New Mexico State University Student Wins Sodexo Scholarship

Katie L. Guitierrez, a hospitality student at New Mexico State University, is the 2009 recipient of a Sodexo scholarship presented during the annual conference of the National Society of Minorities in Hospitality (NSMH). The $1,500 scholarship was presented Feb. 14 at the NSMH Awards Gala Dinner in Greensboro, NC.

Pictured left to right: Cassandra Caldwell, Director, College & Strategic Relations, Sodexo Talent Acquisition; Katie Guitierrez, New Mexico State University; and Jerry Paulison, Senior Director, Sodexo Talent Acquisition

Each year, Sodexo selects a winner based on an essay, faculty recommendations, grade point average, work experience and community involvement. For over a decade, Sodexo has been a proud sponsor of NSMH, the largest nonprofit, student-run organization of its kind. NSMH works in conjunction with its sponsors to establish a working relationship between the hospitality industry and minority students. The NSMH mission is to support recruitment, retention and advancement of minority students in the hospitality industry. The organization and its volunteers work to build and maintain relationships between hospitality professionals and minority students in ways that encourage lifelong commitment to the organization.

Learn more about Sodexo’s college and internship initiatives by visiting Student Opportunities.