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Food Dreams

Food Dreams

Food Dreams Scholarship Through Food Dreams, select students will be mentored by the Jean-Georges team, have the chance to extern at one of Chef Vongerichten’s properties, and receive needed scholarships. “By investing in culinary students and the community around...

Heather Ho '93 Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Heather Ho '93 Memorial Endowed Scholarship

“Chef was ‘nothing shortof extraordinary” Chef Heather Ho was working as executive pastry chef at the renowned Windows on the World restaurant on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center’s north tower when it was struck by American Airlines Flight 11. Chef Ho, 32,...

IFMA - International Foodservice Manufacturers Association

IFMA - International Foodservice Manufacturers Association

About IFMA Established in 1952, the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA) provides leaders in the $600 billion foodservice industry with connections, insights and best practices needed to drive increased market share and operational...

Jay Magazine Memorial Scholarship

Jay Magazine Memorial Scholarship

Jay Magazine was a professional chef, entrepreneur, and food industry executive who lost his life on 9-11 while managing a corporate breakfast event at Windows on the World restaurant in the North Tower. A graduate of The Culinary Institute of America, Jay’s...

Jayson Grossberg '97

Jayson Grossberg '97

‘MEMORABLE’- worth remembering or easily remembered, especially because of being special or unusual. To all that knew Jayson Grossberg, his memorability quotient was off the charts. The epitome of generosity, with his time, his heart, his friendship, and his...

Jesse Ebbert

Jesse Ebbert

Jesse Earl Ebbert was born on November 22nd, 1987 and was raised in the town of Bel Air Maryland. He was a talented soccer player and loved to go long boarding, play frisbee and disk golf with friends. He had a great appreciation of nature and loved family vacation...

Joe Gurrera  - Citarella

Joe Gurrera - Citarella

Everything begins with Joe. To understand his passion for freshness, do what he’s done for decades: walk into the fish market at midnight to choose the finest. The New Fulton Fish Market in the Bronx is second in size only to Tokyo’s Tsukiji market, with wholesale...

John Farquharson Memorial Scholarship

John Farquharson Memorial Scholarship

John Farquharson Memorial Scholarship Please join me, Jim Doherty, CIA Trustee Emeritus, in honoring John’s memory and his commitment to the CIA by supporting The John Farquharson Memorial Scholarship at The Culinary Institute of America. On January 13, 2017, The...

Jones Dairy Farm

Jones Dairy Farm

In 2005, Philip H. Jones, President of Jones Dairy Farm established the Jones Dairy Farm Endowed Scholarship, which makes substantial tuition assistance available to students seeking their Bachelor of Professional Studies degree in culinary arts management at the New...

Kitchen Aspirations - The Quaglia Institute for School Voice and Aspirations

Kitchen Aspirations - The Quaglia Institute for School Voice and Aspirations

This scholarship was created by Dr. Russel Quaglie from The Quaglia Institute for School Voice and Aspirations and ASCD. It will continue to be funded through the proceeds of the Kitchen Inspirations Cookbook. This book features recipes from numerous world renowned...

Korin, Inc,

Korin, Inc,

Nestled in the heart of lower Manhattan, Korin Inc. offers the finest Japanese knives, kitchen products and tableware to suit every culinary tradition. We are proud to cater to the rich cultural diversity that is New York City, a beautiful microcosm of the world that...

LCS Companies

LCS Companies

The Source for Customer Service Solutions When LCS was established in 2001, Joe Lepore’s objective was to make his company the leading authority in the service industry in the Hudson Valley. Starting out with one broom, a van and a handful of employees providing...

Lee Kum Kee

Lee Kum Kee

Lee Kum Kee was established in 1888 by its founder Lee Kum Sheung, the inventor of oyster sauce. With a history of over 130 years, Lee Kum Kee offers over 200 choices of sauces and condiments to over 100 countries and regions and has become a household name of Asian...

Les Dames d'Escoffier DC

Les Dames d'Escoffier DC

Mission Mission Statement Les Dames d’Escoffier DC is a non-profit 501 © (3) invitational organization of women leaders in the food, beverage, hospitality, and related industries who use their talents and influence for community outreach and through grants,...

Louis Osteen Legacy Scholarship

Louis Osteen Legacy Scholarship

• LOUIS OSTEEN LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP • In partnership with The Culinary Institute of America, Highlands Food & Wine is proud to announce the establishment of the Louis Osteen Legacy Scholarship. This is a new scholarship at CIA specifically designed for students from...

