Your Dollars at Work

I am so grateful for the Hospitality Foundation Scholarship because this generous offer will aid in the cost of schooling and allow me to focus on gaining experience and becoming more involved on campus. I am happy to announce I am now on the Meetings and Events Student Association board for the 2018-2019 school year. Thank you to the Hospitality Foundation for allowing this to be possible!

– Allison Anderson, San Diego State University (2018 recipient)

I was inspired to pursue a career in the hospitality industry because I’m a big people person and I love its unpredictability and I would be honored to receive a scholarship from the Hospitality Foundation.

– Samantha Perez, San Francisco State University (2018 recipient)

Receiving the Hospitality Foundation scholarship gives me the opportunity to relieve my financial stresses thus enabling me to focus on exploring my interest, human resources, and pursuing my studies at University of San Francisco. In addition, it is amazing to be able to receive recognition and support from various hotel industry leaders who act as a vessel towards my passion. I really appreciate the support from the foundation and I will continue to work hard to achieve my goals in return to the generosity of this scholarship.

– Angela Mak, University of San Francisco (2018 recipient)

I am eager to continue to learn more about the hospitality industry. The next steps of my journey will be to get into a management position to expand and build leadership skills in order to be able to run my own restaurant. I am thankful for this opportunity I was given by Hospitality Foundation to receive a scholarship in an industry I am so passionate about.

– Kristen Oakley, Cal Poly Pomona (2018 recipient)

Monica Bolanos
Hilda Watson Gifford Awardee
Berlin, Germany, 2016