Projects
  • Release of newest book, March 2006: Managing Sustainable Tourism: A Legacy for the Future, The Haworth Press, Inc.
  • January 2006: David L. Edgell, Sr., PhD, began advising the U.S. Virgin Islands on approaches to organizing, developing, and marketing the "St. Croix - Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve".
  • David L. Edgell, Sr., PhD,  has commenced drafting a new book, Tourism Policy and Planning: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.
  • November 2005: David L. Edgell, Sr., PhD, along with colleagues at East Carolina University, began development to offer a Master's Degree in Tourism Management.
  • September 2005: David L. Edgell, Sr., PhD, completed research and report under the auspices of a North Carolina SeaGrant award, Sustainable Tourism as an Economic Development Tool along the Waterways and Coastline of Eastern North Carolina.
  • August 2005: Led efforts to reach the establishment of the Institute for Tourism at East Carolina University. David L. Edgell, Sr., PhD, is named Director for the Institute for Tourism.
  • David L. Edgell, Sr., PhD, on June 30, 2005, completed the report title: Tourism Industry Examination and Analysis, "Prairie Discovery and Visitors Center, Manhattan Kansas".
  • March 31, 2005:  David L. Edgell, Sr., PhD, completed research and findings were reported in a strategic overview prepared for the State of Kansas.
  • 2004: David L. Edgell, Sr., PhD, began serving as a member of the 11 state Southeast Tourism Society Tourism Policy Council. This Council is designed to provide leadership in the public and private sectors of tourism and to advocate sustainable tourism precepts.
  • David L. Edgell, Sr., PhD, completed the report titled: The Greater Kansas City Area as an International Tourism Destination under a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
  • David L. Edgell, Sr., PhD, is a charter member of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism. The Academy, global in scope, brings together the major academic communities worldwide to discuss important tourism issues; fosters the sharing of research; and provides members with an important exchange of ideas.