Best Western International Announces Board Elections.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 2001 Three Best Western International hoteliers have been elected officers and a fourth has been named as a new director of the global hotel chain's board of directors for the 2002 fiscal year commencing Dec. 1. Serving as chairman of the seven-member board is Ken Smotherman, a Texas hotelier who served last year as vice chair. The new vice chairman is Lowell Cruse and serving as secretary/treasurer is Nayan Patel. Elected as director is Nils Kindgren from Arizona. Smotherman, CHA n. 1. Tea; - the Chinese (Mandarin) name, used generally in early works of travel, and now for a kind of rolled tea used in Central Asia. A pot with hot water . . . made with the powder of a certain herb called chaa, which is much esteemed. - Tr. J. , opened his first Best Western hotel in 1976 and during the past 24 years, he has owned three Best Western hotels. He currently co-owns and operates the Best Western Old Main Lodge in Verb 1. lodge in - live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor" occupy, reside move in - occupy a place; "The crowds are moving in" stay at - reside temporarily; "I'm staying at the Hilton" Waco, Texas For the Branch Davidian siege in Waco, Texas, see . For other uses of "Waco", see Waco (disambiguation). Waco (pronounced: /ˈweɪkoʊ/) is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. . He has also served on various Best Western member committees. Smotherman is a graduate of the University of Southwestern Louisiana where he earned a degree in business administration. Cruse, CHA, was elected to Best Western International's board of directors for a three-year term that began Dec. 1, 1999. Cruse owns the Best Western Villa Inn in Lawrenceburg, Tenn. A 21-year Best Western veteran, Cruse has served in leadership roles as a co-chair and member of Best Western member committees. Cruse holds a bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in business administration from the University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas strives to be known as a "nationally competitive, student-centered research university serving Arkansas and the world." The school recently completed its "Campaign for the 21st Century," in which the university raised more than $1 billion for the school, used . Patel, along with his family, owns and operates four Best Western properties in Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C. Part of the Best Western family since 1987, he is active in governing roles for the brand and is an active participant in regional marketing and advertising co-ops. Patel has an undergraduate degree “First degree” redirects here. For the BBC television series, see First Degree. An undergraduate degree (sometimes called a first degree or simply a degree from Duke University as well as a degree in law from Georgetown University Georgetown University, in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C.; Jesuit; coeducational; founded 1789 by John Carroll, chartered 1815, inc. 1844. Its law and medical schools are noteworthy, and its archives are especially rich in letters and manuscripts by and . Best Western hotel member Kindgren replaces Mark T. Brown as director of District One. Kindgren operates the Best Western Sun City Inn and Suites in Sun City, Ariz. and has been a member of Best Western since 1985. He has been an active member of various Best Western marketing, advertising and leadership committees as well as industry organizations such as the national and state chapters of the AH&LA. Other members of the current board include immediate past Chairwoman Cindy Binkele, John Van Duyn and Mike Scholz. Best Western is governed by a seven-member board of directors, elected by Best Western member hoteliers in seven geographic regions in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Each region or district has an average of 300 Best Western properties. Board members must be Best Western member hoteliers and they serve a three-year term as a director and may be re-elected once. Best Western International is the world's largest hotel chain. As of its third fiscal quarter ending Aug. 31, it had 4,065 hotels in 82 countries and territories. It is a membership association of independently owned and operated hotels that provides marketing, reservations and operational support to its members. 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