Assistant Professor

Lee Frantz

Contact Information

Department of Nutrition, Food Science & Hospitality

South Dakota State University

SNF 437, Box 2275A

Brookings, SD 57007

Phone: 605.688.4050

Fax: 605.688.5603

E-mail: lee.frantz@sdstate.edu

Education

2003

Ph.D. in Human Resources and Family Sciences,

University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska

1992

Associate in Applied Science Degree in Foodservice

and Lodging, Community College of the Air Force,

Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama

1986

M.S. Dietetics, Restaurant, and Institutional

Management, Kansas State University,

Manhattan, Kansas

1982

B.S. Home Economics, University of Nebraska,

Omaha, Nebraska

Certifications

2003

Instructor, ServSafe, National Restaurant Association

Education Foundation, Chicago, Illinois

2003

ServSafe, International Food Safety Council, Chicago,

Illinois

2001

Foodservice Management Professional, Certified

credentials in restaurant and foodservice management,

National Restaurant Association Education Foundation,

Chicago, Illinois

1999

Certificate in European Hospitality Management, Schiller

International University, Engelberg, Switzerland

Professional Experience

August 2003 - Present

Assistant Professor, Nutrition, Food Science &

Hospitality, South Dakota State University,

Brookings, South Dakota.

Present

Owner, Frantz & Associates, Hospitality Human Resource

Training and Development Consultants.

July 1999 – December 2002

Teaching Assistant, Department of Nutritional Science

& Dietetics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

August 1997 – June 2002

Graduate Research Assistant, University of Nebraska

Housing Dining Services, Lincoln, Nebraska.

December 1995 – July 1996

Nutrition Grant Specialist, Indian Center, Inc.,

Lincoln, Nebraska

March 1995 – July 1995

Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Calvin Crest

Camp, Conference and Retreat Center, Fremont, Nebraska

October 1990 – July 1995

Owner, Consultant, Educator, E. E. Enterprises,

Lincoln, Nebraska

September 1985 – February 1995

Program and Training Manager in Food, Lodging and

Recreation, Nebraska Air National Guard,

Lincoln, Nebraska.

January 1985 – August 1985

Assistant Manager, Burger King Restaurant,

Manhattan, Kansas

January 1984 – August 1985

Superintendent of Military Services (Food, Lodging,

Mortuary and Recreation), Nebraska Air National Guard,

Lincoln, Nebraska

May 1983 – August 1984

Extension Assistant, Kansas State University,

Manhattan, Kansas

January 1982 – December 1983

Foodservice Supervisor, Nebraska Air National Guard,

Lincoln, Nebraska

January 1979 – December 1981

Production Cook, Nebraska Air National Guard,

Lincoln, Nebraska

1968 - 1979

Air Force In-Flight Electronics Warfare Instructor

July 1968 – January 1979

Electronic Systems Technician, US Air Force

July 1969 – August 1970

Short-Order Cook, Non-Commissioned Officer’s Club,

Forbes Air Force Base, Topeka, Kansas

October 1967 – June 1968

Head Cook, Hillcrest Farms Resort,

Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Teaching Responsibilities

Foodservice Operations and Purchasing Management

Nutrition, Food Science and Hospitality Human Resource

Management

Hospitality Technology

Diversity in the Workplace

Quantity Food Production and Service

Fine Dining and Catering

Graduate Hospitality Leadership

Selected Awards and Honors

Harriet Kohn Graduate Research Fellowship, Department

of Nutritional Science and Dietetics, University of

Nebraska-Lincoln (2003)

Borrelson Graduate Fellowship, University of Nebraska

Foundation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

(2002 – 2003)

Graduate Scholarship, Phi Delta Gamma Society of Women

Educators, University of Nebraska – Lincoln (2002)

Graduate Scholarship, Kappa Omicron Nu, Zeta Chapter,

University of Nebraska – Lincoln (2002)

Widaman Trust Distinguished Graduate Assistantship

Award, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resource

Agriculture Research Division (2001 – 2002)

Preparing Future Faculty Fellowship, Pew Charitable

Trust Grant, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

(2001 – 2002)

Optimist of the Year, Lincoln Sunrise Optimist Club,

Lincoln, Nebraska (2000 – 2001) Restaurant Consultant

Internship, Miick & Associates Restaurant Consultants,

Boulder, Colorado (1999)

Student Ambassador, Nebraska Restaurant Association,

Lincoln, Nebraska (1999 – 2001)

International Student Essay Contest Winner,

Foodservice Consultant Society International

(1998 & 1999)

Graduate Scholarship, National Restaurant Association

Education Foundation (1998)

Research Interests

Dr. Frantz’s areas of research interest include Human

Resource Development, Use of Computer Based Training

in Hospitality Industry, Hospitality Customer Service,

Foodservice Sanitation, Safety, and Bio-Security.  In

recent months, he has acquired a homeland security

grant for video training for food security in the food

service industry.

