Recent Scholarship Awardees
Congratulations
to the 2022 Scholarship Recipients
Abdullah Aljashash
San Diego State University
Paige Axton
California State University, Monterey Bay
Hannah Barnes
San Diego State University
Tristin Brink
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Shirley Chan
University of San Francisco
Kevin Cooper
California State University, Long Beach
Jocelyn DeBacker
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Gloria Perez Drew
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Grace Fisher
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Lex Fuller
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Audrey Gamsby
San Diego State University
Akio Goto
University of San Francisco
Irina Grigorian
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Pengfei Guan
San Jose State University
Rani Hamamoto
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Srisulak Jantaranima
California State University, Long Beach
Julia Jauregui
San Diego State University
Farah Lakhani
San Diego State University
Adrian Laksmono
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Timothy Lam
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Amy Ledergerber
California State University, Chico
Nicole Lee
University of San Francisco
Carmen Liu
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Sophia Lopez
California State University, Long Beach
Emily Mark
San Jose State University
Asziah McAfee
California State University, Long Beach
Carson Meachim
California State University, Monterey Bay
Bianca Medina
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Riley Ohman
California State University, Long Beach
Ivette Orellana
California State University, Long Beach
Jorge (Jano) Paredes
San Diego State University
Jay Patel
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Melissa Perez
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Demi Quevedo
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Miguel Rivera
California State University, East Bay
Brittany Schaffer
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Catherine Schmidt
San Diego State University
Marly Shifflett
San Diego State Univeristy
Lilly Silva
San Jose Sate University
Manuel Solorzano
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Crystal Soto
California State University, Monterey Bay
Patrick Su
California State Polytechnic University, Pomoma
Kollin Tanahashi
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Camila Trejo
San Diego State University
Maddy Trester
Orange Coast College
Daniel Villalovos
California State Polytechnic University, Pomoma
Caio Viviani
San Francisco City College
Lillian Wendel
San Diego State University
Charlotte Wong
California State Polytechnic University, Pamona
Brooke Wright
California State Polytechnic University, Pomoma
Cindy Yu
California State University, Long Beach
Andy Zhuang
Univeristy of San Francisco
Congratulations
to the 2021 Scholarship Recipients
Isabelle Birebent
San Diego State University
Khoa Bao
San Jose State University
Shawn Chait
California State University Long Beach
Shirley Chan
University of San Francisco
Terri Chu
California State University Long Beach
Kevin Cooper
California State University Long Beach
Mikaela Desinger-Loretto
San Jose State University
Timia Drew
San Diego State University
Katelyn Egan
San Diego State University
Nisa Lena Erhart-Üner
University of San Francisco
Irina Grigorian
Cal Poly Pomona
Stephanie Knoble
California State University, Chico
Jyoti Lama
San Jose State University
Timothy Lam
Cal Poly Pomona
Amy Ledergerber
California State University, Chico
Nicole Lee
University of San Francisco
Adrian Lim
Cal Poly Pomona
Brooke Little
San Diego State University
Jason Lum
San Diego State University
Skyler Madrid
Cal Poly Pomona
Noor Masri
California State University Long Beach
Asziah McAfee
California State University Long Beach
Angelica Muhammad
University of San Francisco
Hannah Nelson Jones
California State University, Monterey Bay
Isabelle Newcomb
San Jose State University
Ivan Ostapenko
California State University, Chico
Vaidehi Patel
California State University Long Beach
Gloria Perez
Cal Poly Pomona
Lena Phan
University of San Francisco
Sheila Prostek
West Hills College Lemoore
Charlotte Randle
San Diego State University
Lorenzo Russell
University of San Francisco
Mealad Saadeh
California State University Long Beach
Catherine Schmidt
San Diego State University
Marly Shifflett
San Diego State University
Cole Spooner
San Diego State University
Jessica Stratton
California State University, Chico
Patrick Su
Cal Poly Pomona
Tai Thai
California State University, Sacramento
Hung Tran
Cal Poly Pomona
Amanda Urtuzuastegui
California State University Long Beach
Caio Viviani
City College of San Francisco
Brianna Welton
San Diego State University
Brooke Wright
Cal Poly Pomona
Cindy Yu
California State University Long Beach
Hilda Watson Gifford Memorial Award
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.
2019 Recipients:
Eunice Cincotta, Orange Coast College (not pictured)
Sabrina Luk, Cal Poly Pomona
Recent Recipients of the Award:
- 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