The Association for Healthcare Foodservice Names the 2011 Award Program Winners

Louisville, Ky. (June 16, 2011) – The Association for Healthcare Foodservice (AHF) was proud to announce the 2011 winners of its awards program at the annual conference in Phoenix, Arizona. The seven awards-AHF Making a Difference, Future Horizons, Spotlight, Partnership in Leadership, Exemplary, President Special Service Award and Lifetime Achievement - are reserved for association-nominated individuals who have shown great leadership and achievement in the healthcare foodservice industry. View award winners online.

The 2011 AHF award winners include the following:

Lifetime Achievement Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award is AHF's highest award. It recognizes members who best exemplify the leadership and spirit of Jacques Bloch and Angelo Gagliano the founders of our legacy organizations.

Kris Schroeder
Swedish Health Services - First Hill
Seattle, Washington

AHF Making a Difference Award

The AHF Making a Difference Award recognizes business partner and media partners. It is given in memory of John Cabot whose continued involvement and support over two decades helped define the partnership between operators and business partners.

Barbara Kane
Ecolab, Inc.
Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Exemplary Leadership Award

The AHF Exemplary Leadership Award is given in memory of Don Marsh and recognizes a member who best reflects operational excellence and / or contributions to regional, local chapters or networking meetings.

Mimi Wang
VA New York Harbor HC System
Brooklyn, New York

Future Horizons Award

The Future Horizons Award recognizes members who have practiced in the healthcare foodservice industry for five years or less, who are new to management and who demonstrate a desire for future growth through contributions to their hospitals or community.

Tamara Almquist
Geisinger Marworth
Waverly, Pennsylvania

Partnership in Leadership Award

The Partnership in Leadership Award recognizes member facilities that demonstrate a strong commitment to self-operation and who support the foodservice department leader.

Angelo Mojica (Hospitals with more than 200 beds)
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Cyndi Roberts (Hospitals with less than 200 beds)
Saint Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro, Illinois

Spotlight Award

The Spotlight Award recognizes an operator member who has enhanced operations through technology, program development, implementation, innovation and /or creative use of financial management.

Amy Miller
Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital & Clinic
Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin

President Special Service Award

The AHF President may recognize members for outstanding community service, strong media support for AHF members and committee contributions.

Marie Nelson
Schwan's Home Service, Inc.
Marshall, Minnesota

About AHF:
The Association for Healthcare Foodservice (AHF) is the national professional association dedicated to advancing self-operated healthcare foodservice as industry best practice. AHF develops healthcare foodservice professionals, assuring food and nutrition services are valued as an essential contributor to the healthcare organization's mission. For more information, please visit www.healthcarefoodservice.org.

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