Background
Cummings, Leslie Edwards was born on February 17, 1951 in Modesto, California, United States. Daughter of George Robert and Mary Lou (Bomberger) Edwards.
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Leslie Edwards Cummings
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Home Economics, Arizona State University, 1974; Master of Science in Agriculture, Arizona State University, 1977; D in Public Administration, Arizona State University, 1990.
Career
Intern, General Mills, Inc., Golden Valley, Minnesota, summer 1968;
diet technician, Mesa (Arizona) Lutheran Hospital, 1972-1973;
salesperson, Romney Products, Inc., 1974;
pharmaceutical insurance auditor, Pharmaceutical Card Sys., Inc., 1974-1976;
member chain headquarters staff, Fry's Supermarkets, Inc., 1977;
adjunct instructor foodservice, Auburn (Alabama) U., 1978-1979;
from assistant manager to manager Campus Center Foodsvcs., Auburn (Alabama) U., 1979-1980;
customer support analyst, WANG laboratories, Inc., 1981-1983;
assistant professor, U. Nevada, College Hotel Administration, Las Vegas, 1983-1987;
associate professor, U. Nevada, College Hotel Administration, Las Vegas, 1987-1993;
professor, U. Nevada, College Hotel Administration, Las Vegas, since 1993. Presenter Hotel-Motel Expo, 1985, Southern Nevada Dietetics Association and Southern Nevada Home Economics Association, Las Vegas, 1986, Institute Food Technologists, Las Vegas, 1987, Universidad Madre y Maestra System, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1987, International Association Hospitality Accts., Las Vegas, 1986, Foodsvc. and the Environment, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1990, State of Arizona Dietetics Association, Scottsdale, 1991, Association for the Study of Food and Society, Tucson, 1991, ASPA, Las Vegas, 1991, Foodsvcs. Sys. Beyond 2000 Conference, Israel, 1992, Gaming Educator's Conference, Las Vegas, Hospitality Information Technology Association, New Orleans, 1995, Environments for Tourism Conference, Las Vegas, 1996, International Hospitality Technology Conference, Nashville, 1996.
Panelist, speaker in field of applied technical and gaming trends.
Achievements
Membership
Volunteer Women's Resource Network Career Event, Annual Nevada Governor's Conference for Women. Member ASPA, American Dietetic Association (treasurer environmental nutrition dietetic practice group 1992-1995, registered dietitian), Institute Internal Auditors (certified), Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Alpha Alpha.
Interests
Connections
Married William Theodore Cummings Junior, March 12, 1977.
