LEWISTON — Applications are available for the inaugural Jordan Handy Scholarship, which will recognize an outstanding senior culinary arts student at Lewiston Regional Technical Center.
Founded by Handy, a 2011 graduate of the LRTC, the scholarship will honor a graduating senior in the LRTC’s Green Ladle program. Students from the sending schools, Lewiston, Edward Little, Leavitt Regional, Lisbon, Oak Hill and Poland Regional, are eligible to apply.
Handy, who will graduate in May from The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY., created the scholarship to show his gratitude to Chef Caron and The Green Ladle for giving him the skills and incentive he needed to attend The Culinary Institute of America, the world’s premier culinary college.
The recipient of the Jordan Handy Scholarship will receive a one-time award of $500. A Jordan Handy Scholar has demonstrated a passion for the culinary arts, character, leadership, a commitment to service and a career in the culinary arts.
Handy possesses a passion for the culinary arts and seeks to encourage and foster this same passion in those who seek a career in the culinary world.
“The moment I walked into the kitchen at The CIA, I realized that I got here not only because of my own hard work but because of the help I received from Chef Danny Caron, The Green Ladle, my parents and many others,” Handy said. “Chef Caron and The Green Ladle gave me the skills and incentive to attend The CIA and I knew I had to find a way to repay them.”
Applicants must be accepted into a two- or four-year program in culinary arts or baking and pastry and have attained a 2.75 GPA for all high school course work to date.
“A community must invest in its students and I want to do my part,” Handy said. “Wherever my career takes me, Lewiston will always be home. From the time I was a little kid, my parents have always told me to remember where I came from and now I understand what they meant.”
Applications are available through the guidance offices of the sending schools or by contacting the scholarship committee at jrhandy@megalink.net. Applications must be postmarked no later than May 1.
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