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 post-secondary 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
Gibsonia
John Solomon
Monroeville
Angela Held
Pittsburgh
Tonisha Brown
Blair County
Altoona
Stephanie Baker
Hollidaysburg
Daniel Dillier
Bucks County
Langhorne
Jeffrey Brunermer
Butler County
Butler
Katlyn Davanzati
Danea Karenbauer
Gretchen McCormick
East Butler
Valerie Heitzer
Cambria County
Hastings
Ryan Kline
Johnstown
Rex Hoffman
Justin Young
Summerhill
Kristie Breyer
Kelly Hollinger
Clarion County
Shippenville
Cassandra Lander
Clearfield County
Clearfield
Vanessa Gangewere
Brooke Jordan
LaJose
John Breth
Mahaffey
Brandi Turner
Crawford County
Meadville
Kevin Sawatsky
Kimberly Walton
Cumberland County
Camp Hill
Jena Milakovic
Mechanicsburg
Charles Agnew
Mt. Holly Springs
Ashlee Shildt
Dauphin County
Millersburg
Taryn Challenger
Delaware County
Aston
Matthew Plourde
Erie County
Edinboro
Andrienne Wall
Erie
Jessica Brown
Hamburg
Michael Flynn
Holland
Emily Savage
Wattsburg
David Loop
Williamsville
Eileen Dengler
Fayette County
Connellsville
John Clark
Greene County
Waynesburg
Ralph Bunch
Indiana County
Glen Campbell
Barbara Huey
Home
Ashley Stadtmiller
Indiana
Renee Lastner
Anita Pollock
Punxsutawney
Jillian MacPherson
Jefferson County
Falls Creek
Ian Bailley
Lackawanna County
Factoryville
Kate Petrewski
Lancaster County
Lancaster
Jenni Williams
Quarryville
Emily Ellis
Lawrence County
New Castle
Sara Bintrim
New Wilmington
Reva Douglas
Mercer County
Sharon
Gabrielle Rahn
Mifflin County
McVeytown
Mattea Kauffman
Monroe County
Pocono Lake
Adrienna Troisi
Philadelphia County
Philadelphia
Shermain Rodriguez
Potter County
Coudersport
Case DeGroff
Somerset County
Somerset
William Raupach
Warren County
Tidioute
Jason Snavley
Warren
Cory Seeker
Washington County
Charleroi
Haylie Santoro
Venetia
Shannon Burgan
Westmoreland County
Lower Burrell
Heather Bertino
Ligonier
Kathryn Benson
York County
Dallastown
Andrew Eppley
East Berlin
Rachel Musser
Maryland
Frederick County
Walkersville
Alexsandra Snyder
Washington County
Hagerstown
Robert Butler
Michigan
Clare County
Harrison
Lacey Smith
New Jersey
Morris County
Morris Plains
Ann Colangelo
Middlesex County
South Plainfield
Jennifer Vasquez
Ohio
Lake County
Perry
Lisa Merrill
Texas
Bexar County
San Antonio
Ryan Ng