Ferris State University Hospitality Gala

10/19/2023

Looking back to May 2016 and remembering the 25th and final gala, what an amazing adventure.

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04/10/2019

In memory of a million “Gala Stories”. 😉

05/27/2016

The 25th Annual Hospitality Gala was a tremendous success! It was a wonderful illustration of the value of this educational experience for our students and the strength of our alumni support. To all of our program supporters; parents, alumni, advisory board, industry members, Ferris faculty and administration, and our Big Rapids community members, we thank you for 25 years of memories. We thank you for everything you have done and look forward to seeing you again on our campus as the Hospitality Management Program continues to shine as a leader in providing unique and valuable experiential education opportunities for our students.

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04/11/2016

ICYMI: Watch the video below to check out some highlights that were captured during .

Again, we are so thankful for all of those who attended and have shown their support to the Hospitality Management Program throughout the years.

04/05/2016

ICYMI: Here are some special snapshots of !

04/02/2016

From our Gala Team to all those in attendance, we would like to say thank you for your constant and generous support throughout the years. was such a success and each of you in attendance made it special.

Continue to stay in contact with our Hospitality Program Advisors for constant programmatic updates and events!

04/01/2016

We are so excited to see you all tonight at our where this is the Gala!

To continue the spirit of tonight, we have our : Did you know that in 1959 Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th state of the United States of America?

03/29/2016

Our Guest Chef number continues to grow for
as we introduce, Bob Rodriguez! Bob currently works at the Great Lake Culinary Institute located in Traverse City, Mich.

This Philadelphia, Penn. native has had nearly 40 years of experience in the Food Service Industry. Bob received most of his training in the Philadelphia area under European chefs for eight years and has been certified as an Executive Chef since 1988.

Throughout his career, Bob has worked in private clubs, public restaurants and resorts in the Philadelphia, Houston and Detroit areas.

Bob is currently the chapter President of The American Culinary Federation of Northwest Michigan. In addition, Bob holds an instructor position at the Great Lakes Culinary Institute on the Northwestern Michigan College campus where he has instructed for 18 years.

03/29/2016

Are you ready to 'Get Your Thrill on Blueberry Hill'? is only three days away and the excitement just keeps building.

Read the article below for more information about this year's Gala.

Ferris State University’s Hospitality Management program is set to host its 25th and final Hospitality Gala on Friday, April 1 in the University Center.

03/28/2016

Today we are spotlighting our Public Relations Manager, Kaitlyn Patrick! Kaitlyn is a senior majoring in Public Relations and has found a passion for event planning, nonprofit and sports related work.

"A 'Then and Now' moment my grandparents shared with me was when they stated how fun it was growing up in the 50s. My grandmother said that 'American Graffiti' is her favorite movie because that really emulates how things were back then."

Kaitlyn's hometown is Woodhaven, Mich. She has expanded upon her event planning and public relations knowledge through holding leadership positions within her sorority, Public Relations Student Society of America and now Student Government. Kaitlyn has also had positions related to her field through on campus employment in the Center for Leadership, Activities and Career Services office and now with the News Services Department. This summer, Kaitlyn will seek out her next adventure as an intern for Make-A-Wish in Brighton, Mich.

"I wanted to become involved with this year's gala because of how prestigious the event is viewed on and off our campus. I also wanted to have more knowledge of the event planning side of public relations and what that all entails."

03/25/2016

The 1950s is a decade that holds many timeless movies. Some of the classics include Cinderella, Father of the Bride, Singin' in the Rain, Around the World in 80 Days and The King and I.