Local philanthropists Janice and Joe Brumit established an endowment for the continued support of the center that bears their name. Joe Brumit has been a member of the A-B Tech Foundation Board of Directors since 2002, and recently completed a two-year term as chair.

From Volume 4, Issue 11 of A-B Tech Tech Talk, a publication for employees and friends of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College:

A-B Tech officially unveiled the Brumit Center for Culinary Arts and Hospitality Oct. 2, honoring philanthropists Joe and Janice Brumit and creating a fine dining venue to train students for the region’s growing hospitality industry.

In a ceremony atop a hill once sought by George Vanderbilt for his Biltmore Estate, A-B Tech President Betty Young recognized the Brumits for their long friendship to the college and the community.

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The Brumit Center is comprised of two buildings – a 39,000-square-foot facility called Magnolia that A-B Tech opened in 2006 to train students in its nationally-acclaimed culinary, baking and pastry, and hotel and restaurant management programs, and a recently-renovated historic structure called Fernihurst.

read the full article at A-B Tech’s Website

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