2018-19 Awards

Katherine Forsyth, Lead Cook won First Place in the NACUFS Regional Culinary Challenge
and is moving on to the National Competition July 11, 2019 in Denver!

The Commons won the Gold Award in the Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards
Category: Residential Dining—Special Event Small School for the Dia de los Muertos Theme Meal

Awards Won by Employees of The Commons

We are proud of our award winning chefs who have placed at the NACUFS (National Association of College & University Food Service) Pacific Region Culinary Challenge and competed in other regional competitions.

If you’d like to learn a little more about the ACF (American Culinary Federation) Culinary Competitions, here is the link to the manual. You’ll notice many of the chef’s awards are Category K which indicates  “Practical and Contemporary Hot Food Cooking, Professional, Individual”.

 

  • Katherine Forsyth, Lead Cook
    2019 NACUFS Pacific Regional Conference Culinary Challenge 4/3/19
    W–Silver Medal (First Place)
  • Frank Montes, Lead Cook
    2018 NACUFS Pacific Region Culinary Challenge 3/21/18
    W–Bronze Medal
  • Adam McMakin, Lead Cook
    WSCA ACF Culinary Salon 5/17/15
    K1-Bronze  Medal

Awards won by Lead Cooks during their tenure in PLU Campus Restaurants:

  • 5/17/15 — WSCA ACF Culinary Salon, K9–Bronze Medal
  • 5/17/15 — WSCA ACF Culinary Salon, K1-Silver  Medal
  • 3/13/15 — 2015 Western Regional Chef of the Year, K7-Bronze Medal/Third Place
  • 3/30/15 — NACUFS Pacific Region Culinary Challenge, W–Bronze Medal
  • 5/17/14 — WSCA ACF Culinary Salon, K 7 – Bronze Medal
  • 5/17/14 — WSCA ACF Culinary Salon, K1-Gold Medal
  • 5/17/14 — WSCA ACF Culinary Salon, K 1 -Bronze Medal
  • 4/4/14 — NACUFS Pacific Region Culinary Challenge, K8–Silver
  • 11/16/13 — Oregon ACF Professional Competition, K4–Bronze Medal
  • 3/23/13 — NACUFS Pacific Region Culinary Challenge,
    2nd Place K1 Silver Medal
  • 3/22/13 — ACF Certified Chef de Cuisine
  • 5/26/12 — WSCA ACF Culinary Salon, K7–Bronze Medal
  • 03/25/2012 — NACUFS Pacific Region Culinary Challenge, K9–Bronze Medal
  • 6/11/11 — WSCA ACF Culinary Salon, K1–Bronze Medal
  • 02/28/2011 — NACUFS Pacific Region Culinary Challenge, W–Silver Medal
  • 3/20/10 — NACUFS Pacific Region Culinary Challenge, W–Bronze Medal

 

Other Awards and Recognition

  • 2018-2019 Gold Award in the Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards
    Category: Residential Dining—Special Event Small School
    Dia de los Muertos Theme Meal
    November 1, 2018
  • March 29, 2010 — Honorable Mention NACUFS “Best in Business”
    Campus C-Store Incorporating Sustainability in Your C-Store
  • December 17, 2009 — Quigg Award for Excellence & Innovation (Community Garden)
  • October 15, 2008 — Carbon Reduction Certificate from Standard Biodiesel
  • December 13, 2007 — Quigg Award for Excellence & Innovation