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 Press ReleaseCollege of DuPage Chef-Instructor Timothy Meyers, CCC, CCE, Receives 2010 ACF Central Region Chef Educator of the Year AwardSt. Augustine, Fla., March 29, 2010—Timothy Meyers, certified chef de cuisine (CCC), certified chef educator (CCE), of Plainfield, Ill., received the 2010 American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACF) Central Region Chef Educator of the Year award at the 2010 ACF Central Regional Conference held at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown, Indianapolis, March 26–28. Meyers is a chef-instructor at the College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Ill. The 2010 ACF Central Region Chef Educator of the Year award pays tribute to an active culinary educator whose knowledge, skills and expertise have given culinary students leadership and guidance for the future. As this year’s Central Region recipient, Meyers will vie for the national title against three other candidates at the 2010 ACF National Convention in Anaheim, Calif., Aug. 2–5. Candidates will each give a lecture/demonstration before a panel of judges who will decide the winner. Before joining the College of DuPage, Meyers was program coordinator at the Technology Center of DuPage, Addison, Ill., and Lake County High School Technology Campus, Grayslake, Ill. He is a graduate of Kendall College, Chicago, and has a master’s in business administration from Aurora University, Aurora, Ill. Meyers has worked in the hospitality industry for 19 years, including with Hyatt Hotels Corp., the University Club of Chicago and Marshall Fields. He is a member of the International Food Service Executives Association, and is a U.S. Department of Agriculture dairy grader/inspector. He is a member of ACF Windy City Professional Culinarians Inc. The 2010 ACF Central Regional Conference, hosted by ACF Greater Indianapolis Chapter, brought hundreds of chefs, cooks and foodservice professionals to Indianapolis. The conference provided attendees with opportunities to advance their professional development and enhance their culinary skills through business seminars, cooking demonstrations featuring the latest trends and techniques, cooking competitions and awards. Sponsors of the 2010 ACF Central Regional Conference and ACF national award sponsors are: American Technical Publishers; Avocados from Mexico; Canada Cutlery Inc.; Central Region State Beef Councils; The Cheesecake Factory Bakery Inc.; Custom Culinary, Inc.; Gordon Food Service; Heinz North America; King & Prince Seafood; Koch Foods, Inc.; MARS Food Services; McFarling Foods, Inc.; MenuMax; MINOR’S®; NEWCHEF Fashion Inc.; NRA Conserve; R.L. Schreiber, Inc.; Riviana Foods Inc.; Splenda®; The Sterno Group; Sysco Indianapolis, LLC; Tyson Food Service; Unilever Foodsolutions; US Foodservice; Vitamix Corp.; and Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. The American Culinary Federation, Inc., established in 1929, is the premier professional organization for culinarians in North America. With more than 22,000 members spanning 230 chapters nationwide, ACF is the culinary leader in offering educational resources, training, apprenticeship and accreditation. In addition, ACF operates the most comprehensive certification program for chefs in the United States. ACF is home to ACF Culinary Team USA, the official representative for the United States in major international culinary competitions, and to the Chef & Child Foundation, founded in 1989 to promote proper nutrition in children and to combat childhood obesity. For more information, visit www.acfchefs.org. # # # To arrange an interview, or for a high-res photo, contact Patricia Carroll or Leah Craig. Contacts: Patricia Carroll Leah Craig |
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