Gary Crompton, Jay Silverstein win SFM Directors' Awards

Sept. 5—The Society for Foodservice Management (SFM) has announced its Directors’ Award Winners in advance of the association’s national conference, held next week in Las Vegas.

Each year the SFM Directors' Awards recognize special honorees who have gone "above and beyond" to serve the association and better the industry.

The winners of SFM’s Directors Awards are:

Richard Ysmael Distinguished Service Award: Gary Crompton, President, Aramark Business Dining

Lifetime Achievement Award: Jay Silverstein, vice president of corporate real estate and services, Credit Suisse

Community Service Award: Dan McCaffrey, account executive, Day and Nite All Service

Spirit Award: Holly Von Seggern, vice president of marketing and brand management, Whitsons Culinary Group

Leadership Award: Ira Kaplan, President, Irinox USA

The names of the recipients of the President's Award and Pacifico Award will be announced at the conference.