


Wook Kang Earned the Innovation Award for Take-home Kits Allowing Students to Cook and Learn During Pandemic-related Closure
Idaho Potato Commission and CAFÉ honor Kendall College culinary educator for at-home inspiration kits.
By Lisa Parrish, GMC Editor

Southern Smoke Foundation Receives Honorable Mention for Inaugural Community Outreach Award
The crisis relief organization received over 31,000 applications in 2020 and granted approximately $6 million to food and beverage industry workers over 13 months.
By Lisa Parrish, GMC Editor

Mary Elise Chonko Honored with Award for Exemplifying 21st- century Educational Teaching Qualities
Chesterfield Career and Technical Center instructor earns 2021 Sysco Corporation and CAFÉ Secondary Instructor of the Year Award.
By Lisa Parrish, GMC Editor

Rich Grigsby Received the 2021 Postsecondary Educator of the Year Award for Educational Leadership and Excellent Teaching Practices
Florida State College at Jacksonville professor earns 2021 Sysco Corporation Postsecondary Instructor of the Year award.
By Lisa Parrish, GMC Editor

New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute’s Remy Robert Honored with Inaugural Community Outreach Award
NOCHI is a partner in COVID-19 Meals Assistance Program which has delivered more than 1.5 million meals to 12,000 food-insecure NOLA residents since June 2020.
By Lisa Parrish, GMC Editor

Debbie Bates Honored for Guiding Students Through the Complex World of Technology, Culinary Arts Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Lancaster High School teacher honored with inaugural Technology Award sponsored by CAFÉ and Mercer Culinary.
By Lisa Parrish, GMC Editor

Valencia College’s Dr. Jennifer Denlinger Honored with Two National Culinary Awards
The culinary management program department chair received the Green Award and was named Postsecondary Educator of the Year runner-up.
By Lisa Parrish, GMC Editor

Frederick Community College’s Elizabeth DeRose Honored for Innovative Cost-saving and Revenue-generating Strategies
Elizabeth DeRose earns 2021 Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by CAFÉ and Kendall College National Louis University.
By Lisa Parrish, GMC Editor

CIA Professor Ezra Eichelberger Honored with Inaugural Technology Award
Ezra Eichelberger earns runner-up honors for digital technologies added to his hands-on culinary service classes.
By Lisa Parrish, GMC Editor