2011 ACF SOUTHEAST REGION
AWARD WINNERS
Congratulations to the
following winners from the
2011 ACF Southeast Regional
Conference held at the Hilton
Atlanta, Atlanta, Feb. 18-21.
The recipients will compete
for national titles against their
winning regional counterparts
at the 2011 ACF National
Convention in Dallas, July 22-26.
CHEF OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Unilever Food Solutions
Keith Armstrong
Executive Chef
Greenwich Country Club
Greenwich, Conn.
ACF Greater Atlanta Chapter Inc.
PASTRY CHEF OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Splenda®
Kyongran “Alex” Hwang
Assistant Pastry Chef
Cherokee Town and Country Club
Atlanta
ACF Greater Atlanta Chapter Inc.
CHEF EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR
Michael Carmel, CEC, CCE
Department Head
Culinary Institute of Charleston, Trident
Technical College
Charleston, S.C.
ACF Greater Charleston South Carolina Chapter
HERMANN G. RUSCH CHEF’S
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Costa Magoulas, CEC, CCE, CCA, AAC, MHA
Dean, School of Hospitality and Culinary
Management
Daytona State College
Daytona Beach, Fla.
ACF Daytona Beach Chefs Association
CHEF PROFESSIONALISM AWARD
Sponsored by Minor’s®
Russell Scott, CMC, WGMC
Executive Chef
Isleworth Golf & Country Club
Windermere, Fla.
ACF Central Florida Chapter
STUDENT CHEF OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Custom Culinary, Inc.
Keith Schwock
Line Cook
Cherokee Town and Country Club
Atlanta
ACF Greater Atlanta Chapter Inc.
BARON H. GALAND CULINARY
KNOWLEDGE BOWL
Sponsored by American Technical Publishers
Culinary Institute of Savannah, Savannah
Technical College
ACF Chefs of the Low Country
Jocelyn Brantley, Cassandra Gillmore,
Claudia Harper, Joshua Lopez and Angela
Real; Valarie Barnes, coach
STUDENT TEAM REGIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP
Sponsored by R.L. Schreiber, Inc.
ACF Western North Carolina Culinary
Association
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community
College
Sidney Ann Caton, Stephen Hertz, Danny
Schwalje (captain), Jonathon Zetterholm
and Tracy Williams; Charles deVries, CEPC,
and Frederick Snyder, coaches
The award recipients listed below were
recognized for their outstanding
contributions and goodwill.
CHAPTER OF THE YEAR
ACF Central Florida Chapter
CHAPTER ACHIEVEMENT
AWARDS
ACF Central Florida Chapter
ACF Greater Atlanta Chapter Inc.
ACF Inc. Charlotte Chapter
ACF Midlands Chapter
ACF Palm Beach County Chefs Association
ACF Tampa Bay Culinary Association
ACF PRESIDENT’S MEDALLIONS
Russell Campbell, CEC, chief warrant
officer 4 (CW4), Advanced Foodservice
Training Division, U.S. Army, Fort Lee, Va.;
Old Dominion ACF Chapter
Keith Gardiner, CEC, CCE, CCA, AAC,
chef-instructor, Guilford Technical
Community College, Jamestown, N.C.;
ACF Triad Chapter NC
Patricia Lucardie, chapter administrator,
ACF Tampa Bay Culinary Association Inc.,
Tampa, Fla.
Michael Osborne, CEC, general manager/
executive chef, Manchester Coffee
County Conference Center, Manchester,
Tenn.; ACF Middle Tennessee Chapter
CUTTING EDGE AWARDS
Clyde “Jay” Christmas, CEC, CCA,
executive chef, Hope Valley Country
Club, Durham, N.C.; ACF Triangle Chefs
Delores “Dee” Lennox, CEC, president/
owner, Lennox Catering, Sunrise, Fla.;
Fort Lauderdale ACF Inc.
Garrett Sanborn, CEC, CCE, Ed.D.,
chef-instructor, Oldham County
Board of Education, Buckner, Ky.;
ACF national member
JOSEPH AMENDOLA
OUTSTANDING MEMBER AWARD
Bryan Frick, CEC, AAC
Corporate Executive Chef
Nestlé Professional
Orlando, Fla.
ACF Central Florida Chapter
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHEFS
The American Academy of Chefs gave a $1,000 grant to the Southeast Region Student Team Regional Champion, ACF Western North
Carolina Culinary Association/Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, to assist the team with expenses to travel to the national
competition at the 2011 ACF National Convention in Dallas, July 22-26.
