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Cameron Mitchell Restaurants Supports Hospitality Management Program
Front row, L-R: Carolyn Delp, Vice President of Marketing; Cameron Mitchell, President; Diane Rimkus, Vice President of Finance; Stacey Connaughton, Vice President of Corporate Affairs. Back row, L-R: David Miller, Executive Vice President; Charles Kline, Vice President of Culinary Development; James Torski, Vice President of Operations; Wayne Schick, Vice President & Executive Corporate Chef; Charles Davis, Vice President of Human Resources.
Columbus restaurant owner Cameron Mitchell received an unexpected tribute this year. Friends on the Cameron Mitchell Restaurants Executive Board, which runs nine local Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, surprised him by committing a gift of $25,000 in his honor to support the Hospitality Management program in the college's Department of Consumer Sciences.
The gift recognizes Mitchell's 15 years in the restaurant business and his support of the hospitality industry by establishing the Cameron Mitchell Scholarship Fund.
"This scholarship gift from the executive team to Cameron Mitchell is a token of our appreciation for his leadership and vision," said David Miller, executive vice president of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants and a member of the college's Hospitality Management Program Advisory Board. "We have all worked together as a team for a number of years, and we knew that this would have great meaning to Cameron, who takes seriously the mentorship of young people in the hospitality industry."
The scholarship will award $5,000 a year over the next five years to students in the Hospitality Management program. Heather Grieshop, a junior in the program, received the first Cameron Mitchell Scholarship in May.
Heather Grieshop
A native of Fort Recovery, a small town in West Central Ohio, Grieshop said, "I was thrilled to receive the Cameron Mitchell Scholarship, not only because it assists me greatly in meeting my educational goals, but also because it comes from such a smart business with a fun work environment. Cameron Mitchell Restaurants really knows what it takes to go above and beyond at meeting guests' expectations and creating a memorable dining experience. The internship with them, provided along with the scholarship, will be a wonderful learning opportunity!"
Cheryl Achterberg, the new dean of the college, said, "We have high hopes of building the Hospitality Management program in our college. This gift signals a vote of confidence for our future. We're very grateful to Cameron Mitchell Restaurants."
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