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Alumni Association Awards Scholarships from "Kit Campaign"
Where would a chef be without his or her knives, measuring
cups, thermometer, silpats, spatulas, specialty cutters, and pastry bags?
Exactly! These and more items are part of what the School calls equipment
'kits.'
 Over the past five years, these kits have evolved to best
serve the culinary student in a training kitchen and beyond. The
professional-grade items are treasured for years, as graduates excel into the
industry.
Such additions do not come cheap. When incoming students plan
costs for their culinary education, kits are certainly considered. The cost of a
student kit for the January 2006 enrollment will be $895.00.
It is for this, and other reasons, The CSCA Alumni Board of
Directors launched their first Kit Campaign this past summer. Solicitations were
returned with donations from the alumni community. Nearly 5% of the active
alumni community responded to the campaign with contributions.
Kelly Antosh
The School's Admissions Review Committee recommends incoming
students who meet the scholarship criteria to the Board's Scholarship Committee.
The Committee in turn chooses the deserving recipients after reviewing personal
statements and letters of recommendation. Three students were granted kits this
fall. The Committee plans to elect two more this winter, and one for the summer
Certificate Program.
 The three recipients include Kelly Antosh, a 22-year-old
student in the Professional Chef's Program. She looks forward to developing her
own culinary style and sharing it with the world. William Gibelli is another
recipient. He is an independent young man who has been in the food industry for
a short time as a cook. He hopes to work in catering, or in a an upscale
restaurant, following his graduation from the Culinary Certificate Program. The
third recipient is a student under Master Pastry Chef Delphin Gomes in the new
Professional Pastry Program. Kimberly Poulson hopes to learn pastry arts
and incorporate more dairy-free options for the
food-challenged community.
Kimberly Poulson
An annual solicitation will be generated every spring.
Donations are accepted throughout the year.
To donate to the Kit Campaign or for additional information,
please contact Christine Savastano
alumni@cambridgeculinary.com.
William Gibelli
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