Management, Kenny held various management positions to include district and regional management positions and served as a managing partner of national restaurant companies. Kenny’s professional experience also includes working for Tyson Foods in Springdale, Arkansas at the company’s global headquarters as an associate product manager of processed meats in the consumer products division responsible for private label and institutional customer relationship management.

Kenny’s research focuses on tourism development and customer relationship management within hospitality and tourism.

Kenny is very excited to join the Belmont University family, specifically to have the opportunity to engage and collaborate within a Christian community.