CDS student employees receive scholarships
April 27, 2007
Students who work hard for their money received a little something extra on Thursday night.
Campus Dining Services presented nine students with scholarships at its sixth annual Student Employee Extravaganza.
Eight of the scholarships were valued at $500 and one at $1,000.
Senior Jacob Hency won the $1,000 scholarship. In order to receive the scholarship, students had to be nominated by their supervisors. Manager Alan Petersen nominated Hency, a student manager at Brady Food Court.
"It's going to help me out a lot," Hency said.
Hency's dedication to the Brady Food Court might explain why he was awarded the scholarship.
He shows up to work at 6:30 a.m. and often doesn't leave until 9 p.m. and takes breaks only to go to class.
Hency has been nominated for a scholarship from the National Association of College and University Foodservice's Midwest Region.
If he wins the regional competition, he will continue on to a national competition.
CDS spokeswoman Susan Dayton said the scholarships are a good way to reward student employees not only for their hard work for CDS but also academically.
"We all know that students don't come to campus to work," Dayton said. "We want to make sure they are successful in their academic pursuits."
Senior Jamie Bequette received a $500 scholarship.
"I was excited when I got it," she said. "I had a renewal scholarship, but it ran out so I was looking for other sources."
Students who applied for the $500 scholarship had to get letters of recommendation from CDS managers and MU faculty.
The scholarships were presented at a party held for CDS student employees at T.A. Brady's.
In addition to honoring student employees, CDS celebrated its 20th birthday as a department. A slideshow highlighting the changes in CDS over the years played at the celebration.
CDS recognized its 43 graduating seniors with gifts. Dayton said the 63 seniors who are employed by CDS have contributed a total of 321 semesters.
CDS is one of the largest employers of students on campus. Dayton said as of Saturday, CDS employed 456 students.
"You are a powerful team to be reckoned with," Dayton said. "We wanted to give back and support your academics."
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