Patty and Rayno Seaser Family Endowed CMDI Scholarship

Selection statement of purpose
Scholarships within the college are awarded to provide financial support based on need, academic achievement, and/or other specified criteria as determined by the fund agreement for Donor/Gift Funded scholarships or the awarding department for Institutional/Departmental scholarships.
The donor sets the criteria for recipient selection (i.e., financial need, field of study). Scholarships are awarded for one academic year. Institutional funded scholarship selection criteria will be determined prior to review and selection of applicants and will be documented annually.
The Patty and Rayno Seaser Family Endowed CMCI Scholarship Fund (the “CMCI Scholarship Fund”) will be established as an endowed fund. Distributions from the Fund will provide graduate and undergraduate scholarship awards for student in the College. Scholarship recipients will be selected in accordance with established procedures for awarding merit-based scholarships. Scholarships will be awarded for one academic year and are renewable based on criteria established by the University.
With hospitality roots that were born in Vail, nurtured in Arizona, and matured in Northern Colorado, Rayno and Patty (Tool) Seaser (C.U. ’71) founded the Egg & I restaurants in 1987 in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Rayno, a Michigan native, followed his passion for skiing and moved to Vail shortly after graduating from Wayne State University (psychology ’70) in Detroit. Night-time restaurant work allowed for more time on the slopes and Rayno was not averse to washing dishes in one of Vail’s original restaurants to make it happen. From there he spun upwards to become founder, owner, and operator of The Egg & I restaurant chain over a 45- year career. Thank you letters should be addressed to Patty and Rayno Seaser.
Selection Criteria
Applications are reviewed holistically, and selection criteria may include, but is not limited to, academic record, leadership experience, extracurricular involvement, community service, employment, essays, and in some cases, financial need as determined by the FAFSA/CASFA.
Essays: Quality of writing and content are weighed heavily.
Financial Need: The FAFSA and the Colorado Application for State Financial Aid (“CASFA”) are the mechanisms approved for calculating financial need for need-based scholarship awarding.