Past Gold & Silver Plate Award Winners
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Past Gold & Silver Plate Winners For 64 years, IFMA’s Gold and Silver Plate Awards have acknowledged the most outstanding operator talents in our $600 billion foodservice industry. Since its inception, the Gold and Silver Plate program has followed the tradition of “recognizing Silver Plates are awarded in the following excellence to encourage excellence.” segments: As the highest possible operator honor in Business & Industry/Foodservice the industry, the Gold and Silver Plate Management Awards program has grown and evolved in Chain Fast Service response to the rigorous demands of an Chain Full Service industry which itself has experienced Colleges & Universities continued growth and evolution. In this Elementary & Secondary Schools way, the Gold and Silver Plate Awards Health Care program has reached and maintained its Hotels & Lodging coveted position as the most significant and Independent Restaurants widely-recognized operator tribute. Specialty Foodservices Following is a listing of all past winners segmented by category and by year. One look shows that our winners comprise pioneers, leaders and legends of the foodservice industry. IFMA GOLD PLATE AWARD RECIPIENTS 1964 HENRY A. MONTAGUE* (Dec.) BY YEAR Greyhound Food Management, Inc. The following is a chronological listing of IFMA’s 1965 JUSTUS W. PUTSCH* (Dec.) Gold Plate Award recipients. The listing indicates Putsch’s Plaza Restaurants, Inc. each winner’s title and/or company affiliation at the time the award was given. NORMAN BESS** (Dec.) American Society of Association *= Gold Plate Award Winner Executives **= Honorary Gold Plate Winner 1966 JAMES F. HUTTON* (Dec.) 1955 FRED A. SIMONSON* (Dec.) Automatic Retailers of America, Inc. Greenfield-Mills Restaurant Company 1967 GERALD RAMSEY* (Dec.) 1956 WALTER F. CLARK, SR.* (Dec.) Southern Methodist University Clark Restaurant Enterprises 1968 VIRGIL A. GLADIEUX* (Dec.) 1957 EDWARD LEVINE* (Dec.) President The Brass Rail, Inc. Ogden Foods, Inc. 1958 H. HASKELL DAVENPORT, III* 1969 E. LYSLE ASCHAFFENBURG*(Dec.) (Dec.) Chairman of the Board Davenport Enterprises, Inc. The Pontchartrain Hotel JOHN W. EBERSOLE* (Dec.) 1970 THOMAS J. FARLEY* (Dec.) Ebersole’s Restaurant Milwaukee Public School System PETER GUST ECONOMOU* (Dec.) 1971 WINSTON J. SCHULER* (Dec.) Park Lane Hotel Chairman of the Board Win Schuler’s, Inc. 1959 HARRY AKIN* (Dec.) Night Hawk Restaurants 1972 HARRY MULLIKIN* (Dec) Executive Vice President HARRY H. POPE* (Dec.) Western International Hotels Pope’s Cafeterias, Inc. 1973 LEONARD RAWLS, JR.* (Dec.) ROBERT C. WIAN* (Dec.) President & Chairman Bob’s Drive-In’s, Inc. Hardee’s Food Systems 1960 GEORGE R. LeSAUVAGE* (Dec.) 1974 G. “JIM” HASSLOCHER* (Dec.) The Schrafft’s Stores, Inc. President & Chairman Frontier Enterprises, Inc. 1961 HELEN L. CORBITT* (Dec.) Neiman-Marcus 1975 WARREN W. ROSENTHAL* President & Chairman 1962 LESLIE W. SCOTT* (Dec.) Jerrico, Inc. Fred Harvey, Inc. 1976 DIETER H. BUEHLER* 1963 DAVID FRISCH* (Dec.) Director, Dining & Catering Services Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc. Trans World Airlines 1977 JAMES COLLINS* 1987 JOSEPH BAUM* (Dec.) Chairman & Chief Executive President Collins Foods International The Joseph Baum and Michael Whiteman Company 1978 CHRISTIAN INDEN, CMC, CHA** Executive Chef MICHAEL J. LICATA** The Conrad Hilton Hotel President & CEO International Foodservice DONALD I. ROTH* (Dec.) Manufacturers Association Chairman Don Roth’s Blackhawk Restaurants 1988 JOE R. LEE* President 1979 H. JEROME BERNS* (Dec.) General Mills Restaurants, Inc. Vice President & Secretary The “21” Club 1989 RICHARD MELMAN* President 1980 JOHN W. TEETS* (Dec.) Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc. CEO Greyhound Food Management, Inc. 1990 LEON W. “PETE” HARMAN*(Dec.) Chairman 1981 JACK A. LAUGHERY* (Dec.) Harman Management Corporation President & CEO Hardee’s Food Systems, Inc. 1991 HERMAN CAIN* President & CEO 1982 JACQUES W. BLOCH* (Dec.) Godfather’s Pizza, Inc. Director of Food Services Montefiore Hospital & Medical Center 1992 ROBERT M. ROSENBERG* Chairman & CEO REUBEN R. CORDOVA** (Dec.) Dunkin’ Donuts, Inc. Cordova and Associates 1993 RONALD N. MAGRUDER* 1983 WALTER J. CONTI* President Chairman & Owner The Olive Garden Conti Cross Keys Inn 1994 ROBERT L. HONSON* 1984 TED J. BALESTRERI* Director of Food & Nutritional Services President Portland Public Schools The Sardine Factory 1995 RUTH FERTEL* (Dec.) FERDINAND E. METZ, Chairman CMC, CEC** Ruth’s Chris Steak House President The Culinary Institute of America 1996 JOSEPH K. FASSLER* (Dec.) President & COO 1985 ELIZABETH BENDER RD* Restaurant, Inc. Food Service Supervisor Dayton Public Schools 1997 RALPH O. BRENNAN* Owner 1986 ROBERT L. BARNEY* (Dec.) Mr. B’s/Bacco/Red Fish Grill Chairman & CEO Wendy’s International, Inc. 1998 LAURENCE B. “LARRY” MINDEL* 2010 TIMOTHY J. DIETZLER* Chairman & CEO Director of Dining Services Il Fornaio (America) Corporation Villanova University 1999 LARRY LEVY* 2011 GEORGE L. MILLER* Chairman & CEO Chief, Air Force Food & Beverage Levy Restaurants Operations U.S. Air Force 2000 DANNY MEYER* President 2012 MARY MOLT, PHD, RD, LD* Union Square Hospitality Group Assistant Director, Housing and Dining Services 2001 MICHAEL HURST* (Dec.) Kansas State University President 15th Street Fisheries 2013 JOHN C. METZ, JR.* CEO, Executive Chef and Co-Founder 2002 W. BRYAN O’SHIELDS* Sterling Hospitality Vice President of Food & Beverage Bellagio Hotel and Casino 2014 JIM BROADHURST* Chairman 2003 TED FOWLER* Eat’n Park Hospitality Group President & CEO Golden Corral Corporation 2015 JOHN MILLER* CEO 2004 VAN EURE* Denny’s Corporation Owner The Angus Barn 2016 RAFI TAHERIAN* Associate Vice President, Yale Hospitality 2005 RONALD SHAICH* Yale University Chairman & CEO Panera Bread 2017 WOLFGANG PUCK* Chef/Owner, Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining 2006 ELIZABETH BLAU* Group Restaurant Consultant & Former Executive Vice President of Restaurant 2018 GENE LEE* Development & Marketing President and Chief Executive Officer, Wynn Las Vegas Darden Restaurants 2007 JON L. LUTHER* Chairman & CEO Dunkin’ Brands 2008 CHARLIE TROTTER* (Dec.) Chef Charlie Trotter Corporation 2009 SALLY SMITH* President & CEO Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. GOLD & SILVER PLATE 1964 HENRY A. MONTAGUE* (Dec.) AWARD RECIPIENTS Greyhound Food Management, Inc. BY CATEGORY 1965 JUSTUS W. PUTSCH* (Dec.) The following is a chronological listing of IFMA’s Putsch’s Plaza Restaurants, Inc. Gold and Silver Plate Award recipients by category. The listing indicates each winner’s title 1966 JAMES F. HUTTON* (Dec.) and/or company affiliation at the time the award Automatic Retailers of America, Inc. was given. 