College 101 scores big

Students find good ideas, some help

Fully two-thirds of this year’s C-CAP Arizona scholarship winners took time as summer began to sit down and plan for their new roles as professional culinary students.

This year, College 101 presented a full day program, giving students real-world advice and assistance and covering everything from dollars to sense.

Presenters included executive management consultant Larry Levinson as the day’s coordinator, former C-CAP scholarship winner, executive chef and restaurant partner Jared Porter, food writer Nikki Buchanan and Wells Fargo Bank executive Pam Kolb. Culinary professionals who presented varied perspectives included Chef Glenn Humphrey, Arizona Culinary Institute, Chef Beau MacMillan of The Sanctuary, Chef Matt Carter of Zinc Bistro and The Mission, and James Zemlock of The Capital Grille.

Several 2010 C-CAP alumni were also on hand, giving an insider’s view from their own recent experiences.

You can read all about the day in the July edition of Restaurateur of Arizona magazine – just check http://restaurateurofarizona.com. (Check back issues, too, for updates on C-CAP Arizona and more news about the industry across the state.

Meanwhile, here’s a listing of all the aspiring students who were in attendance for College 101, 2011 session.

Taylor Beck, Cactus High School

Cherrish Callahan, Goldwater High School

Jose Mantilla Campos, Metro Tech

Marlo Everett, Paradise Valley High School

Nyisha Harrison, Sahuarita High School

Heather Hohn, Wickenburg High School

Sasha Ivie, EVIT/Hamilton High School

Randi King, Maricopa High School

Kaitllyne Ladden, North Canyon High School

Billy Lemke, Casa Grande High School

Ashley Ludlow, EVIT/Highley High School

Rebekah Lung, EVIT/McCLintock High School

Andrea Madrid, Peoria High School

Leticia Martinez, Payson High School

Matthew Meiers, EVIT/Corona del Sol

Rebecca Rasmussen, EVIT/Queen Creek

Amber Santiago, Peoria High School

Emily Sterrett, Moon Valley High School

Ana Timmis, Canyon del Oro High School

John Vasquez, Chaparral High School

Kristen Voeglty-Mutch, Perry High School