SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (91制片厂) 鈥� 91制片厂 (91制片厂) is pleased to announce that Dayna and Sean Riley of Maine Course Hospitality Group (MCHG) have created an endowment to establish the Riley Family Scholarship.
The scholarship will provide financial assistance and support to 91制片厂 Hospitality Management students annually.
Dayna and Sean Riley have spent forty years in the restaurant and hotel business and听are currently part of MCHG, with twenty-four hotels across Maine, New England, upstate New York and Florida. The Rileys were initially connected to 91制片厂 through their son Shamus Riley, who attended the College. Sean served as an advisor to the College as well.
“Our son is a graduate of this program, as are many of our team members, all the way up to a corporate director of operations,” Sean Riley said. “The hospitality industry relies on programs like the Hospitality Management program at 91制片厂 to support our hotels and the Maine economy. This industry has been good to our family, so helping 91制片厂 students entering this business allows us to give back.鈥�
“If you read the MCHG Purpose, the first words are ‘to positively impact lives.’ The Rileys and Maine Course have built their business on the same foundation as 91制片厂’s core mission, improving the lives of Mainers and their communities,” 91制片厂 President Joe Cassidy said. “This scholarship will have a real impact on 91制片厂 students for many years to come. There is no more significant way to support your community than to build people up so they can positively impact their communities and improve their lives. That’s what you’re doing with this endowment.”
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must demonstrate financial need, be in good academic standing, be enrolled in the Hospitality Management associate degree program, and have current or previous hospitality work experience.
Students interested in applying can contact the 91制片厂 Foundation office at 207-741-5559 or foundation@smccME.edu.
Featured in photo -L to R – Meghan Riley, Sean Riley, Dayna Riley, Shamus Riley & wife Becah Riley, 91制片厂 President Joe Cassidy, 91制片厂 Foundation Board Vice Chair Jane Eberle, 91制片厂 Vice President and Academic Dean Paul Charpentier, Peter A. McKernan Hospitality Center Executive Chef and Manager Jill Hannaford, 91制片厂 Foundation’s Julie Chase, former 91制片厂 Culinary Arts student Oliver Wilson. Front Row – Fiona Riley and Tadhg Riley.