Alum Establishes USCB Hospitality Scholarship
Andrew Kelly has built a successful career in the hospitality industry on Hilton Head Island. He’s the owner of Duck Donuts, an account liaison for Rollers Wine & Spirits, and the founding director of Oktoberfest at Shelter Cove Harbor & Marina.
Kelly, a 2014 graduate of the University of South Carolina Beaufort, can now add higher education philanthropist to his resume. He has established an endowed scholarship for students majoring in hospitality management at his alma mater.
“USCB professors inspired me to earn my degree in hospitality management,” Kelly explained. “They helped me grow and I’ve always wanted to give something back to the university.”
Kelly has lived on Hilton Head Island since the age of three, and he’s a graduate of Hilton Head Island Preparatory School. He was working at Wild Wing Café when an opportunity came his way—the chance to earn a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management.
“Professor Bryan Dennis convinced me to earn my degree,” Kelly said. “He and hospitality professors Sean Barth and Keri Olivetti are big reasons why I went to USCB.”
Another reason was location, according to Kelly.
“USCB was not just local for me,” he said, “it was—and is—surrounded by countless opportunities for students interested in hospitality careers, year-round in a beautiful location.”
Kelly wants future USCB students to know that on Hilton Head Island, they can do anything they want to do in the hospitality industry.
“They should try everything to get experience,” he said. “They will grow their potential, and they will find something they are good at doing.”
Kelly’s endowed scholarship at USCB will now help make some of those dream hospitality careers possible.
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