Haguan Caleb Earns Cohen Scholarship
Ask his classmates and they will tell you that Joel Cohen was a swell guy. One of Huntington High School’s most well-known and proudest graduates, he was also one of its most successful. So successful, that upon his passing, a generous scholarship fund was endowed in his memory.
This year the fund presented a $1,000 award to Haguan Caleb. The senior is headed to the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. Ironically, one of Mr. Cohen’s dreams was to own a restaurant. It was one of the few desires he was unable to fulfill.
Joel H. Cohen was born in Huntington and was a Blue Devil through and through. A 1939 Huntington graduate, Mr. Cohen was an excellent student and a key member of several athletic teams, including the powerful football squad coached by the legendary William Class. He later served as president of Huntington’s Alumni Association.
Mr. Cohen was deeply involved in the community and many of its organizations and it was in this spirit of service to others that the Joel H. and Selma D. Cohen Vocational Scholarship was created. The first award was presented in 1993 following Mr. Cohen’s death.
According to the Culinary Institute of America’s website, “Since 1946, the college has set the standard for education excellence in the culinary arts and the baking and pastry arts. Here you'll develop a broad base of knowledge and a confidence in your skills, preparing you to move successfully into the career that's absolutely right for you.”
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