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Lifetime Certification
ACF offers Lifetime Certifications to recognize chefs who have demonstrated a lifetime of commitment and dedication to the culinary profession. Lifetime certificants are great leaders in our industry and encourage and motivate others to achieve excellence in the profession.
Lifetime certifications are available for certified chefs who reach the age of 62 or who by the age of 55 are fully retired from the industry. Certified chefs who retire before reaching the age of 55 for disability reasons can also apply. Please complete a
Lifetime Certification Application.
Recent Lifetime Certifications
Join ACF in congratulating cooks and chefs who have received lifetime certifications within the past 180 days.
Learn more about certification.
ACF Colorado Chefs Association (CO013)
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| William C. Franklin, CMC, WGMC, AAC | Centennial, CO | CMC |
Connecticut Chefs Association (CT011)
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| Frank P. Osowski, CC | Westfield, MA | CC |
ACF Central Florida Chapter (FL021)
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| Constantine G Stamatin, CEC, AAC | Orlando, FL | CEC |
Fort Lauderdale ACF, Inc. (FL061)
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| Joanne E. Fahey, CEC | Coral Springs, FL | CEC |
ACF Greater Atlanta Chapter Inc (GA011)
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| Marc J. Jolis, CCC, CCE | Atlanta, GA | CCE |
ACF Chicago Chefs of Cuisine Inc (IL012)
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| John K. Kartje, CEC, AAC | Mundelein, IL | CEC |
ACF Heart of Illinois Professional Chefs Assn (IL042)
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| John L. Hunt, CEC | Marquette Hts, IL | CEC |
The ACF of Greater Baton Rouge (LA032)
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| Larry D. Sistrunk, CEC | Manassas, VA | CEC |
ACF Casco Bay Culinary Association of Portland (ME021)
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| Geoffrey L. Boardman, CEC | South Portland, ME | CEC |
ACF Michigan Chefs de Cuisine Association (MI012)
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| John Vanderwouw, CEC, AAC | Northville, MI | CEC |
| Daniel G. Hugelier, CMC | Fenton, MI | CMC |
| Richard J. Teeple, CEC, CCE | Dearborn, MI | CEC |
| Richard J. Teeple, CEC, CCE | Dearborn, MI | CCE |
| Sharon I. Rajaee, CC | Canton, MI | CC |
| Daniel H. Rowlson, CCE | Farmington Hills, MI | CCE |
| Eleanor L. Shepherd, CWPC, CCE | Saint Clair Shores, MI | CWPC |
| Eleanor L. Shepherd, CWPC, CCE | Saint Clair Shores, MI | CCE |
ACF Flint / Saginaw Valley Chapter (MI052)
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| John W. Zehnder, CEC, AAC | Frankenmuth, MI | CEC |
ACF Southeastern Minnesota Culinarian Chapter (MN052)
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| Robert E. Foix, CEC | Montgomery, MN | CEC |
ACF North Carolina Chapter (NC001)
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| Dennie Streeter Veasey, CEC, CCE | Winston Salem, NC | CCE |
ACF Prof Chefs Association of South Jersey (NJ011)
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| Anthony Patalano, CEC, AAC, HOF | Cherry Hill, NJ | CEC |
ACF Rio Grande Valley Chapter (NM013)
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| Keith H. Mandabach, CEC, AAC, ED.D | Las Cruces, NM | CEC |
| Victoria K. Davidson, CEC | Albuquerque, NM | CEC |
ACF Chefs Las Vegas (NV013)
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| Thomas M. Rosenberger, CEC, FMP, CHE, CFPM | Las Vegas, NV | CEC |
ACF Greater Cincinnati Chapter (OH031)
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| Stanley R. Burch, CEC | Mason, OH | CEC |
ACF Greater Dayton Chapter (OH061)
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| Edward L Stanziano, CEC | Clayton, OH | CEC |
ACF Chefs de Cuisine Society of Oregon (OR013)
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| George H Akau, Jr., CCE, AAC | Vancouver, WA | CCE |
| Michael A Palmer, CEC, CCE | Portland, OR | CEC |
| Michael A Palmer, CEC, CCE | Portland, OR | CCE |
ACF Southern Oregon Chapter (OR053)
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| Janet R Crager, CEC, AAC | Medford, OR | CEC |
ACF Philadelphia (PA041)
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| Mary Jane W. Gimpel, CEC, CEPC | Quakertown, PA | CEC |
| Mary Jane W. Gimpel, CEC, CEPC | Quakertown, PA | CEPC |
ACF Pittsburgh Chapter (PA061)
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| Francis D. Smetanka, CEC | Burgettstown, PA | CEC |
ACF West Virginia Chapter (WV011)
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| Robert A. Milam, CEC, AAC | Saint Albans, WV | CEC |
ACF National Member
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| Shawn Sharif, CEC | Wichita Falls, TX | CEC |
| Richard Z. Hexter, CEC | Shreveport, LA | CEC |
| Miguel A. Rodriguez, CEC, CCE, AAC | Humacao, PR | CCE |
| Nancy J. Burback, CEC, CCE, AAC | Gretna, LA | CCE |
| Nancy J. Burback, CEC, CCE, AAC | Gretna, LA | CEC |
PM285
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| Harry M. Edge, CSC | Wheeling, WV | CSC |
No Chapter Affiliation
| Date | Name | City | Certification |
| James D. Koenigsberg, CCE | Tallahassee, FL | CCE |
| Joann L. Maywalt, CCE | Oxford, MA | CCE |
| Jose A. Moran, CEPC | McMinnville, OR | CEPC |
| Cheryl A. Cote, CC | Summerville, SC | CC |