Malika Ahmed Memorial Scholarship

Malika Ahmed Memorial Scholarship

Malika Ahmed was born in Nairobi, Kenya on February 11th, 1951. In addition to being a loving wife, mother, daughter, and sister, she was a wonderful host who served as a nucleus for her extended family. Her passion was to entertain family and friends with her...

Michael Wallace '90

Michael Wallace '90

Michael Henry Wallace ‘90 A servant leader. A man of great faith, principle, conviction and integrity. A mentor to many. A creative spirit and amazing artist. A talented culinarian. A goal-setter and achiever. A loving husband and devoted father. These are words that...

Molson Coors Beverage Company

Molson Coors Beverage Company

For more than two centuries Molson Coors has been brewing beverages that unite people for all of life’s moments. From Coors Light, Miller Lite, Molson Canadian, Carling and Staropramen to Coors Banquet, Blue Moon Belgian White, Saint Archer Gold, Leinenkugel’s Summer...

Nielsen-Massey Foundation

Nielsen-Massey Foundation

Nielsen-Massey Vanillas has been crafting the world’s finest vanillas and flavors since 1907. Founded by Richard Massey, who later partnered with Chatfield Nielsen, Sr, the company is still a family-owned operation run by the third generation of Nielsens: Craig...

Niman Ranch

Niman Ranch

*Niman Ranch *and its network of U.S. family farmers and ranchers raise livestock humanely and sustainably to deliver the finest tasting meat in the world. We offer a complete line of Certified Humane® fresh beef, pork, lamb and a variety of smoked and uncured...

Niños de Maíz  - Gabe Erales

Niños de Maíz - Gabe Erales

Gabe Erales has always been a firm believer in empowerment through education, as this was one of the many values instilled in him during his upbringing. While he has spent the majority of his life working in restaurants, he also obtained both a bachelors and master’s...

On The Marc Catering

On The Marc Catering

The ONTHEMARC Young Caterer’s Scholarship has been established to expose rising chefs to the exciting, often underrepresented world of high-end, off-premise catering. As a proud alum of the Hyde Park campus, Marc Weber (CIA ’05) is thrilled to provide support to...

Paul Mattison ’87

Paul Mattison ’87

Paul Mattison ’87, executive chef and proprietor of Mattison’s Restaurants and Catering, grew up in New York, cooking and gardening side by side with his Italian grandmother, Esther. He began his culinary career at age 15 in a local Greek restaurant and was...

PepsiCo Stronger Together Scholarship

PepsiCo Stronger Together Scholarship

At PepsiCo, we recognize that supporting diversity and engagement is not only the right thing to do, it is the right thing to do for our business. This commitment is woven into our values and our guiding philosophy of Winning with Purpose vision, which recognizes...

Raghv Sharma Memorial Scholarship

Raghv Sharma Memorial Scholarship

“Do whatever you feel like” – Nothing was ordinary about his life, just like him! Raghv was an adventurous one; he lived life on his own terms with a minimalist, entrepreneurial mindset – always striving to do more with less. He was wildly creative, a car enthusiast,...

Raimundo Gaby '97

Raimundo Gaby '97

Raimundo Gaby is an Associate Professor in the Business Management Department at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in Hyde Park, NY. Gaby currently teaches Menu Development and Professionalism and Life Skills. His previous assignment was teaching in the...

Rains-Shapiro "Follow Your Dreams" Endowed Scholarship

Rains-Shapiro "Follow Your Dreams" Endowed Scholarship

The “Follow Your Dream, a Culinary Scholarship in Memory of Adam Rains and Jacob Shapiro” is available because of the too short-lived lives of two remarkable young men. In preparing to apply for this scholarship their families thought it important that you have some...

Richard Capizzi '00 Memorial Scholarship

Richard Capizzi '00 Memorial Scholarship

Pastry Chef Richard Capizzi ’00 crafted refined renditions of Italy’s classics: light, lush, and beautifully constructed. He was known for a highly attuned attention to detail and fine artistry. Richard worked in what might be called the golden age of pastry, when no...

Robert J. Gildersleeve '90

Robert J. Gildersleeve '90

On May 14, 2015, Bob Gildersleeve tragically lost his life in a train derailment north of Philadelphia. He was only 45 years old. Bob was a devoted husband and father, a champion of the CIA, and a respected leader within the Ecolab organization. He served as a true...

San Antonio Livestock Exposition, Inc.

San Antonio Livestock Exposition, Inc.

The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, also known as the San Antonio Livestock Exposition, Inc. (S.A.L.E.), is a 501© (3) not-for-profit organization, whose mission as “A volunteer organization that emphasizes agriculture and education to develop the youth of...