Michigan State University - Appointments - Brief Article

Parks & Recreation, June, 2002

Michigan State University, an accredited university, welcomes three new NRPA members to its College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. In August 2001, Dr. Christine Vogt joined the faculty of the Department of Travel, Tourism and Recreation Resource Center. Prior to her appointment she had been working on a series of projects at both MSU and the University of Michigan, including a two-year Michigan Department of Transportation trail study, a study of potential visitors to the U.S.

Forest Service's new site at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie near Joliet, Ill., and several studies for the U.S. Forest Service. As a faculty member at MSU, Vogt will be teaching undergraduate and graduate tourism courses. She hopes to involve more students in Michigan tourism research. Vogt, her husband, and two elementary-aged sons enjoy the Michigan outdoors, particularly near their home in Brighton.