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Awards 63 Students with $102,700 in Scholarships |
| San Francisco, CA, May 24, 2002 -- Robert Wilhelm,
President of the Hotel & Restaurant Foundation, announced that 63 students
would receive $102,700 in scholarships this year. The students from colleges
and universities throughout California were introduced to donors and industry
members at the Foundation�s 54th Annual Awards Luncheon on May 24th at
the San Francisco Marriott. Gianni Fassio, proprietor of Palio d� Asti
in San Francisco and current chair of the San Francisco Visitors &
Convention Bureau gave the keynote address at the luncheon.
The Hilda Watson Gifford Scholarship, named in honor of the founder of the City College of San Francisco Hotel & Restaurant program and the Foundation, is given each year to the outstanding applicant. This year the scholarship was given to Matthias Kowalsky, a straight-A hospitality finance major at the University of San Francisco from Germany. Wilhelm announced the formation of a new scholarship fund targeted at $100,000 to honor Milton McDowell, the Foundation Administrator who is retiring at the end of this year. He said that �a leadership gift from Mary Lou Gifford and other pledges received already has the fund at $50,000.� Hospitality and tourism consultant and former Pannell Kerr Forster partner, John Love, will assume the role of Foundation Administrator in July 2002. Hotel and restaurant students from City College of San Francisco, San Francisco State University, University of San Francisco, Cabrillo College, Santa Barbara City College and Cal Poly at Pomona received scholarships of between $800 and $4,000. The Hotel & Restaurant Foundation was founded in 1948 to provide financial support through scholarship grants to qualified students enrolled in training programs for hospitality industry careers. It also provides financial support to the Alice Statler Library, a library devoted exclusively to the hotel, restaurant and food service industries, located at City College of San Francisco. Scholarship Facts: Students Awarded Scholarships: 63
FACT SHEET Hotel & Restaurant Foundation
Board of Trustees: Robert Wilhelm, President The Nob Hill
Scholarship Committee
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John C. Love Hotel & Restaurant Foundation 925 253 1669 email [email protected] |
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