Lawrence A. Conti, CEC, AAC, HOF,
Chair’s Achievement Award
The Lawrence A. Conti, CEC®, AAC®, HOF, Chair’s Achievement Award
is awarded at the annual AAC Induction Ceremony & Dinner.
2023 - John A. Minniti, CCE, AAC, HOF, HBOT
2022 - Larry Chumley, CEC, AAC
2021 - John E. Bogacki, CEC, CCE, AAC
2020 - Dieter C. Preiser, CEC, AAC
2019 - William J. Tillinghast, MBA, CEC®, AAC®
Academic Culinary Director - The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Philadelphia; ACF Philadelphia Chapter
2018 - Paul J. O'Toole, CEC®, AAC®
Executive Chef - Pittsburgh Field Club, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; ACF Philadelphia Delaware Valley Chefs Association
2017 - Roger W. Newell, CEC®, CCE®, CCA®, AAC®
Retired Senior Chef, Saint Cloud, Florida; ACF Central Florida Chapter
2016 - John W. Zehnder, CEC®, AAC®
Executive Chef, Zehnder’s Restaurant, Frankenmuth, Michigan; Chapter Certification Chair, ACF Flint/Saginaw Valley Chapter
2015 - Bobby Moghaddam, CEC®, CCE®, AAC®
Executive Director of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management, Riverside City College, Riverside, California
2014 - Salvatore Campagna, CEC®, HAAC
Retired; ACF San Francisco Chapter
2013 - Fawzi Ottman, CEC®, AAC®
Executive chef, Odyssey Country Club, Palos Park, Illinois; ACF Chicago Chefs of Cuisine Inc.
2012 - Harry Brockwell, CEC®, AAC®
Corporate consulting chef, Westlake Village, California; ACF Channel
Islands Chefs Association
2011 - Donal Weaving, CEC®, AAC®
Retired executive chef/owner, Majestic Oyster Bar and Grille,
Indianapolis, Indiana; ACF Greater Indianapolis Chapter
2010 - Anthony Graffeo, CEC®, AAC®
ACF Epicurean Club of Boston
2009 - Harry Hoffstadt, CEC®, AAC®, HOF