Spotlight Archive

20 Most Influential: Shawn LaPean, University of California, Berkeley
06-14-2012
Shawn LaPean has thrived by acting as a change agent for his department and his peers in foodservice.
20 Most Influential: Mary Molt, Kansas State University
06-14-2012
Mention “Food For Fifty” to anyone in non-commercial and usually there is instant recognition for Mary Molt's work.
20 Most Influential: Michelle Obama, Let’s Move!
06-14-2012
Obama's Lets Move! campaign is dedicated to solving obesity within a generation.
20 Most Influential: Andrew Shakman, LeanPath Inc.
06-14-2012
Shakman's concern over the environment led him to invent a food waste tracking system to help the foodservice industry monitor its waste.
20 Most Influential: Bill St. John, Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals
06-14-2012
Bill St. John is leading the charge for change for the organization formerly known as DMA.
20 Most Influential: Students
06-13-2012
Students have become the customer of every segment of non-commercial foodservice.
20 Most Influential: Ken Toong, University of Massachusetts
06-12-2012
During his tenure at UMass, Toong has increased meal plan participation from 8,900 students in 1999 to 16,075 in 2011.
20 Most Influential: Dr. Janey Thornton, U.S. Department of Agriculture
06-12-2012
Janey Thornton was was challenged with the Obama administration’s charge to make school meals healthier.
2012 Silver Plate—Growth By Association
04-09-2012
Ricky Clark admits that being involved with two professional associations has helped him break out of his shell.
2012 Silver Plate—Ricky Clark: From operator to educator
04-09-2012
At the tail end of his career, Clark now prepares foodservice employees to do what he did so well for 20 years.
2012 Silver Plate—Ricky Clark: 20 Years of Learning
04-09-2012
Ricky Clark has spent years passing his foodservice knowledge on to others.
2012 Silver Plate—Giving back to the Industry
04-09-2012
Mary Molt uses the lessons learned from her mentors as the basis for the time she gives to NACUFS.
2012 Silver Plate—The Multi-tasking Mary Molt
04-09-2012
On any given day, Mary Molt, Ph.D, R.D., is operator, educator and author.
2012 Silver Plate—Mary Molt: Operator and Academic
04-09-2012
K-State's Mary Molt focuses on quality and scratch cooking.
2012 Silver Plate—Lyman Graham lobbies for New Mexico law for breakfast after the bell
04-09-2012
New Mexico Senate Bill 144 gives districts funding for morning meals.
2012 Silver Plate—Lyman Graham: New Mexico’s Triple Play Man
04-09-2012
Increasing breakfast participation key to districts’ turnaround.
2012 Silver Plate—Lyman Graham brings three districts into financial stability
04-09-2012
From a start as a custodian, Graham finds a home in child nutrition.
2012 Silver Plate—Mark Freeman: The Value of Listening
04-09-2012
Mark Freeman's listening-based approach has yielded great results at Microsoft.
2012 Silver Plate—Micrsoft's Mark Freeman discusses the value of SFM
04-09-2012
Freeman's involvement in SFM led him to help create new super conference.
2012 Silver Plate—Quirky characters drew Mark Freeman to foodservice
04-09-2012
Starting in restaurants as a kid made Freeman commit to foodservice as an adult.

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