McLaughlin Award
The Lt. General John D. McLaughlin Trophy is awarded at the annual
AAC Induction Ceremony & Dinner.
2024 - Dr. Ellen S. Pruett
2023 - Mark D. Veomett, CEC, AAC
2022 - Travis W. Smith, CEC, AAC
2021 - Wolfgang D. Geckeler, CEC, AAC, HOF
2020 - Juan M. Martinez, CEC, CCE, AAC
2019 - Jeffrey P. Lein
Chief Warrant Officer - U.S. Army, Sustainment Command
2018 - Mark E. Webster, CEC®, CCE®, AAC®
Executive Chef - Hy-Vee Inc., Lees Summit, Missouri; ACF Greater Kansas City Chefs Association
2017 - Brandon W. Parry, CEC®, AAC®
Executive Chef, Lasher Co. Las Vegas, Nevada; ACF Chefs Las Vegas
2016 - Robert M. Sparks
Chief Warrant Officer 4, U.S. Army (Retired), A.K. Food Consultants, LLC, Petersburg, Virginia; ACF Old Dominion Chapter
2015 - CW3 Charles Talley Jr., CEC®, MBA
Chief, Advanced Food Service Training Division; Manager, United States Army Culinary Arts Team (USACAT)
2014 - Russell Campbell, CEC®
Army sustainment food advisor, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois; Old Dominion ACF Chapter
2013 - Mark Warren, CEC®, AAC®
The Joint Culinary Center of Excellence STM at U.S. Army, Fort Lee, Virginia; Old Dominion ACF Chapter
2012 - David J. Turcotte, CEC®, AAC®
Executive chef, U.S. Army; ACF Savannah Chefs Association
2011 - William J. Tillinghast, CEC®, AAC®, MBA
Director, culinary/pastry programs, The International Culinary School
at The Art Institute of Philadelphia; ACF Philadelphia Chapter
2010 - Roland Schaeffer, CEC®, AAC®, HOF
ACF Pittsburgh Chapter
2009 - Brigadier General Jesse R. Cross
2008 - Stephen J. Miller, CMC®
2007 - Rene Marquis, CEC®, CCE®, PCEC®, AAC®
2006 - David J. Longstaff, CEC®
2004 - Jim Taylor, CEC®, AAC®
2003 - Brenard Urban, CEC®, AAC®
2002 - Ed Leonard, CMC®, AAC®
2001 - Steve Jilleba, CMC®, CCE®, AAC®
2000 - Fred Lucardie, CEC®, AAC®
1999 - Joe Amendola, CEPC®, CCE®, AAC®, HOF®
1998 - Joel Tanner, CEC®, AAC®