Students are named to the Dean's Recognition List for academic excellence at the Academy of Culinary Arts when they achieve a grade-point average of 3.25 or higher.
The academy, located in Punxsutawney, is one of only 112 programs in the United States fully accredited by the American Culinary Federation. Programs with ACF accreditation have met or exceeded published industry standards and are distinguished from hundreds of other postsecondary culinary programs in the nation. ACF accreditation is the maximum accreditation possible for culinary programs in the United States.
Recognized students from Pennsylvania are as follows:
Allegheny County
Monroeville
Angela Held
Moon Township
John Henderson
Port Vue
Kayla Shriane
West Mifflin
Jennifer Chichvak
JaVon Sanders
Armstrong County
Kittanning
Peter Tolman
Leechburg
Michael Dunlay
Bedford County
Saxton
Thomas Hood
Berks County
Reading
Dexter Hughes
Blair County
Altoona
Cathryn Frank
Duncansville
Zachary Ford
Hollidaysburg
Matthew Marks
Bucks County
Chalfont
John Hunsberger
Langhorne
Jeffrey Brunermer
Butler County
Butler
Samantha Blackwell
Katlyn Davanzati
Cambria County
Carrolltown
Heather Mondi
Hastings
David Commons
Mineral Point
Shawn McGough
Summerhill
Kristie Breyer
Centre County
Philipsburg
Erica Pilgram
Port Matilda
Joshua Cattell
Clearfield County
Clearfield
Vanessa Gangewere
Brooke Jordan
DuBois
Ryan Courtright
Mahaffey
Jessica McCracken
West Decatur
Taylor Lumadue
Crawford County
Meadville
Kimberly Walton
Cumberland County
Camp Hill
Whitney Pequignot
Dauphin County
Millersburg
Taryn Challenger
Elk County
Brockport
Toby Nashadka
Erie County
Erie
Jessica Brown
Kelli Thompson
Franklin County
Waynesboro
Windel Bautista
Ashely Murphy
Stephanie Silvis
Megan Smicklo
Indiana County
Indiana
Maria Bird
Anita Pollock
Jefferson County
Punxsutawney
Bryan Dickey
Adam Duminske
Erica Means
Stephanie Vasbinder
Lindsey Yeakle
Lackawanna County
Factoryville
Kate Petrewski
Lancaster County
Adamstown
Megan Schweitzer
Lancaster
Peter Christoffel
Lititz
Leah Riegel
Lawrence County
New Castle
Sara Bintrim
New Wilmington
Reva Douglas
McKean County
Turtlepoint
Matthew Bernardi
Mercer County
Sharon
Gabrielle Rahn
Northampton County
Bethlehem
Christopher Ferguson
Schuylkill County
Orwigsburg
Elizabeth Williams
Somerset County
Somerset
William Raupach
Stoystown
Megan Tataliba
Tioga County
Millerton
Mitchell Gruver
Washington County
Bentleyville
Andrew Szuminsky
Charleroi
Haylie Santoro
Westmoreland County
Apollo
Christopher McDonald
York County
East Berlin
Rachel Musser
Recognized students from outside Pennsylvania are as follows:
Maryland
Frederick County
Walkersville
Alexsandra Snyder
New Jersey
Middlesex County
South Plainfield
Jennifer Vasquez
New York
Erie County
Hamburg
Michael Flynn
Ohio
Lake County
Perry
Lisa Merrill
Virginia
Henrico County
Sandston
Rachelle Brown