Chef Mark Kent
University of Akron Crystal Room Restaurant Operations Manager Mark Kent has been named a 2011 American Academy of Chefs Academy Fellow. Kent, who also serves as chairman of the board for the Akron-Canton Area Cooks and Chefs Association, received the prestigious honor at the 2011 American Culinary Federation National Convention, held July 22 to 26 in Dallas.
Kent is the national chairman of the nominations and elections committee for the National American Culinary Federation. Prior to assuming his current operations management position, Kent served as the executive chef for UA Dining Services. Among his other previous posts, Kent was the corporate chef for the Concord Hotel Co., and executive chef for the Houston Yacht Club and for several hotels in Houston, Atlanta, Detroit and Cleveland. Kent is a former Akron American Culinary Federation “Chef of the Year,” recipient of the “Presidents Medallion” from the National American Culinary Federation and winner of the 2010 “Cutting Edge” award from the National American Culinary Federation.
About the American Culinary Federation
The American Culinary Federation, Inc., established in 1929, is the premier professional organization for culinarians in North America. With more than 20,000 members in 225 chapters nationwide, ACF is the culinary leader in offering educational resources, training, apprenticeship and programmatic 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.
Media contact: Denise Henry, 330-972-6477 or henryd@.uakron.edu.