Mike Johnston, president of LIH&LA and general manager of the Long Island Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, presented the scholarship check to James Dunne, NYIT assistant professor of culinary arts, and James Turley, NYIT associate professor of hospitality management, who accepted on behalf of the college. The generous donation was raised at LIH&LA�s annual summer golf outing at St. George�s Country Club in Stony Brook.
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Pictured (from left): James Dunne, NYIT assistant professor of culinary arts, James Turley, NYIT
associate professor of hospitality management, and Rebekah White, NYIT culinary arts student,
accept a scholarship donation for $8,500 from Mike Johnston, president of the Long Island
Hotel & Lodging Association and GM of the Long Island Marriott Hotel & Conference Center.

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