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by Matt Cuddihy Thresher staff Rebecca Lee Scheiner will become the new assistant director for Food Operations beginning Dec. 18. Scheiner will replace Matt Morgan, who resigned in September to become director of food service for the Cypress/Fairbanks Independent School District. Catering Manager Angela Riggs has been the interim director for the past two months. Scheiner has worked for Bon Appetit, a corporate food catering service, for the last five years, serving both the Exxon and Marathon Oil companies. Scheiner said she comes from a family of "restaurant people." Her grandfather owned a restaurant in Missouri, and her father opened the Big Texas Steak Ranch, an Amarillo restaurant popular for its 72-ounce steak - if you can eat it all, it's free. During high school, Scheiner and her eight siblings worked at the Steak Ranch with their father. She enjoyed the food business so much that she came to Houston to study hotel and restaurant management at the University of Houston. After college, Scheiner returned to Amarillo where she worked until her father died in 1990. She moved to Houston and became a manager at Carrabba's Italian restaurant for a few years. Scheiner then worked as an inspector for the Subway chain for one year before moving on to Bon Appetit. Scheiner decided she wanted to work at Rice after seeing the job listing on Rice's Web site. "That's absolutely me they're describing," she said. As part of her job as assistant director for Food Operations, Scheiner will oversee food service on campus, work to increase the quality of food and market new ideas to students. She said she wants students to be excited about food. "Basically, [my job is] to keep you guys interested in having a good time and enjoying your meals," she said. Scheiner will also oversee the development of two new super-kitchens, or serveries, which will be combined kitchens for Wiess and Hanszen Colleges and for Jones, Brown and Martel Colleges. The serveries will open after the new Wiess building is finished and Martel is built. Food and Housing Director Mark Ditman, who hired Scheiner, said her confidence and commercial experience which made her stand out. "We look at a lot of people, and I think just when you look at her total qualifications it was as strong a package as I've ever seen," Ditman said. "She's going to be a fantastic addition to Rice. I can't wait until she gets on board." Scheiner said that she plans on staying at Rice for quite a while. "I see Rice as a tremendous opportunity," she said. "There's so much to be improved. Just taking care of you guys is going to be wonderful." She will be at the Dec. 10 Gillis-Camacho study break in order to meet food service workers and other members of the Rice community.
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