Past Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to the 2023 Scholarship Recipients

Rose Bradford

Rose Bradford
San Diego State University

Christy Brown

Christy Brown
Cal Poly Pomona

Jana Brown

Jana Brown
CSU Long Beach

Maria Buoscio

Maria Buoscio
San Diego State University

Nezly Chavez

Nezly Chavez
CSU Monterey Bay

Brad Cho

Brad Cho
University of San Francisco

Jaime Cruz

Jaime Cruz
CSU Long Beach

Emma Curtis

Emma Curtis
San Diego State University

Skylar Dryden

Skylar Dryden
San Diego State University

Grace Fisher

Grace Fisher
Cal Poly Pomona

Lex Fuller

Lex Fuller
Cal Poly Pomona

Audrey Gamsby

Audrey Gamsby
San Diego State University

Jordan Garcia-Nazarit

Jordan Garcia-Nazarit
Cal Poly Pomona

Fiona Gmeiner

Fiona Gmeiner
San Diego State University

Pengfei Guan

Pengfei Guan
San Jose State University

Rani Hamamoto

Rani Hamamoto
Cal Poly Pomona

Josie Hammar

Josie Hammar
San Jose State University

Joseph Jaime

Joseph Jaime
CSU Long Beach

Julia Jauregui
Cal Poly Pomona

Simranjit Kaur-Lnu

Simranjit Kaur Lnu
San Francisco State University

Lori Kelechian

Lori Kelechian
Cal Poly Pomona

Ruth Kent

Ruth Kent
Cal Poly Pomona

Mariam Khabazashvili

Masho Khabazashvili
San Francisco State University

Farah Lakhani

Farah Lakhani
San Diego State University

Nicholas Lau

Nicholas Lau
Cal Poly Pomona

Julian Lopez

Julian Lopez
CSU Monterey Bay

Anne Lutton

Anne Lutton
Cal Poly Pomona

Asziah McAfee

Asziah McAfee
CSU Long Beach

Carson-Meachim

Carson Meachim
CSU Monterey Bay

Marina Melgar

Marina Melgar
CSU Monterey Bay

Odin Metzger

Odin Metzger
Cal Poly Pomona

Brandon Oceguera

Brandon Oceguera
Cal Poly Pomona

Ivette Olivas

Ivette Olivas
CSU Monterey Bay

Eric Pardo

Ivette Olivas
CSU Monterey Bay

Aaliyah Perillo

Aaliyah Perillo
CSU East Bay

Nicole Quessenberry

Nicole Quessenberry
San Diego State University

Casey Salamone

Casey Salamone
San Diego State University

Jhanalei Sales

Jhanalei Sales
University of San Francisco

DyEsha Sanders

DyEsha Sanders
Monterey Peninsula College

Manuel Sifuentes

Manuel Sifuentes
CSU Long Beach

Brodie Snyder

Brodie Snyder
San Diego State University

Sydney Tatevossian

Sydney Tatevossian
San Diego State University

Camila Trejo

Camila Trejo
San Diego State University

Maddy Trester

Maddy Trester
Cal Poly Pomona

Kaitlin Varner

Kaitlin Varner
CSU Sacramento

Sydney Tatevossian

Cierra Verdone
CSU Monterey Bay

Daniel Villalovos

Daniel Villalovos
Cal Poly Pomona

Trevor Virgle

Trevor Virgle
CSU Long Beach

Lillian Wendel

Lillian Wendel
San Diego State University

Alexis Zbinden

Alexis Zbinden
San Diego State University

Hilda Gifford Watson
Memorial Scholarship

Each year the Foundation recognizes the outstanding scholarship applicant with an award in honor of Hilda Watson Gifford.

Hilda was the first female graduate of the Cornell Hotel School and first director of the Hotel & Restaurant Department at City College of San Francisco. She was a lifelong advocate and crusader for culinary arts and hospitality management education.

2023 RECIPIENT

Fiona Gmeiner, Cal Poly Pomona

Past Recipients of the Award:

  • 2023 Fiona Gmeiner, Cal Poly
  • 2022 Rani Hamamoto, Cal Poly
  • 2021 Patrick Su, Cal Poly
  • 2018 Mohamed Muheisen, SFSU
  • 2017 Sarinna Flores, CCSF
  • 2016 Monica Bolanos, SDSU
  • 2015 Fion Hu, SFSU
  • 2014 Stephanie Marinese, CCSF
  • 2013 Mario Jaramillo, Cal Poly
  • 2012 Michelle Dewez, SDSU
  • 2011 Alyssa Andrade, USF
  • 2010 Rebecca Kinney, CCSF
  • 2009 Sean Van Straatum, Cal Poly
  • 2008 Erin Masho, Cal Poly
  • 2007 Jessica Johnson, USF and Ryan Shepherd, CCSF
  • 2006 Amy Peterson, USF
  • 2005 Ida Eng, CCSF
  • 2004 Teri Dien, CCSF
  • 2003 Margaret Lyeth, USF
  • 2002 Ma’hias Kowalski, USF
  • 2001 Timothy Andre, SFSU