Culinary Group Endows Scholarship Fund at CMCC
Members of the Maine Chapter of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) donated over $10,000 to the CM Education Foundation to establish an endowed scholarship fund for Culinary and Restaurant Management students at CMCC. Left to right are Dan Caron, LRTC instructor and past president of the Maine ACF Chapter; Roger Philippon, dean of planning and public affairs at CMCC; Don Rossignol, retired culinary chair at CMCC; Austin Perreault, chair of the CMCC Culinary and Restaurant Management programs; Charles Izzi, past president of the Maine ACF Chapter and chef instructor at the Capitol Area Technical Center in Augusta; and Fern Langlois, food service manager at CMCC.
The Maine Chapter of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) presented a check for over $10,000 to the CM Education Foundation to establish an endowed scholarship fund for Culinary and Restaurant Management students at Central Maine Community College. The presentation was made recently at The Green Ladle, home of the culinary arts program at the Lewiston Regional Technical Center.
Comprised of Maine-based professional chefs and culinary educators, the ACF Chapter promotes the growth of the food service industry through culinary competitions and events, certification, publications, and an apprenticeship program. Now the largest professional chefs’ organization in North America, the organization promotes the professional image of American chefs worldwide through education of culinarians at all levels.