Over the past few years, the Scholarship Committee at UCF\u2019s Rosen College of Hospitality Management has seen a decrease in endowed scholarship funds due to the economic downturn. But recently, thanks to the generosity of its donors, Rosen College was able to award scholarships to nearly twice as many students as it was averaging in the past two years.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring the 2011-2012 academic year, we were fortunate to see a significant increase in scholarship funds due to our generous donors,\u201d said Scholarship Committee Chair Dr. Hyung-il Jung. \u201cIn recent years, we were averaging roughly 30 scholarships a year, but in 2012, we were able to award funds to 53 deserving students.\u201d<\/p>\n
Orlando hotelier Harris Rosen \u2013 the college\u2019s chief benefactor \u2013 was one of the main contributors to this year\u2019s scholarship upsurge, after he personally increased his own endowment fund to the college.<\/p>\n
As a result of the scholarship increase, all 53 recipients were honored at a formal award ceremony and reception, held by the Dean, Dr. Abraham Pizam \u2013 a tradition that was on hiatus since 2009.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were very excited to bring back our scholarship award ceremony,\u201d said Dr. Jung. \u201cThe award ceremony not only recognizes the successes of our current scholarship recipients, but it also helps inspire others to strive for greatness.\u201d<\/p>\n
During the Feb. 2 ceremony, the Dean, Mr. Rosen, Dr. William Fisher, and Dr. Duncan Dickson all addressed and congratulated this year\u2019s recipients in front of an audience of their family members, friends and fellow students.<\/p>\n
The ceremony also honored Mark & Ellen Schaefer with the President\u2019s Medallion Society Award for establishing the college\u2019s newest scholarship \u2013 the David Benjamin Schaefer Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund. The Fund was created in memory of the Schaefers\u2019 late son, David, a student at Rosen College, who tragically passed away in 2010.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe truly appreciate the generosity of all our donors, who help recognize and support the academic success, professionalism and leadership of our students,\u201d said Dr. Jung. \u201cIt is because of them that our college, as a whole, can achieve greatness.\u201d<\/p>\n
To help plan this year\u2019s award ceremony, Dr. Jung enlisted the help of Instructor A\u2019Rion Raymond\u2019s Event Management class, who organized, marketed and coordinated the event and reception.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Over the past few years, the Scholarship Committee at UCF\u2019s Rosen College of Hospitality Management has seen a decrease in endowed scholarship funds due to the economic downturn. But recently, thanks to the generosity of its donors, Rosen College was able to award scholarships to nearly twice as many students as it was averaging in the past two years. \u201cDuring…","protected":false},"author":155,"featured_media":32791,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1410,17958,2095,4068,4163,17618],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-32776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colleges","tag-abraham-pizam","tag-duncan-dickson","tag-harris-rosen","tag-rosen-college-of-hospitality-management","tag-scholarships","tag-william-fisher"],"yoast_head":"\n