{"id":48448,"date":"2013-04-18T13:04:59","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T17:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=48448"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:38:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:38:59","slug":"rosen-alumni-bilgihan-albus-win-2012-2013-graduate-awards-of-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/rosen-alumni-bilgihan-albus-win-2012-2013-graduate-awards-of-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosen Alumni Bilgihan, Albus Win 2012-2013 Graduate Awards of Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"
Each spring, the 女仆AV\u2019s Division of Graduate Studies honors student excellence in academic achievement, teaching, research, leadership and community service with the Graduate Awards of Excellence. Among the 2012-2013 award winners were two recent graduates of UCF\u2019s Rosen College of Hospitality Management.<\/p>\n
Dr. Anil Bilgihan and Heidi Albus, who both graduated in 2012, received the college\u2019s Award for Outstanding Dissertation and the Award for Outstanding Master\u2019s Thesis, respectively.<\/p>\n
Bilgihan, who received a doctorate in hospitality education, won the award for the quality and contribution of his dissertation. His award-winning paper examined the concept of \u201conline customer experience\u201d, \u201cflow\u201d, and its role in influencing online customers\u2019 loyalty to a hotel<\/a> booking website.<\/p>\n