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2015 Silver Plate Winners Announced

Four noncommercial operators join the Silver Plate elite.

Becky Schilling, Group Content Director/Editor-in-chief

March 3, 2015

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This year’s Silver Plate class is highlighted with four winners in the noncommercial industry: Julie Jones, director, nutrition services, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, in Healthcare; Mary Hill, executive director of food services, Jackson (Miss.) Public Schools, in Elementary & Secondary Schools; Nona Golledge, director Kansas University Dining, in Colleges & Universities; and Edward Sirhal, president, Restaurant Associates, in Business & Industry/Foodservice Management.

The winners were announced today at this year’s International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA) Chain Operator Exchange (COEX) in Las Vegas.

Silver Plate winners are nominated by IFMA members and industry leaders, and then selected by a distinguished jury, including national trade press editors, foodservice experts and past award winners. From the Silver Plate winners, one is chosen by the jury to receive the foodservice industry's most prestigious recognition, IFMA's 2015 Gold Plate Award, which will be presented at the 61st Annual Gold & Silver Plate Celebration—taking place in Chicago on Monday, May 18.

"It is our privilege to honor this year's class of Silver Plate recipients," said IFMA President and CEO Larry Oberkfell. "The Gold & Silver Plate Awards honor the operator community and acknowledge the leadership and dedication these particular individuals have put forth to advance the foodservice industry."

Joining the four noncommercial winners are:

•  Independent Restaurants/Multi-Concept: Michael C. Gibbons, president and CEO, Main Street Ventures
•  Chain Full Service/Multi-Concept: John Miller, CEO, Denny's Restaurants
•  Chain Limited Service: Kat Cole, group president, FOCUS Brands

About the Author

Becky Schilling

Group Content Director/Editor-in-chief

Becky Schilling is Food Management’s editor-in-chief, and the group content director for Informa’s Restaurants and Food Group, managing editorial for digital, print and events for Nation’s Restaurant News, Restaurant Hospitality, Food Management and Supermarket News media brands. Becky holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Texas A&M University and a master's degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Before joining Food Management in 2014, Becky was with FoodService Director magazine for seven years, the last two as editor-in-chief. Becky is a history nerd and a sports fanatic, especially college football—Gig'em Ags—and tennis. A born and raised Texan, Becky currently resides in New York City.

Becky Schilling’s areas of expertise include the onsite foodservice industry (K-12 schools, colleges and universities, healthcare and B&I), foodservice menus, operational best practices and innovation.

Becky Schilling is a frequent speaker at industry events including The Association for Healthcare Foodservice (AHF), The National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS) and The Society for Hospitality and Foodservice Management (SHFM).

Becky Schilling’s experience:

Group Content Director, Informa Restaurant & Food Group (Feb. 2020-present)

Editor-in-chief Food Management (Nov. 2014-present)

Director of Content Strategy & Optimization, Informa Restaurant & Food Group (March 2019-Feb. 2020)

Editor-in-chief, Supermarket News (April 2019-March 2019)

Executive Editor, Supermarket News (July 2016-April 2017)

Editor-in-chief, FoodService Director magazine (March 2013-Oct. 2014)

Managing Editor (FoodService Director magazine (March 2012-March 2013)

Associate Editor (FoodService Director magazine (Nov. 2007-March 2012)

Contact Becky Schilling at:

[email protected]

@bschilling_FM

https://www.linkedin.com/in/becky-schilling-39194ba/

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