- April 1, 2026
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Dr. Phillips High senior Laura Misko received a $5,000 scholarship from the Dr. Phillips Rotary Club.
Students posed for a fun picture with their scholarship checks.
Ocoee High alumna Kacy Cartwright and her mother, Wendy
Orange County District 1 Commissioner Betsy VanderLey was named the 2018 CFHLA Public Servant of the Year.
Central Florida Community Arts received a $5,400 foundation community grant.
Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts received a $250,000 foundation community grant, to be disbursed at $25,000 per year over the span of 10 years. This is year five of the grant.
Orange County School Board District 4 Member Pam Gould, Jay Leonard, Orange County District 1 Commissioner Betsy VanderLey and Orange County Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles
Orange County District 1 Commissioner Betsy VanderLey was named the 2018 CFHLA Public Servant of the Year.
Scott Jamieson and Orange County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Barbara Jenkins
CFHLA President and CEO Rich Maladecki, Osceola County Schools Superintendent Dr. Debra Pace, Orange County Tax Collector Scott Randolph and CFHLA Board Chairman Jesse Martinez
CFHLA President and CEO Rich Maladecki, Orange County School Board District 5 Member Kat Gordon, Orange County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Barbara Jenkins and CFHLA Board Chairman Jesse Martinez
Osceola County District 1 Commissioner Peggy Choudhry, OCPS School Board District 2's Johanna Lopez, CFHLA Board Chairman Jesse Martinez, OCPS School Board District 1's Angie Gallo, and OCPS School Board District 4's Pam Gould
Some of the students lined up on stage holding scholarship checks.
Olympia High was awarded a $10,000 hospitality-education grant.
Ocoee High alumna Kacy Cartwright received $3,000 this year as part of her Don & Lorraine Freeberg Foundation Scholarship.
Dr. Phillips High senior William Finn received a $5,000 scholarship from the Dr. Phillips Rotary Club.
The Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association celebrated a big day during its CFHLA Gives Scholarship Luncheon, held on Thursday, April 25, at the DoubleTree by Hilton near Universal. CFHLA awarded more than $200,000 in hospitality-student scholarships; $100,000 in family-member scholarships, hospitality and community grants; and recognized its 2018 CFHLA Public Servant of the Year, Orange County District 1 Commissioner Betsy VanderLey. Among the grants awardees were Olympia High, Orange Technical College, UCF Rosen College, Central Florida Community Arts and the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
