Kelly Ruffer has been an enthusiastic and involved member of the Hospitality and Tourism Management Club at Grand Valley State University for her entire undergraduate career. She has held leadership positions on the executive boards for several HTM clubs, including serving as co-president for the Professional Convention Management Association. Ruffer believes she is qualified for the Hospitality and Tourism Management Clubs Scholarship based on her passion and commitment to the clubs, leadership experience, and being among the first members of some clubs during their founding at GVSU. If selected for the scholarship, she would use the funds to help pay off student loans in order to begin her career working at the JW Marriott hotel in Houston.