🎉🎉🎉 The American Experience Foundation (AEF) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2024 AEF Scholarship Awards. 🎉🎉🎉
The Scholarship Fund had an unprecedented number of applicants this year. So many, the list of winners has hit the character limit on Linkedin! Read the full list of scholarship recipients here: https://lnkd.in/emk36-XQ
Congratulations to these incredible scholars:
AEF Scholarships
☆ Abide Kao*, Columbia Heights Educational Campus, 2024
☆ Belinda Alcoser-Gonzalez, Jackson-Reed High School, 2024
☆ John Thompson, Ballou High School, 2024
☆ Kaleb Bland Coolidge High School, 2024
☆ Khalil Malloy Columbia Heights Educational Campus, 2024
☆ Melany Mendez-Casas Coolidge High School, 2024
☆ Trevon Bernado, River Terrace Education Campus, 2024
AEF Alumni Scholarships
☆ Jean-Pierre Roberts*, Eastern Connecticut State University, 2026; Jackson-Reed, 2022
☆ Mattison McDonald*, Washington & Jefferson College, 2027; Coolidge, 2023
To honor the memory of hospitality industry colleagues and students in Washington, DC, AEF awards the:
David Iselin Memorial Scholarship for Community Service
☆ Adame Temesgen*, Arizona State University (Master's), 2026, University of Rochester (Bachelor's), 2024
Ray Bennett Memorial Scholarship for Leadership
☆ DeAnna Mozee, Roosevelt High School, 2024
Akira Wilson Memorial Scholarship for Entrepreneurship
☆ Evelyn Consolla, Jackson-Reed High School, 2024
Joe Shymanski Memorial Scholarship for Photography & Media
☆ Ty Monroe, Coolidge High School, 2024
*Has been awarded an AEF Scholarship in previous years
Join us on May 29th as we celebrate and honor all of these future leaders. RSVP at: https://cvent.me/r4zvAA
AEF invests in Washington, DC high school students through educational opportunities to cultivate the next generation of hospitality industry professionals.
The AEF Scholarship Fund:
☆ Supports students in Washington, DC’s Academies of Hospitality & Tourism, Culinary Arts and Mass Media, as well as Academy alumni currently pursuing higher education
☆ Awards $2,500 scholarships and honorariums of various amounts to deserving students and alumni who have demonstrated success, leadership and service at school, at work and in their communities.
☆ Has provided over 90 scholarships since 2015, totaling over $175,000 in awards.
You can invest in the next generation of hospitality and tourism leaders by donating here: https://lnkd.in/gaD-YNar
We were thrilled to host such an incredible event! Very excited about the future of hospitality with these rising superstars!