Professional Memberships

National Restaurant Association

Foodservice Consultants Society International

American Dietetic Association

International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and

Institutional Education

American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

Foodservice Systems Management Education Council

Professional Services and Recognition

Mitchell Technical Institute Culinary Program, Advisory

Board, Mitchell, South Dakota – Member

Midwest Association of Hospitality Educators - Past

Treasurer, Past Vice President

Nebraska Restaurant Association, Hospitality

Educational Foundation – Past Advisory Board Member

Selected Publications

Frantz, G. L., Hegerfeld, J. M., Weinkauf, H. A., &

Bechen, A. M. (2007). Are Foodservice Operator’s

prepared for terrorism? The Consultant,

40(2), 85, 87-91.

Frantz, G. L. (Project Director), Meyers, L.

(Producer), Hegerfeld, J. M. (Co-Director), & Bledsoe,

G. E. (Co-Director). (2006). Food defense: Security in

a foodservice operation. [Educational Video].

Brookings, SD: South Dakota State University,

Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Hospitality,

in cooperation with The United States Department of

Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service,

Washington, DC.

Frantz, G. [Review of Books The Art of the Table and

The Little Book of Etiquette] (2005). The Consultant,

38(4), 69, 71.

Frantz, G. L., Hamouz, F. L., & King, J. W. The effect

of learning style accommodation on university

foodservice employees’ computer aversion and learning

outcomes using multimedia computer based training.

(2004) Proceedings of the 9th Annual Graduate

Education and Graduate Student Research Conference,

9, 940–953. Houston: University of Houston.

Frantz, G. L., The effect of learning style

accommodation on university foodservice employees’

computer aversion and learning outcomes using

multimedia computer based training. (2003) Doctoral

dissertation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Presentations

Frantz, G. L., Hospitality Education at SDSU, [Live

Radio Interview]. (2007) South Dakota Forum Show,

South Dakota Public Broadcasting Network.

Frantz, G. L. & Kattelmann, K., Swiss Tourism:

Chocolate, Cheese, Wine & More. (2007)

Presentation to the Golden Key Kiwanis Club,

Brookings, South Dakota.

Frantz, G. L. & Kattelmann, K., Swiss Tourism:

Chocolate, Cheese, Wine & More. (2007) N. E. Hansen

Lecture, South Dakota State University

Frantz, G. L., Foodservice operator’s preparedness for

bioterrorism. Presented at the USDA/FSIS meeting

Reaching At-Risk Audiences, (2006) Denver, Colorado.

Frantz, G. L., Food defense: Security in a foodservice

operation. [Educational Video]. Peer reviewed

educational exhibit, at the USDA/FSIS meeting Reaching

At-Risk Audiences, (2006) Denver, Colorado.

Frantz, G. L., Hegerfeld, J. M., Weinkauf, H. A., &

Bechen, A. M. (2005). Foodservice operator’s

preparedness for bioterrorism. [Poster Session]. 

IFT First Annual Food Protection and Defense Research

Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

Frantz, G. L. Foodservice Operators’ Use of Computer

Based Training (CBT). [Poster Presentation] Annual

Meeting of the International Council of Hotel,

Restaurant, Institutional Educator Association

(I-CHRIE). (2005) Las Vegas, Nevada.

Frantz, G. L., & Hamouz, F. L. Foodservice Employee

Learning Styles. Annual Meeting of the Nebraska

Association of Family & Consumer Sciences. (2004)

Kearney, Nebraska

Frantz, G. L., Hamouz, F. L. The effect of learning

style accommodation on university foodservice

employees’ computer aversion and learning outcomes

using multimedia computer based training. Paper

presented at the 9th Annual Graduate Education and

Graduate Student Research Conference, (2004)

Houston: University of Houston, Conrad Hilton School

of Hospitality Management.

Conviviality (eat, drink & be merry): Going beyond

foodservice as usual. Presentation to Nebraska

Assisted Living Association mid-year meeting, (2002)

Kearney, Nebraska.