NACUFS honors schools for successful dining ideas

The National Association of College and University Food Services has announced the winners of its annual Loyal E. Horton awards.

Consisting of six major categories—each with separate awards for small, medium and large institutions—the awards laud the most successful ideas in menus, presentations, special event planning and new dining concepts among college foodservice operations.

The winning entries will be on display at the association’s annual national conference, held in July in Anaheim, Calif. That is also where NACUFS will announce the top-scoring entry from each of the sub-categories as a grand-prize winner.

The 2016 winners are:

Residential Dining Concepts

Small School
Gold: Hendrix College
Silver: Stevens Institute of Technology
Bronze: Concordia College

Medium School
Gold: Azusa Pacific University
Silver: University of Richmond

Residential Dining—Special Event

Small School
Gold: Hendrix College
Silver: Alfred State University
Bronze: California Institute of Technology
Honorable Mention: College of Saint Benedict

Medium School
Gold: Skidmore College
Silver: Hope College; Marist College; University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
Bronze: The College at Brockport; SUNY at Cortland
Honorable Mention: Dickinson College; SUNY at Cortland; SUNY at Potsdam; University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Large School
Gold: University of California-Berkeley; University of Dayton
Silver: Carleton University
Bronze: University of Montana; University of Notre Dame; University of Rhode Island
Honorable Mention: North Carolina State University

Retail Sales—Single Concept

Small School
Gold: United States Military Academy
Silver: Hendrix College
Bronze: Concordia College

Medium School
Gold: Azusa Pacific University
Silver: University of Richmond
Bronze: Northern Michigan University

Large School
Gold: University of Montana- The Iron Griz
Silver: University of Montana- Galloping Griz Food Truck
Bronze: Tulane University
Honorable Mention: SUNY at Buffalo- Campus Dining & Shops

Retail Sales—Multiple Concepts/Marketplace

Medium School
Gold: SUNY at Geneseo- Campus Auxiliary Services
Silver: University of Wisconsin- Stout

Large School
Gold: University of Dayton
Silver: Ohio University
Bronze: Drexel University

Catering—Special Event

Small School
Gold: Hendrix College
Silver: United State Military Academy

Medium School
Gold: University of San Diego
Silver: SUNY at Cortland; Xavier University
Bronze: University of Miami
Honorable Mention: Azusa Pacific University

Large School
Gold: Yale University
Silver: Cal Poly Corporation
Bronze: Vanderbilt University
Honorable Mention: Tulane University

Catering—Online Menu

Small School
Gold: Naval Academy Business Services Division
Silver: Ashland University
Bronze: Concordia College

Medium School
Gold: University of St. Thomas

Large School
Gold: Tufts University
Silver: University of Oklahoma
Bronze: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign- Hotel Menu
Honorable Mention: Vanderbilt University