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Lance Crocker
Department Chair, Hotel, Motel, Restaurant Program
Southern Maine Technical College

Lance Crocker, department chair and director of the Peter A. McKernan Hospitality Center, has the unique opportunity to instantly apply his students' learning experiences to the real world. As part of his position at Southern Maine Technical College, he is director of a full scale hospitality center where all of his on-campus students do their internships. The students actually operate the McKernan Hospitality Center for the general public under his tutelage.

Crocker came to teaching 20 years ago after completing his first career in the entertainment industry. His experiences as lighting designer for Jimi Hendrix, Janice Joplin, the Moody Blues, and the Rolling Stones, as well as his experiences as theatrical producer for John Travolta, Carol Channing, Della Reese, and Milton Berle, tend to keep his classrooms lively and entertaining.

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E-mail : lancesm@maine.rr.com
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