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The Education Foundation Announces New Name and New Logo in Fall 2009 | | | | | | | 
The Foundation announced its change of name in the fall of 2009, and with that change followed a change of logo design. The name change, from EDMC Education Foundation to The Education Foundation with the trailer: Dream . Reach . Achieve, was decided at the Foundation Board's strategic planning meeting in the spring, '09. The Board decided that the new name would better describe our mission and purpose.
At the suggestion of The Art Institute of Las Vegas Public Relations Director, Anne Dean, we asked a graphic design class at The Art Institute of Las Vegas to help us produce a new logo, and we chose a design created by Anthony James Etzkorn, a forth year Graphic Design BA student originally from Hill City, South Dakota. Anthony, left in the photo, is proudly handed a Foundation award by his Graphic Design instructor, Brian Tinker. | |
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Native of Columbia Student at The Art Institute of California-San Francisco Receives Culinary Scholarship
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The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of California-San Francisco and The Education Foundation presented a $1500 Pearson culinary scholarship to Luis Felipe Gonzalez. The criteria for this award are excellence in culinary studies and a record of community service. With a CGPA of 3.7, Felipe is on the Dean's list and ranks in the top five percent of all culinary students on the San Francisco campus. In addition to his demonstrated aptitude for culinary arts, Felipe's instructors particularly appreciate his professional attitude, preparedness for each class, and enthusiasm for learning.
Felipe's contributions to his community of culinary students have been noteworthy, as well. A native of Colombia, Felipe assisted Chef Director Linda Carucci in developing twenty South American recipes for the school's Latin Cuisines classes, which he helped teach. His fellow students had a chance to learn first-hand how to produce the flavors and replicate the traditional presentations of the Colombian and Peruvian recipes that Felipe grew up with. Off campus, Felipe recently represented the International Culinary School at the Discarded to Divine charity fundraiser event for St. Vincent de Paul, setting up and hosting a food station at this annual San Francisco fashion show and fundraiser.
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"Synergy" Brings Community and College Together at The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. | | | | | | |  The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale’s “Synergy” art and music festival was a great hit, with people coming and going all day long. Participants enjoyed a battle of the bands, face painting, art/jewelry shopping, food from the school’s Culinary Department, and, to top it all off, a fashion show by the Fashion Design Department. Christine David, Academic Affairs, has long had the idea of bringing together college and community to raise funds for current students through Foundation scholarships. Her idea won the enthusiasm of a great team of workers, many of whom are volunteer members of the school’s Scholarship Committee.
To add to the excitement, the “Synergy” development team held a silent auction, featuring Venus Williams’ tennis dress worn when she won Wimbleton in 2007. Venus graduated from the Fashion Design Program at The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in 2007. Also on the auction block were sneakers decorated by celebrities such as Paris Hilton, Gloria Estefan, Jessica Simpson, Jeff Conine and accessory designer Donald Pliner.
The festival raised over $2,000 for The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale/Education Foundation Scholarship Fund. Great job, Fort Lauderdale!
In the photo, above: Debbie Rose-Myers, an instructor at the school, ran the jewelry-making venuture and her husband Glenn did the bookkeeping. This photo speaks volumes: jewelry-making was a gem of a hit at the festival!
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1st Annual Backyard Bang Snowboard Design Competition and Auction Supports Art Institute of Colorado/Education Foundation Scholarships
| | | | | | |  A collection of distinctively-designed snowboards were created by Art Institute of Colorado students, alumni and potential students as a part of the 1st annual Backyard Bang Snowboard Design Competition. The one-of-a-kind snowboards were on display in The John Jellico Gallery at The Art Institute of Colorado during the event, and attendees were able to browse and bid as a part of a silent auction.
Board sales raised about $1,000. All proceeds benefit The Education Foundation and support student scholarships.
Art Institute of Colorado alum, Leonardo de la Rocha, photo above, took first place in the Snowboard Design Competition with his “Muerte” design, John Camalick’s “Super Fresh” placed second and Chris Sayres “Untitled,” third.
About Backyard Bang Rail Jam
The ski winter season officially kicked off on Saturday, November 21, 2009 with the 1st annual Backyard Bang Rail Jam in the heart of Denver’s Golden Triangle District hosted by Salomon Snowboards and The Art Institute of Colorado. The best up and coming pros and ams from the Rocky Mountain region and beyond showed their stuff from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. The grassroots competition brought snowboarding from the mountains to the city.
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Brown Mackie College-Salina Awards the Annual Ronald Russ Memorial Scholarship | | | | | | | 
In an award ceremony on November 6, 2009, Steve Russ and his mother, Donna, wife of the late Ronald Russ, presented the Ronald Russ Memorial Scholarship to Dawn Warrington (middle in photo) in recognition of her academic excellence.
Ronald Russ began his career at Kennedy and Coe LLC, as an accountant following his graduation from Brown Mackie College - Salina. He continued his advancement with Sellers Tractor Company where he became president of the Wichita branch. From 1980 -1998, Ronald held the position as CFO of Fruhauf Uniforms Inc., Wichita, Kansas.
The Ronald Russ Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to sophomore level accounting students based on academic excellence.
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| | | One on the many hightlights of 2009 was the Foundation name change, from EDMC Education Foundation to The Education Foundation: Dream .Reach . Achieve... | |
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| | | Luis Felipe Gonzalez, a native of Columbia, South America, received a culinary scholarship from The International Culinary School/The Education Foundation... | |
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| | | The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale organized a successful community art/music festival and silent auction called "Synergy," a fundraising event for Foundation Scholarships, held on December 9, 2009. The auction included the tennis dress worn by Venus Williams when she won at Wimbleton in 2007... | |
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| | | The 1st Annual Backyard Bang Snowboard Design Competition added a creative dimension to the kick-off of the snowboard season and the Backyard Bang Rail Jam, a snowboarding competition sponsored by Salomon Snowboards and The Art Institute of Colorado. | |
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| | | Once again, the family of the late Ronald Russ contributed to the on-going Ronald Russ Memorial Scholarship, making an award possible for yet another deserving student... | |
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