About the owner: Marilyn DeVault completed her masters degree in special education in the 1970′s at PSU and taught studentswith disabilities for several years before making a career change.
In 1978 Marilyn opened the award winning Piece of Cake Bakery and, as the bakery grew, she focused her baking on meeting the special dietary needs of her patrons. Her Portland State training and teaching experience inspired her to address special dessert food needs. She has developed formulas that are gluten-free and vegan, and able to meet the needs of many children with autism on gluten-free diets.
At this point in her life, Marilyn would like to give back. She enlisted her prior PSU advisor and professor, Dr. Steve Brannan, to help create the Marilyn DeVault scholarship.
Recipients will be graduate students in special education interested in meeting the needs of children with autism, a population that has been increasing each year.
Piece of Cake Bakery is raising money to provide scholarships to graduate students at Portland State University preparing to become special education teachers. Please help develop this student scholarship for special education teachers interested in helping children with Autism. Your donation would be targeted to support graduate students who are preparing to teach children with Autism and related special needs. The scholarship is a tax -deductible gift. Pay online at www.foundation.pdx.edu and please write: Marilyn DeVault Scholarship.