Sullivan Hospitality Management students receive scholarship awards

The Greater Louisville Hotel & Lodging Association (GLH&LA), in conjunction with Sullivan University, awarded $2,000 scholarships to four students earning their Bachelor’s in Hospitality Management degree. Each student is employed by a GLH&LA member hotel. Brad Walker, president of the GLH&LA, said, “We were thrilled that Sullivan University is matching each of our $1,000 scholarships for these deserving employees and students,” adding, “This is a way for our local hospitality community to give back to Sullivan.” Walker is also the Vice President and General Manager of the Brown Hotel.

The student winners were: Raquel Romero, line cook at the Seelbach Hilton; Sanela Icanovic, Housekeeping Supervisor at the Hyatt Regency; Kimberly Bottom, Guest Services Representative at the Louisville Marriott Downtown; and Jennifer Schicker, Guest Services Representative at the Courtyard by Marriott on Phillips Lane.

The association and University plan to team up again next year to offer four more scholarships. Applicants must be an employee or immediate family member of an employee of a GLH&LAmember hotel; have a minimum of one year of service at the hotel, seek the general manager’s recommendation; and must be a full- or part-time student at Sullivan University pursuing an associate or a bachelor’s degree in any of Sullivan’s National Center for Hospitality Studies’ program offerings.

“This is a great partnership between industry and academia,” stated Kerry Sommerville, Department Chair of Sullivan’s Hospitality Management degree program. “We were very pleased when the GLH&LA contacted us with this idea. Sullivan University’s decision to match the scholarships added value for our student winners.”


Left to right: Sanella Icanovic, Kimberly Bottom, Brad Walker, President of the Greater Louisville Hotel & Lodging Association; Raquel Romero, and Jennifer Schicker.