The IFMA Gold and Silver Plate recipients: 50 years of defining excellence

Nation's Restaurant News, April 12, 2004

The following is a chronological list of the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association's Gold and Silver Plate Award recipients by year. The listing indicates each winner's company affiliation at the time the award was given. An asterisk (*) denotes a Gold Plate awardee. Deceased recipients are indicated by (Dec.).

1955 Fred A. Simonsen* (Dec.): Greenfield-Mills Restaurant Co.

1956 Walter E Clark Sr.* (Dec.) Clark Restaurant Enterprises

1957 Edward Levine* (Dec.): The Brass Rail Inc.

1958 H. Haskell Davenport III* (Dec.): Davenport Enterprises Inc.

John W. Ebersole* (Dec.): Ebersole's Restaurants

Peter Gust Economou* (Dec.): Park Lane Hotel

1959 Harry Akin* (Dec.): Night Hawk Restaurants

Harry H. Pope*: Pope's Cafeterias Inc.

Robert C. Wian* (Dec.): Bob's Drive-In's Inc.

1960 George R. LeSauvage* (Dec.): The Schrafft's Stores Inc.

1961 Helen L. Corbitt* (Dec.): Neiman-Marcus

1962 Leslie W. Scott* (Dec.): Fred Harvey Inc.

1963 David Frisch* (Dec.): Frisch's Restaurants Inc.

1964 Henry A. Montague* (Dec.): Greyhound Food Management Inc.

1965 Justus W. Putsch* (Dec.): Putsch's Plaza Restaurants Inc.

Norman Bess* (Dec.): American Society of Association Executives-Honorary Gold Plate Recipient

1966 James F. Hutton* (Dec.): Automatic Retailers of America Inc.

1967 Gerald Ramsey* (Dec.): Southern Methodist University

1968 Cynthia Bishop (Dec.): Texas Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation--Public Institutions/Military

Virgil A. Gladieux* (Dec.): Ogden Foods Inc.--Contract Food Management

Lois M. Beckman-Glenn: Sacramento City Unified School District-Elementary/Secondary Schools

G. D. "Sonny" Look: Sir-Loin Inn & Sir-Loin House--Independent Restaurant Operator Col. Katharine E. Manchester: Walter Reed General Hospital--Healthcare & Public Institutions

Theodore W. Minah (Dec.): Duke University--Colleges/Universities

Carl T. Mottek: Hilton Hotels Corp.--Hotel & Lodging

1969 E. Lysle Aschaffenburg* (Dec.): The Pontchartrain Hotel--Hotels & Lodging

Robert D. Buchanan: Northern Illinois University-Colleges/Universities

SMSGT. George W. DeLair: U. S. Air Force Academy--Public Institutions/Military

Ann C. Ferry (Dec.): Metropolitan State Hospital--Healthcare & Public Institutions

Harold E. Stout (Dec.): Akron Board of Education-Elementary/Secondary Schools

Frank P. Thomas: Burger Chef Systems Inc.--Chain Fast Service

James S. Westbrook: Saga Administration Corp.--Business & Industry

1970 Anthony Athanas: Anthony's Fine Restaurants--Independent Operator

Nicholas G. Bravos: Holiday Inns of America Inc.--Hotels & Lodging

Raymond A. Dault, CFE: Purdue University--Colleges/Universities

Thomas J. Farley*: Milwaukee Public School System-Elementary/Secondary Schools

Sister Mary Kateri, CIJ: Mercy Hospital--Healthcare & Public Institutions

Dorothy K. Larsson, RD: Cincinnati Milacron Inc.--Business & Industry

Roger Merwin: Air Force Services Office--Public Institutions/Military

1971 Jerome Berkman: Cedars of Lebanon Hospital--Healthcare & Public Institutions

John C. Friese: Kent State University--Colleges/Universities

Ruth D. Richard: Rowland Unified School District-Elementary/Secondary Schools

Joseph W. Risk (Dec.): Lynchburg Training School & Hospital--Public Institutions/Military

Hermann G. Rusch (Dec.): The Greenbrier Hotel--Hotels & Lodging

Winston J. Schuler* (Dec.): Win Schuler's--Independent Operator

Richard L. Senn: United Airlines--Business & Industry

1972 Ann M. Crowley, RD: University of Iowa--Hospital, Healthcare & Public Institutions

Stuart Levin (Dec.): Le Pavilion--Independent Restaurant Operator

Josephine M. Martin: Georgia State Department of Education--Elementary/Secondary Schools

Richard W. Mather (Dec.): Ford Motor Co.--Contract Food Management

Harry Mullikin*: Western International Hotels--Hotels & Lodging

Douglas C. Osterheld (Dec.): University of Wisconsin--Colleges/Universities

CMSGT. Belvin L. Zeumalt (Dec.): American River Community College--Public Institutions/Military

1973 Gertrude Applebaum: Corpus Christi Independent Schools--Elementary/Secondary Schools

John C. Birchfield: University of Tennessee--Colleges/Universities

Ella Brennan Martin: Brennan's Restaurant--Independent Operator

James H. Checkman: Hotel Bel Air--Hotels & Lodging

Marie C. Marinkovich: Kaiser Foundation Hospitals--Healthcare & Public Institutions

Lt. Gen. John D. McLaughlin USA (Dec.): U.S. Army Theater Support Command-Europe--Public Institutions/Military

Walter A. Pienkowski (Dec.): National Cash Register Co.--Business & Industry

Leonard Rawls Jr.* (Dec.): Hardee's Food Systems Inc.--Chain Fast Service

1974 Dennis Berkowitz: Hyatt Corp.--Hotels & Lodging

Frank L. Carney: Pizza Hut Inc.--Chain Fast Service

G. Jim Hasslocher*: Frontier Enterprises Inc.--Independent Operator

Robert E. Horn: Eastman Kodak Co.--Business & Industry

Loyal E. Horton (Dec.): The Associated Colleges of Illinois--Colleges/Universities

Maurice E. McNabb: Central State Hospital--Public Institutions/Military