Francis Kobty Scholarship Award Presented at the Arlington CVB Annual Meeting & Breakfast

The Francis Kobty Hospitality Scholarship was awarded to Mateo Serrano at the Arlington CVB’s Annual Meeting & Breakfast on November 9. Mateo Serrano is an Arlington ISD Bowie High School graduate and a TCC Culinary Arts student. The Kobty family, owners of the Prince Lebanese Grill, created the scholarship in memory of Francis Kobty, founder of the Prince Lebanese Grill.  

The scholarship was created through the Travel & Sports Legacy Foundation and the Tarrant County College Foundation. 

The full scholarship covers tuition, books, and support materials and the recipient will be mentored by Aziz Kobty. The scholarship will be awarded annually to a TCC Culinary Arts student, and a graduate of an Arlington ISD or a Mansfield ISD high school.

The Francis Kobty Hospitality Scholarship Breakfast was hosted at Prince Lebanese Grill in November. The inaugural event was sponsored by the Kobty Family in support of the Francis Kobty Hospitality Scholarship.  

More information about the scholarships is available at princelebanesegrill.com/scholarship. 

Arlington ISD Dan Dipert Hospitality Services Students Intern at Crowne Plaza Hotel

For five years Arlington full-service hotels have hosted the Arlington ISD Dan Dipert Hospitality Services student internship program. Students learn about hotel management by interning with the hotel managers at various departments in Arlington hotels. The Crowne Plaza Arlington hosted students for three weeks in the fall. The students learned about front desk operations, food preparation, accounting, and other areas of the hotel. The internship program is hands-on training that is supplemented by the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute’s training. 

Tarrant County College Hosts Culinary Arts & Hospitality Business Meeting for Industry Partners

Tarrant County College hosted a Culinary Arts & Hospitality Business Meeting recently on the Southeast Campus. The event brought together college officials and industry professionals to discuss opportunities for collaboration, programs that benefit TCC students, and an update on campus development.  College officials provided an update on the new facilities that will house the Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management Programs. The new facility is scheduled to open in 2024.  

Several industry representatives attended the event, and presentations were made by TCC Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management staff, TSLF, and the Everyday Entrepreneur Venture Fund. The next meeting will be held in the Spring.