Michael Hutchinson - Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality & Resort Management
CURRICULUM VITAE Michael Hutchinson
Profile
Dr. Michael Hutchinson (Ph.D.) is the Executive Director of the Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management at The University of Memphis. In this role, Dr. Hutchinson provides strategic leadership for academic programs, faculty development, and industry engagement.
Dr. Hutchinson previously served as Vice Provost Fellow for Undergraduate Education, coordinating the University Undergraduate Council’s curriculum review process as well as overseeing the creation and implementation of the University’s AI for All Minor. Dr. Hutchinson has also served as the Director of Undergraduate Programs for the Kemmons Wilson School, overseeing curriculum development, accreditation compliance, and program assessment for undergraduate degree programs. Specific to the Sport and Leisure Management major, he led efforts to expand prior learning assessment opportunities, launch competency-based and online degree programs, and strengthen transfer pipelines with community colleges to improve student pathways and success.
In addition to administrative leadership, Dr. Hutchinson is a Professor of Sport Commerce whose primary line of research examines organizations’ escalation and de-escalation of commitment to sport-based enterprises. His work has appeared in leading journals such as the Journal of Sport Management and Sport Management Review, while also being recognized in several popular press media outlets including ESPN.com, ESPN Radio, and Newsday. As an instructor, Dr. Hutchinson has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses including Foundations of Sport and Leisure Management, Legal Aspects of Sport and Leisure Management, Administration of Athletics, and Research and Data Analysis in Sport Commerce.
Dr. Hutchinson earned a B.S. in Business Administration from Mississippi College, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Sport Management from Texas A&M University.
Education
Ph.D., Texas A&M University: Sport Management
M.S., Texas A&M University: Sport Management
B.S., Mississippi College: Business Administration