A student each from the Professional Chef's Program and Professional Pastry Program received the Winter 2007 Kit Scholarship. Awarded by the Alumni Board of Directors, the scholarship covers the cost of a student's equipment kit, which contains knives, uniform, apron, measuring spoons/cups, pastry bag/tips, thermometers, and other culinary essentials.

Winners of the Winter 2007 Kit Scholarship are Michele Mulligan and Sarah Sullivan.

Michele Mulligan, a student in the Professional Chef's Program, decided to follow her passion for cooking after an eight-year-long career in the financial and legal industries. Combining the skills she learned while working with mutual funds, Michele brings a level of dedication, focus, and ambition to the classroom. "Most happy in the kitchen," Michele hosts dinner parties for friends and colleagues on a regular basis and attends wine and food pairings to expand her personal knowledge on pairings. By attending CSCA, Michele says that she is one step closer to her dream of pursuing a career of culinary excellence.

Former Staff Sergeant in the US Air Force, Sarah Sullivan is a student in the Professional Pastry Program. Sullivan spent four years in the Air Force and was stationed in Baghdad for five months. While stationed in Iraq, Sarah volunteered to be the troop birthday coordinator, creating a taste of home for her fellow airmen. For her dedication to her troop, she was honored by receiving a Thanksgiving phone call from US President George W. Bush in 2005. As a student in the Professional Pastry Program, Sarah hopes to receive the training needed to pursue her lifelong dream of owning a bakery specializing in wedding and specialty cakes.

To help offset the expenses of a culinary education, the CSCA Alumni Association established the Kit Campaign Scholarship fund in 2005. The Board of Directors contacted graduates of the School with the mission to raise funds to award small scholarships to cover the cost of the equipment kits, a necessary component to the culinary education. Since the inception of the campaign, eight students have received the scholarship.

To be considered for the Kit Scholarship, the Admission’s Review Committee recommends incoming students who meet the scholarship criteria to the Alumni Board’s Scholarship Committee. The Committee in turn chooses the recipients after reviewing the applicant’s personal statement and letters of reference. The Kit Campaign Scholarship deadline for May 2007 admissions is May 1, 2007.

Contributions to the Alumni Association for the Kit Campaign Scholarship are accepted throughout the year. To donate to the Kit Campaign, please contact Christine Savastano Manzi at alumni@cambridgeculinary.com.

Michele Mulligan

Sarah Sullivan