THELAKER | 3 CLASS notes pages 28–32 FROM THE COVER: A career in law pages 4–6 FALL 2024 CONTENTS THELAKER ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT Jade Myers ’12 page 12 CAMPUS HAPPENINGS pages 7–11 page 14 SAVE the DATE president’s report to the community pages 15–27 Hospitality notes Pasta guru visits FLCC New York Kitchen, where FLCC holds many of its culinary arts labs, has arranged for chef and author Dan Pashman to speak at the College on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Chef Pashman wrote “Anything’s Pastable” and hosts “ e Sporkful” podcast. He is known for developing the cascatelli pasta shape. Details and tickets are available through New York Kitchen at nykitchen.com or (585) 394-7070. FLCC students will prepare a tasting of some of Chef Pashman’s dishes prior to the event. New memorial scholarship e Business Department has launched a $1,000 scholarship in memory of the late Rich Larkin (see the In Memoriam section of Class Notes), to be awarded annually to a student enrolled in culinary arts or a hospitality program. Donations can be made to the Rich Larkin Memorial Scholarship fund at cc.edu/giving. A portion of the proceeds from Vintners and Valentines will also supplement the fund. “Rich, in many ways, is really the father of the culinary program,” said Jamie Rotter, associate professor of culinary arts. Rich championed the creation of the program and helped shepherd the courses through the approval process. e scholarship application opens by February of each year. ere is just a single application for more than 100 FLCC scholarships. Students’ responses to a series of questions determine their eligibility.
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