1967 GERALD RAMSEY* (Dec.) FOODSERVICE Southern Methodist University OPERATOR OF THE YEAR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY 1955 FRED A. SIMONSON* (Dec.) Greenfield-Mills Restaurant Company 1969 JAMES H. WESTBROOK Vice President - Personnel 1956 WALTER F. CLARK, SR.* (Dec.) Saga Administrative Corporation Clark Restaurant Enterprises 1957 EDWARD LEVINE* (Dec.) 1970 DOROTHY K. LARSSON, RD The Brass Rail, Inc. Cincinnati Milacron Co. 1958 H. HASKELL DAVENPORT, III*(Dec.) 1971 RICHARD L. SENN Davenport Enterprises, Inc. Director of Dining Services United Airlines JOHN W. EBERSOLE* (Dec.) Ebersole’s Restaurant 1973 WALTER PIENKOWSKI (Dec.) Manager, Food Service Department PETER GUST ECONOMOU* (Dec.) National Cash Register Co. Park Lane Hotel 1974 ROBERT HORN 1959 HARRY AKIN* (Dec.) Food Service Manager Night Hawk Restaurants Eastman Kodak Company HARRY H. POPE* (Dec.) 1975 BYRON L. BYRON Pope’s Cafeterias, Inc. Vice President - Restaurant Operations Hallmark Cards, Inc. ROBERT C. WIAN* (Dec.) Bob’s Drive-In’s, Inc. 1976 DIETER H. BUEHLER* Director, Dining & Catering Services 1960 GEORGE R. LeSAUVAGE* (Dec.) Trans World Airlines, Inc. The Schrafft’s Stores, Inc. 1977 KATHRYN E. SMITH (Dec.) 1961 HELEN L. CORBITT* (Dec.) Corporate Food Services Director Neiman-Marcus Reynolds Metals Company 1962 LESLIE W. SCOTT* (Dec.) 1978 DEARL MORRIS (Dec.) Fred Harvey, Inc. Manager, Food Services, G.O. Caterpillar Tractor Co. 1963 DAVID FRISCH* (Dec.) Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc. 1981 KAY STAMMERS, RD Corporate Foodservice Manager Eastman Kodak Company 1982 RICHARD YSMAEL (Dec.) 2003 JULIENNE T. STEWART, RD Director of Employee Services Food Service Manager Motorola, Inc. SAS Institute 1986 LAWRENCE APPLETON (Dec.) 2004 GARY GUNDERSON Manager of Food and Vending Executive Vice President & Director, Operations Dining and Hospitality Services Martin Marietta Aerospace Orlando MBNA Corporation 1987 NEIL S. REYER 2006 RON EHRHARDT, FMP, DFS, Vice President, Restaurant Services Director of Food Services, Department Prudential Financial Chemical Bank 2008 AMY GREENBERG 1988 DEANNA HORMEL Senior Vice President Food Services Director Citi Hallmark Cards, Inc. 2009 LAURA LOZANO 1989 ERVING JENSEN Facilities Manager, Global Dining Vice President, Food Services Dell Inc. Continental Bank N.A. 2013 JAY SILVERSTEIN 1990 JOSEPH W. DeSCENZA Vice President, Conference & Dining Vice President, Food and Travel Services Services Bankers Trust Company Credit Suisse 1991 DORIS DAVIS ANDERSON 2015 EDWARD SIRHAL Manager, Food Services President 3M Restaurant Associates 1992 WILLIAM C. LEMBACH 2016 MIKE BARCLAY Director of Employee Services President Eastman Kodak Company Southern Foodservice Management, Inc. 1993 ARNOLD W. MILLER (Dec.) 2017 JEFF METZ Manager, Corporate Food Services President & CEO Department Metz Culinary Mangement Ford Motor Company 2018 MICHIEL BAKKER 1994 RICHARD A. HARDIN Director of Google Food Director, Corporate