Outstanding young hospitality industry employees and student winners of the 2012 ‘Career Investment Development Scholarships’ of HOSPA – the UK’s leading educational organisation for hospitality professionals involved in Financial Management, Revenue Management and IT – were announced last week at HOSPA’s Annual Conference and Exhibition, HOSPACE 2012.
This year’s HOSPA Scholarships were sponsored by Extegral Solutions Ltd. and split into two categories: outstanding young hospitality industry employees, under 30 years of age, in Finance, Revenue Management or IT; and UK University and College students who have excelled in their current full-time undergraduate hospitality-related studies.
Outstanding Young Hospitality Industry Employees
The 2012 recipients of the ‘HOSPA Career Investment Development Scholarship’ are Natalie Hassell, Revenue Management Analyst, De Vere Hotels – nominated by HOSPA President Robert Cook, Chief Executive of De Vere Hotels & Village Urban Resorts; and Mareen Kroeger, Reservations Co-ordinator, Malmaison Reading – nominated by Paul Watson, General Manager, Malmaison Reading.
HOSPA’s Student Scholarship Winners
The UK University and College student winners were nominated for ‘HOSPA Career Investment Development Scholarships’ by hospitality course leaders for excelling in their current full-time undergraduate hospitality-related studies. The recipients were:
Andreas Holmes-Berge, studying International Hospitality Management at Oxford Brookes University; Cara McElroy, undergraduate in Hospitality Management at Bournemouth University; Bianca Ruxandra Anghel, studying Hospitality Business Management at University College Birmingham; and Kendra Dhakal, undergraduate in Hospitality Management at the University of West London.
Commenting on the scholarships, HOSPA Chief Executive Carl Weldon said:
“Many congratulations to our award winners. The HOSPA Career Investment Scholarships confirm HOSPA’s commitment to the future of the Industry, and those about to enter the profession. We are greatly indebted to Extegral Solutions Ltd. for sponsoring these awards.”