Congratulations to Foods and Nutrition student Diana Vergara Rodriguez who was awarded the 2017 Phil Bates Scholarship by Southern California Institute of Food Technologists Section.
The scholarship is set up by the local food industry to provide financial assistance to qualified high school, undergraduate and graduate students who are planning to or are currently working toward a degree in food technology, food science, nutrition, culinology, or a closely related field. Other awardees that were honored are from other universities such as Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Chapman University, and CSU Northridge.