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ACF Chef Professionalism Award
2012 ACF
Chef Professionalism Award Application Form (1.23 MB)
(Application Deadline: October 31, 2011)
The National Chef Professionalism Award is presented to the chef who
exemplifies the highest standard of professionalism through
certification, continuing education and training, culinary competitions
and community involvement. It honors culinarians who help elevate the
status of chefs and cooks in the United States.
The National Chef Professionalism Award was designed to commemorate
the efforts of Dr. Lewis J. Minor, AAC; Louis Szathmary, AAC; and Lt.
Gen. John D. McLaughlin, AAC. The combined efforts of these three ACF
leaders helped achieve a long-sought goal for American chefs: official
recognition of ACF executive chefs as professionals, reflected in the
U.S. Department of Labor’s Dictionary of Occupational Titles.