SHL Awards More than $40,000 in Scholarships

The School of Hospitality Leadership (SHL) announced that it has awarded $45,000 in scholarships to twenty-nine students in the SHL program for the 2018-2019 academic year.

Scholarships were made possible by Aramark, Bodenhamer USA, Taylor Spirit of Hospitality, Bengel Family Hospitality, Donnie & Linda Vann Lassiter, J.R. & Elgie Wordsworth, Irwin C. Roberts, and the American Hotel & Lodging Education Foundation (AHLEF) Scholarship and a new award from La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs.

Recipients include:

• Alexandra Conners: La Chaine des Rottisers
• Alison Rohr: AHLEF Scholarship
• Andria McLawhorn: Donnie & Linda Vann Lassiter Scholarship
• Angela Hollowell: Donnie & Linda Vann Lassiter Scholarship
• Ariel Malone: ARAMARK Scholarship
• Audrey Williams: AHLEF Scholarship
• Autumn Hubbard: J.R. & Elgie Wordsworth Scholarship
• Britnee Bogue: ARAMARK Scholarship
• DeAnna Barbour: J.R. & Elgie Wordsworth Scholarship
• Elizabeth Dunlow: Donnie & Linda Vann Lassiter Scholarship
• Elizabeth Rowe: AHLEF Scholarship
• Emily Gillis: ARAMARK Scholarship
• Emily Patton: Donnie & Linda Vann Lassiter Scholarship
• Hayley Morrissey: J.R. & Elgie Wordsworth Scholarship
• Janna Sager: Donnie & Linda Vann Lassiter Scholarship
• Joshua Davidian: Donnie & Linda Vann Lassiter Scholarship
• Katie Thompson: Bodenhamer USA Scholarship
• Kenzie Endreson: Donnie & Linda Vann Lassiter Scholarship
• Madeline Mondloch: La Chaine des Rottiseurs
• Madelyn Evans: Irwin Roberts Scholarship
• Madison Mize: AHLEF and J.R. & Elgie Wordsworth Scholarship
• Maya Jindrak: Donnie & Linda Vann Lassiter Scholarship
• Megan Smicklas: Donnie & Linda Vann Lassiter Scholarship
• Milton Johnson: Donnie & Linda Vann Lassiter Scholarship
• Nicholas Fair: Donnie & Linda Vann Lassiter Scholarship
• Smaria Carter: J.R. & Elgie Wordsworth Scholarship
• Sydney Parker: Taylor Spirit of Hospitality Scholarship
• Taylor Cinotti: J.R. & Elgie Wordsworth Scholarship
• Toketa Greenfield: Donnie & Linda Vann Lassiter Scholarship

Lassiter says he and his wife give because “it is important to provide scholarships to students because we all have been blessed financially with more than we need. It is our duty to return some of those resources to others to help them realize their dreams and to contribute back to the industry that helped provide for our families.”

Melissa Riggle, marketing manager for Aramark Higher Education, said of Aramark’s scholarship, “ECU has had a long-standing tradition for developing and producing leaders in the hospitality industry. We at Aramark pride ourselves on being able to invest in future leaders through supporting the ECU hospitality programs and providing scholarship opportunities to students. Our continued goal is to assist the university with cultivating the best and brightest and ensuring student success.”

Added Michelle Poinelli, Sr. VP American Hotel and Lodging Foundation Programs, “With $1.3 million available for scholarships, AHLEF has partnered with top hospitality schools like ECU to empower the lodging workforce and build the next generation of hoteliers.”

“Every year, I’m humbled how the School’s supporters give back to it and the students,” said Robert O’Halloran, director of SHL. “All of us at the School of Hospitality Leadership thank these amazing individuals and institutions for their confidence in our program.”

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