Essay Prompt
Janet L. Kuhn left behind a great legacy of lifelong learning and helping others. What would you like your legacy to be? How do you plan to make that mark on your community?
Double Your $2,500 or $5,000 scholarship with The Janet L. Kuhn Scholarship
The Janet L. Kuhn Scholarship provides an opportunity for one KFC Foundation Scholarship recipient per year to DOUBLE their scholarship money.
That means the Janet L. Kuhn Scholarship winner will receive either $5,000 or $10,000 total, including their KFC Foundation Scholarship award! To be considered for this award, you must complete the following essay. Essays will be judged based on compelling content that fully responds to the essay prompt. Note: The following essay is optional. Leaving this section incomplete will not affect your chances of being selected as a KFC Foundation Scholarship recipient.
About Janet L. Kuhn:
In December 2016, Janet Kuhn, a 27-year veteran of KFC, passed away unexpectedly. Janet had a successful career at KFC, starting in the restaurants as an Assistant Manager all the way to her last role as Director of Training Execution. In response to her passing, a memorial scholarship fund with the KFC Foundation was created by two generous KFC franchisees, KFC Corporation (KFCC) and made possible by generous gifts from dozens of others.
Janet worked her way up through the ranks, ultimately reaching leadership positions with KFCC in Operations, Restaurant Excellence and Training. Throughout her career, however, Janet remained passionate about helping restaurant teams. She served on the KFC Foundation Board of Directors for 8 years, helping guide the mission toward providing assistance to the people who run KFC restaurants every day. She cared deeply about restaurant employees, her co-workers and KFC’s customers. She was always willing to go out of her way to help someone.