Idaho Potato Commission Post-Secondary Innovation Award:
Annmarie Chelius, the Academy of the Culinary Arts, Atlantic Cape Community College, Mays Landing, New Jersey

Brightwater Food Entrepreneurship Award:
LJ Rush, Guildford Technical Community College, Jamestown, NC

Brightwater Green Award:
Kathleen Hassett, International Culinary Institute of Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach, SC

Sysco Secondary Educator of the Year Award:
Daniel Wagner, Greene County Career and Technology Center, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania

Sysco Community College Educator of the Year Award:
Michelle Riley, MHS, RD, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas

Sysco University Educator of the Year Award:
Dr. Jonathan Deutsch, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Nine secondary and post-secondary culinary instructors were recognized for their innovation, leadership, sustainability efforts, and entrepreneurship during CAFÉ’s 15th annual Leadership Conference hosted by Johnson and Wales University in Charlotte. All recipients received complimentary conference registrations ($399 value) and cash prizes.

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The ACFEF updated its 40-year-old apprenticeship program in the face of changing foodservice needs and tech-savvy culinarians new to the field.

By Lisa Parrish, GMC Editor

Teaching necessary skills for today’s graduates may mean swapping quinoa for rice or Brussels sprouts for peas and carrots in lesson plans.

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