HSMAI FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The HSMAI Foundation, which has been providing scholarships to students pursuing a career in hospitality sales and marketing since 1983, awards merit scholarships to full-time students in the Baccalaureate/Graduate Degree Candidate category, and merit scholarships to part-time students pursuing Associate, Baccalaureate or Graduate Degrees. Graduate students are also considered for the new HSMAI Foundation Mike Dimond Scholarship, which has been established to carry on the legacy of this hospitality sales and marketing giant who passed away in 2008.
The 2012 HSMAI Foundation Scholarship Program is now open. Click below to access the application
2012 HSMAI Foundation Scholarship Application
If you have questions, please email info@hsmai.org.
HSMAI FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES RECIPIENTS OF 2011 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The 2011 recipients of the merit scholarships, sponsored by American Express, are Carly Beckner, Jamie Choi, Sara Garvey, Katie Tolman and Jacob Youngblood.
Carley Beckner discovered her interest in hospitality through the culinary arts. In high school, she worked in a local restaurant in her hometown, Richmond, Va. Under Chef Andy Howell, she helped to open and develop Cafe Rustica. While attending the University of Delaware, her interest in hospitality grew as she worked in country clubs, hotels, catering, and property management. With completion of the Google Marketing Challenge, she hopes to work in hospitality marketing, specializing in online marketing and revenue management for companies in the hospitality industry.
Jaimie Choi, attending New York University, will graduate in December with a bachelor's degree in Hospitality & Tourism Management. Choi has interned in sales and marketing and worked as a front desk agent at Hotel Indigo-NYC Chelsea. She has also interned in accounting at The Westin New York at Times Square, and in revenue management at Hersha Hospitality Management and Conrad New York. She is the co-chair for the NYU Collegiate Chapter of HSMAI.
Sara Garvey will be graduating from Temple University in May 2012 with a bachelor's of science degree in tourism and hospitality management and a minor in Spanish. Garvey has interned with the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau in the Convention Services Department, as well as the Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce in Connecticut. She has held a number of student leadership positions in organizations within the school of tourism and hospitality management at Temple University, including serving as president of the Temple University Collegiate Chapter of HSMAI.
Katie Tolman is majoring in marketing and hospitality management at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla. Tolman has interned for the Blackburn for Congress campaign, and as a digital marketing intern at Cendyn. She is a member of many organizations at FAU including the Hospitality Management Society, the University Scholars program and Alpha Xi Delta sorority.
Jacob Youngblood, Jacob A. Youngblood is completing a double major in hospitality management and business administration from the University of Wisconsin - Stout. He is co-president of the collegiate chapter of HSMAI and has maintained full-time employment in hospitality throughout his university career. Upon graduation, Jacob aspires to a career in hotel marketing and would like to work internationally.
