2024 Scholarship Winners
The Colorado chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier granted $4,500 in scholarships this year.
We are pleased to introduce you to our winners:
$2500 Recipient: Hayley Jones
- Currently enrolled in the Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics program at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Non-traditional student, Tentative Graduation Date: May 2025
- Currently a Registered Dietician Nutritionist (RDN)
- Ambitious, involved in her community with food
- Future goals: develop a business around healing with food and support
$1000 Recipient: Neyalla Gallagher
- Currently enrolled in University of Denver
- Focused on bringing together Community through Hospitality and giving people the opportunities that they may not have always had
- Applied last year and was as strong candidate, but did not make the final 3
- Future goals to have a business in culinary/hospitality where people can have second changes, learn, bring together community
$1000 Recipient: Aubrey Brashear
- Going into her Senior year at University of Denver, seeking her Bachelor’s degrees in Hospitality Management. Also doing studies in French and hospitality legal studies
- Was involved in 4H, early graduate of High School with her associate’s degrees, ambitious, driven, passion for culinary. Noting have culinary books as young as 10 years old.
- Has her Cottage Certificate, has been selling her products off and on since 16 years old
- Future goal to start her own Bakery, that shows off her passion for food and food supporting community. Also to continue studies in this space, or as she puts it “Culinary Craftsmanship”