Christopher
Koetke, MBA,
CEC, CCE, dean
of Kendall College
School of Culinary
Arts, Chicago,
and vice president
of the Laureate
International Universities Centers of
Excellence in Culinary Arts, received Chefs
Collaborative’s inaugural Pathfinder Award
for his dedication to raising awareness of
the importance of sustainability in the food
industry. The award, which was presented
at the Chefs Collaborative Sustainability
Awards Dinner Oct. 4 in Boston, recognizes
leaders who are catalysts for change in the
food industry beyond the kitchen. Koetke is
a member of ACF Windy City Professional
Culinarians Inc.
Koetke
Kevin Cramb, a
member of ACF
National Chapter,
was named
executive chef for
the Hong Kong
region by Sodexo
in September. In his
new role, Cramb will head up the core menu
program, Sodexo Prestige—the events
catering program, and recipe development
for the more than 30 units in Hong Kong.
Cramb
Kirk Bachmann,
CEC, AAC,
vice president
of education,
Le Cordon Bleu
Schools North
America, Hoffman
Estates, Ill., Don
Dickinson, CEC, CCA, AAC, culinary
director, Institute
of Technology,
Roseville, Calif.,
a member of
ACF California
Capital Chefs
Association, and
Jeff Henderson,
executive chef, The
Henderson Group, Inc., Las Vegas, a member
of ACF National Chapter, were awarded the
Los Altos Golf &
Country Club, Los
Altos, Calif., Nov. 6. Bachmann, Dickinson
and Henderson were recognized for their
outstanding contributions to the culinary
profession, education and advancement of
the culinary arts.
Bachmann
Dickinson
Henderson
Robert
Hedetniemi,
CEC, certified
executive chef,
nutrition services,
National Institutes
of Health,
Bethesda, Md., a
member of ACF National Chapter, hosted
a healthy-cooking demonstration with
“Biggest Loser” Pete Thomas in October
during the USA Science & Engineering
Festival’s Expo on the National Mall in
Washington, D.C.
Hedetniemi
Gregory
Sharpe, CEC,
chairman of
the board and
past president
of ACF Nations
Capital Chefs
Association, was
recently hired as executive chef at Belle
Haven Country Club, Alexandria, Va. Sharpe
worked as executive chef with Aramark in
Baltimore at Oriole Park and The Baltimore
Convention Center before joining the staff
at Belle Haven Country Club.
Sharpe
