Chef David Burke and Dr. David Stout of the Brookdale Community College Foundation signed a Memorandum of Agreement to establish the Chef David Burke Scholarship.
The signing ceremony was held at the Culinary Education Center located in Asbury Park, N.J.
Beginning with the fall 2021 term, Burke has agreed to contribute $5,000 to the Brookdale Foundation to establish a scholarship fund for culinary and hospitality management students. Two scholarships will be awarded, one for a culinary student, one for a hospitality management student. Each scholarship will be for $2,500 per term (a total of $10,000 per academic year).
Burke will cover the cost of an entire semester of Brookdale classes for one hospitality management student and one culinary arts student. In return, the students will work for Burke in one of his local restaurants for six months. In addition, while they are working, they will also be paid. The full-time students must be in the second semester and be in good academic standing with a 3.0 GPA in career courses. Brookdale will select the applicants, and Burke will make the final selections.
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