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SmallerAnn Talley, RHDS director, received the President's Award for outstanding contributions to her region. A Ball State employee of 34 years, Tally began her career as supervisor at Woodworth and spent 15 years as unit manager of Johnson dining service.
Noyer Centre, which was renovated last year, took second place among large schools in the cash sales standard menu division of the 25th annual Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards Contest. Vanderbilt University won first prize.
Open to all institution members, the contest draws entries from NACUFS institutions throughout the United States, Canada and abroad. The contest promotes creativity and sound nutrition in the areas of food presentation, menu variety and merchandising. The event is named for Loyal E. Horton, a former NACUFS president and founding member of the association.
Noyer Centre's winning entry was prepared by a team chaired by Laird Livingston, manager of menu development and the test kitchen. The team spent approximately 100 hours creating a scrapbook detailing Noyer's past, present and future.
Elizabeth Vanmatre, assistant director of operations, said that menu structure, plate presentation, nutrition analysis and the variety of selections offered were a large part of the notebook's contents.
"This was only our second attempt at entering the national dining awards, and to win a second place finish in the nation for a large school category was very exciting," she said. "As a department we have so much to be proud of, and it is nice to be recognized among our peers as being one of the best."
NACUFS is the only higher education association in the United States devoted exclusively to promoting the highest quality of food service at member institutions. NACUFS supports its institutional and industry members with education, training, technical assistance, industry information, scholarships and research support.
