“The LRAEF Scholarship Fund is designed to seed future
leaders in the restaurant business in Louisiana,” said Stan Harris,
President/CEO, LRA. “This is the second year we will award $40,000 to deserving
students and we are looking for new and exciting ways to grow the Scholarship
Fund.”
On Saturday night in New Orleans, the LRAEF will host its
inaugural Five Stars Futures gala—a star-studded affair which also recognizes
today’s restaurant industry leaders for their philanthropy to the industry and
other important humanitarian causes. Fourteen individuals will receive scholarhips to continue their culinary or hospitality educations at the inaugural Five Star Futures gala, Saturday, August 11 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside. |
The scholarship recipients will be recognized during the
evening and many of the students will have family members present.
“Having the scholarship recipients recognized in front of a
room full of Louisiana’s most notable restaurateurs, service providers and
hoteliers is certainly to their advantage,” said Alice Glenn, Executive
Director, LRAEF. “Any of our member restaurants and associates would be doing
themselves a favor to keep an eye on the progress of these students.”
The LRAEF and National Restaurant Association Education Foundation (NRAEF) ProStart Scholarship is a co-branded scholarship given to
students who have, or will receive the ProStart Certificate of Achievement.
This year’s recipients are: Sabrina Bodenheimer, Victoria Cart, Caitlin Hall,
Melissa McGuire, Kaila Mogg-Stone, Thien Nguyen and Andre Rochon. Among the
schools this scholarship class chose? The John Folse Culinary Institute at
Nicholls State University; Louisiana Culinary Institute and the Art Institute of Houston will be the schools training this group for careers.
The General Hospitality Scholarship is a scholarship given
to students who are currently enrolled in or have been accepted in a
hospitality or culinary degree seeking program. This year’s recipients are:
Rheham Algattan, Stephon Cook, Gregory Estevan, Scott Kohls, Christina
Manriquez, Kayleigh Mehrtens and Hillary Scott—continuing their educations at
John Folse Institute and Louisiana Culinary Institute. Special gala guest, NRA Chairwoman Roz Mallet |
Special thanks to our Gala Sponsors: Reinhart Food Service, Acme Oyster House, Hilton New Orleans Riverside, Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group, Mr. Mudbug's and Crescent Crown Distributing.
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