Culinary School: Dallas Student Wins 2009 Rachel Ray Yum-o! Award

In a recent scholarship giveaway for students bound for culinary school, Dallas student Emily Green outshone her peers. Green, a culinary arts student at The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Dallas, has been awarded one of ten $2500 Yum-o! Organization scholarships, compliments of Rachel Ray Yum-o! Organization and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF).

According to the Yum-o! Organization's website, these scholarships are awarded to "graduating high school seniors who have enrolled in a post-secondary foodservice program to support their dreams of pursuing a career in the foodservice industry."

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Emily Green, a National Honor Society member and Texas Scholar, will use her award to pursue her dream of becoming a professional chef and caterer by enrolling in the Culinary Arts and Restaurant Management program at The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Dallas.

Interested in applying for a 2010 Yum-o! Award—or in trying to obtain some of the $1.7 million in scholarship money that the NRAEF awards annually? Visit the NRAEF's website for more information.

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