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CONNELLY AWARDS

A Key Ingredient of Professionalism

Army’s Connelly Competition Improves Culinary Quality for Soldiers

uch of the professionalism that has come to be rec- Marine Corps, Navy and Military Sealift Command also
Mognized in the Army food program can be attributed received awards during the dinner, which is held during the
to the Philip A. Connelly Awards and the influence of the National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel
high standard of excellence it sets Show in Chicago, Ill.
Competition winners earn bowls and plaques as tangible Military culinary specialists from each of the services
rewards for the accomplishment, but the greatest value to also participated in a three-day training program at Kendall
the military culinary profession is the improved quality of College to sharpen awareness about business operations.
meals and food service delivered to soldiers that results. The curriculum involved developing a business plan to
The Connelly competition challenges Army culinary begin a dining facility from scratch, plus a day spent visit-
specialists to perform better, as well as improve individual ing the NRA exhibit floor.
and unit readiness by matching skills with colleagues. Cu- Additionally, two members of each Army team will be
linary specialists also gain a sense of prestige and dignity. afforded training at the prestigious Culinary Institute of
Army food quality is enhanced through the compe- America’s Greystone, Calif., campus.
tition as culinary specialists share skills and techniques
while working together, and also gain expertise from the QUARTERMASTER SCHOOL
evaluators judging their performance. On hand to present the Connelly Awards to winning
Winners of the 49th Philip A. Connelly Awards Program Army culinary teams were representatives from Fort Lee, Va.,
for Excellence in Army Food Service were announced May including Brig. Gen. Rodney Fogg, quartermaster general and
19 during the annual Military Food Service Awards Dinner Quartermaster School commandant, and his senior enlisted
in the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, Ill., which is hosted by advisor, Command Sgt. Maj. Sean Rice, Quartermaster Corps
the National Restaurant Association Education Founda- regimental command sergeant major. The Quartermaster
tion (NRAEF). School administers the Connelly awards program.
Culinary teams from the Air Force, Air National Guard, Dining facilities at installations in four countries com-

THE 2017 PHILIP A. CONNELLY WINNERS

BEST GARRISON FOOD OPERATIONS BEST ACTIVE ARMY FIELD KITCHEN

405th Army Field Service Brigade, Echo Troop, 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry
Logistics Readiness Center Bavaria, Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation
Grafenwoehr, Germany. Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Wheeler
Army Airfield, Hawaii.
Commander: Col. Rodney H. Honeycutt
Food Service Officer: Karen Bierstedt Commander: Col. Daniel J. Williamson
Dining Facility Manager: Adriano R. Food Service Officer: 1st Lt. Ryan Crook
Colella Food Operations Sergeant: Sgt. 1st Class
Demarcus Tarver

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