ACF Student Chef of the Year Award
The ACF Student Chef of the Year recognizes a student who possesses a high degree of professionalism, culinary skills and passion for the culinary arts.
History of the Student Chef of the Year Award
The award was established in 1987 by the late Baron Galand, CEC, to help student members establish their position within ACF. From 1987 to 1998, the Student Chef of the Year Award was bestowed upon one national winner during ACF’s national convention. In 1999, however, it was decided that a winner from each ACF region would be chosen. Regional winners advance to the national convention where they vie for the national title. In 2003 a culinary cook-off was introduced at the national convention, and, for the first time, regional finalists competed for the national title.
2020 Regional Finalists
Central
Kevin Apolinario
Austin Davis
Kate Galyon
Austin Hannah
Dulce Hernandez
Aleczander Johnson
Katelyn Jordan
Brock Mahi
Luke Miller CC
Rachelle Murphy
Brooke Williams
Nathan Yount
Northeast
Phoebe Beiter
Faith Brenneman CC
Casey Creazzo
Katie Dashiell
Amber Furey-Lessen
Ashten Garrett
James Skehan
Morgan Suydam
Carly Yezzo
Southeast
Kate Saggio
Cheyane Verran
West
Marissa Brazell
Chang Lin Chen
Erin Jones
Brooklyn Knutson