The American Academy of Chefs 2013 AAC Inductees

Candidates for 2013 induction into the American Academy of Chefs:

Central Region

Daniel Pliska, CEC, executive chef, The University Club of Missouri University, Columbia, Mo.
ACF Central Missouri Chapter
Sponsored by: John E. Bogacki, CEC, CCE, AAC; Jerry Vincent, CCE, AAC

Casey E. Shiller, CEPC, program coordinator, baking and pastry arts, St. Louis Community College–Forest Park, St. Louis
Chefs de Cuisine Association of St. Louis Inc.
Sponsored by: Robert Hertel, CEC, CCE, AAC; Brian Hardy, CEC, CCA, AAC

James Burton McAfee, CEC, club house manager and executive chef, Pine Bluff Country Club, Pine Bluff, Ark.
ACF Central Arkansas Chapter
Sponsored by: Todd R. Gold, CEC, CCA, AAC; Edward Hornyak, CEC, AAC, ACE

Mark R. Schneider, CEC, CCE, culinary arts department chair, Texas State Technical College Waco Culinary Arts, Waco, Texas
Texas Chefs Association
Sponsored by: Patrick Mitchell, CEC, AAC; Bernard Urban, CEC, AAC, HOF

Northeast Region

Gerard M. Molloy, CEPC, pastry chef instructor, Monroe College, New Rochelle, N.Y.
ACF Long Island Chapter
Sponsored by: Michael Ty, CEC, AAC; Christopher Neary, CEC, CCA, AAC

Keith Alan Coughenour, CEC, executive chef, The Duquesne Club, Pittsburgh
ACF Pittsburgh Chapter
Sponsored by: Mary B. Zappone, MS, CCE, AAC; William Hunt, CEC, CCE, AAC

James A. Lauser, CEC, executive chef, chef consultant/ice sculptor, Newark, Del.
ACF First State Chefs Association
Sponsored by: Tom Macrina, CEC, CCA, AAC; Scott Daniels, CEC, CCA, AAC

Stefan Ryll, CEC, CCE, assistant professor, Southern New Hampshire University
ACF Professional Chefs of New Hampshire
Sponsored by: Gary Sheldon, CEC, HGT, AAC; Perrin Long, CEC, CCE, AAC

Scott Ryan, CEC, executive chef, The Country Club, Pepper Pike, Ohio
ACF Cleveland Chapter Inc.
Sponsored by: Jim Miller, CEC, AAC, CFSP; Timothy Rios, CEC, AAC

Scott E. Steiner, CCE, chef instructor, Niagara Falls Culinary Institute (Niagara County Community College), Niagara Falls, N.Y.
ACF of Greater Buffalo New York
Sponsored by: Samuel Glass, CEC, CCA, AAC; Norman Hart, CEC, CCE, AAC

Rebecca L. Formwalt, CSC, CCE, chef educator, Emerson School of Hospitality, Buffalo, N.Y.
ACF of Greater Buffalo New York
Sponsored by: Dorothy Johnston, CEC, CCE, AAC; Cornelia Walmsley, CEC, AAC

Michael P. McCombe, CEC, CCE, culinary arts instructor, Middle Bucks Institute of Technology, Jamison, Pa.
ACF Philadelphia Delaware Valley Chefs Association
Sponsored by: William J. Tillinghast, MBA, CEC, AAC; Daniel D’Angelo, CEC, AAC

Mark A. Mistriner, CEC, business and hospitality division, Niagara County Community College, Sanborn, N.Y.
ACF of Greater Buffalo New York
Sponsored by: John Kacala, CEC, AAC; James Taylor, CEC, AAC

Leslie T. Bender, CEC, executive chef, Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, N.J.
ACF Professional Chefs Assn. of South Jersey
Sponsored by: John Schlaner, CEC, AAC; Frederick A. Parmenter, CEC, CCE, AAC

Southeast Region

Ronald L. Andrews, CEC, executive chef, Brays Island Plantation, Sheldon, S.C.
ACF Chefs of the Low Country
Sponsored by: Roland E. Schaeffer, CEC, AAC, HOF; Richard “Nick” Nickless, CEC, CCA, AAC, CDM, CFPP

Bruce Thomas Reinecke, CEC, executive chef/manager, Aramark Healthcare Services—Duke Raleigh Hospital, Raleigh, N.C.
ACF North Carolina Chapter
Sponsored by: Donald C. McMillan, CEC, AAC; Alan Romano, CEC, AAC

Greg M. Paulson, CEC, CCE, program director/instructor for culinary arts, Georgia Northwestern Technical College, Rome, Ga.
ACF Greater Atlanta Chapter Inc.
Sponsored by: Frank Leake, CCC, CCE, AAC; Edward Frady, CCA, CEC, AAC

Ricardo Perez, CEC, corporate chef, R&D Culinary Consulting, Jamestown, N.C.
ACF Gulf to Lakes Chefs & Cooks Association, Inc.
Sponsored by: Frederick “Fritz” Sonnenschmidt, CMC, AAC, HOF; Dieter C. Preiser, CEC, AAC

Michael D. Rosen, CEC, sales manager, Neomonde Baking Company, Morrisville, N.C.
ACF North Carolina Chapter
Sponsored by: Christopher F. Donato, CEC, AAC; Michael Deihl, CEC, CCA, AAC

Jay Christmas, CEC, CCA, executive chef, Hope Valley Country Club, Durham, N.C.
ACF North Carolina Chapter
Sponsored by: Jeff Bacon, CEC, CCA, AAC; Keith E. Gardiner, CEC, CCE, CCA, AAC

Western Region

Alan L. Anderson, CEC, executive chef, Rogue Valley Manor, Medford, Ore.
ACF Southern Oregon Chapter
Sponsored by: Joe Eidem, CEC, ACE, AAC; David Goodwin, CEC, CCA, AAC

Jacqueline L. Hamilton, CEC, senior executive chef, U.S. Olympic Committee, Colorado Springs, Colo.
ACF Pikes Peak Chapter Inc.
Sponsored by: Bruce Riddell, CEC, AAC, HOF; O. Siegfried Krauss, CEC, AAC

Honorary

Soeren Billhardt, culinary department chair, TBZ Eisenach, Germany

Brian F. Lorge, president/CEO, Lorge Marketing Services, LLC, Detroit/Chicago

Vernon Wong, CEC, retired senior chef, ACF Kona-Kohala Chapter, Kona, Hawaii

Shag Shigenaga, CSC, kitchen hospitality manager, University of Las Vegas, Las Vegas

Steve Howard, National Sales Director for Casa Vinicola Zonin-USA, Barboursville, Va.