 Twelve Students Honored at Annual Luncheon
DiRōNA Blows into Windy City to Recognize Top Students
About 150 restaurant industry players gathered at Lawry’s The Prime Rib in Chicago on May 23, 2006 for the 15th Annual DiRōNA/NRAEF Scholarship Luncheon. The event honored 12 exceptional students pursuing careers in the restaurant and foodservice industry. This year, the Distinguished Restaurants of North America (DiRōNA) and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation awarded 12 high school and undergraduate students with a total of $24,000 ($2,000 each) in scholarships. Read more about the event.
From left: Larry Work, DiRōNA Immediate Past Chairman and President, Sam & Harry’s Management Co.; Jim Doherty, Executive Vice President, Lebhar Friedman; Joe Mannke, Owner, Bistro Le Cep; Milan Bodiroga, Owner, Dubrovnik Restaurant. |
From left: Mary Doherty (wife of Jim Doherty); DiRōNA Past Chairman John Arena; Scholarship Luncheon Chair & DiRōNA Director Emeritus Reinhard Barthel; Nancy Barthel (wife of Reinhard Barthel); Jack Gaggiana; and Executive Vice President, Lebhar Friedman, Jim Doherty. |
From Left: National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation President and COO, Mary Adolf; Susan Marshall (wife of Chick Marshall); Michael Batterberry, Editor-in-Chief/Publisher, Food Arts Magazine; DiRōNA Chairman and Co-Owner of Mr. Stox Restaurant, Chick Marshall; DiRōNA Executive Director, Lisa Rand; and Food Arts Founding Editor/Publisher Ariane Batterberry.
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From Left: DiRōNA Chairman and Co-Owner of Mr. Stox Restaurant, Chick Marshall; Manager Restaurant Industry Development Group, Danielle Hootnick; Scholarship Recipient, Carol Steffey; and National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation President and COO, Mary Adolf. |
From Left: DiRōNA Chairman and Co-Owner of Mr. Stox Restaurant, Chick Marshall; Scholarship Recipient, Dale Willis; National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation President and COO, Mary Adolf; and Al Gaylor, Vice President, Industry Relations, SYSCO Corporation.
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From Left: Jim Doherty, Executive Vice President, Lebhar Friedman; Scholarship Recipient, Tyler Smith; National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation President and COO, Mary Adolf; and DiRōNA Chairman and Co-Owner of Mr. Stox Restaurant, Chick Marshall. |
From Left: Jim Doherty, Executive Vice President, Lebhar Friedman; Weber Shandwick on behalf of the Coca-Cola Company, Anne Reeves; Manager Restaurant Industry Development Group, Danielle Hootnick; Larry Work, DiRōNA Immediate past Chairman and President, Sam & Harry’s Management Co.; National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation President and COO, Mary Adolf; DiRōNA Chairman and Co-Owner of Mr. Stox Restaurant, Chick Marshall; Al Gaylor, Vice President, Industry Relations, SYSCO Corporation; a representative from E.&J. Gallo Winery; and Michael Batterberry, Editor-in-Chief Food Arts Magazine. |
Scholarship Luncheon Chair & DiRōNA Director Emeritus Reinhard Barthel presents the Chefs from Lawry’s the Prime Rib, Chicago. |
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