Alyssa Wright is First to Receive the Lenoir Woods Scholarship
Alyssa Wright, Manager of Dining Services, has worked 12 years, providing quality, healthy meals for residents of Lenoir Woods, a Lutheran Senior Services Life Plan Community in Columbia, Missouri. She wanted even better skills and knowledge, so she applied for the new Lenoir Woods Scholarship and was thrilled to receive its assistance.
Alyssa recently completed a three-month online program and earned a Food and Beverage Management certificate from the prestigious School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University. Courses were carefully designed by Cornell’s Ivy League faculty on topics such as optimizing food and beverage menus, building guest loyalty, managing food and beverage supply chains, and understanding income statements.
“We are proud of Alyssa! She has learned exciting new ways to better serve Lenoir residents,” said Jason Martin, Director of Dining Services at Lenoir Woods.
The Lenoir Woods Scholarship was established through the generosity of Maplewood residents Charlie and Bettie Koelling. The scholarship will assist staff except senior leadership in their work-related education or training. Employees in any department from housekeeping to nursing, with tenures of six months or more, are eligible.
Charlie and Bettie certainly value education having spent most of their careers at Mizzou. Charlie was Associate Dean at the College of Education and Bettie was an Administrative Assistant at the Journalism School.
By starting the Lenoir Woods Scholarship the Koelling’s hope other residents will join in to help build the fund.
This scholarship is just one of many ways that LSS provides educational support to team members. Other opportunities include the Ruth and Willis Piehl Educational Award, Educational Assistance Benefits., as well as discounts thanks to partnerships with Webster and Lindenwood universities. You can learn more about all the LSS education opportunities by visiting the LSS Benefits Website here.