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First time presenter award recipients |
An annual award selected by the Program Committee to an individual(s) who has never presented at a professional conference. For consideration, all presenter(s) must have no previous professional presentation experience. The decision is based upon participant and program committee liaison evaluations as well as program content, audio visual aids, overall delivery of the program, adherence to the program descriptions, the presenter’s knowledge of the subject, and the overall presentation. |
2020Reilly Schaefer Wagner College Tatum Colitz Seton Hall University | 2019Rob Guiry University of Bridgeport | 2018Myra McPhee Sarah Lawrence College Sarah Monnin Sarah Lawrence College |
2017Sarah Thomas Bentley University | 2016Brycen Waters Skidmore College | 2015Dayshawn Simmons St. John Fisher College | 2014Kanika Nevers University of New Hampshire Riannon Nute University of New Hampshire |
2013Ana Garcia University of New Hampshire Anna Metzger University of New Hampshire Sara Essember University of New Hampshire | 2012Jeffrey Dessources Long Island University, Brooklyn | 2011Not Awarded --- | 2010Tara Rupp Fairfield University |
2009Matthew Hollingshead Wagner College | 2008Melanie Vant Hoogt Wagner College | 2007Joshua Hettrick Springfield College | 2006Stephanie Cave Northeastern University David Stender Northeastern University |
2005Trixy Palencia Southern New Hampshire University Audrey Place Castleton State College | 2004Briana Sevigny Eastern Connecticut State University | 2003Brad Zukowski Quinnipiac University | 2002Jennifer Hurst University of Massachusetts at Amherst Emily Gerrett University of Massachusetts at Amherst |
2001Peter Smith Rochester Institute of Technology | 2000Sean O'Reilly Keene State College | 1999Greg Poole Western New England College | 1998Leo Sevigny Syracuse University Kevin Pugh Syracuse University |
1997Afeni Cobham Western Connecticut State University | 1996Keith Eldredge Fordham University Tom Winston Quinnipiac College | 1995Joe Limanni University of Rhode Island | 1994Austin Anderson Culinary Institute of America |
1993Scott Lasalle Johnson & Wales University Karen Fontes Johnson & Wales University | 1992James Clark Long Island University, C.W. Post | 1991Kim Gagne Keene State College Mark Schmidl Keene State College | 1990Chip Brent Quinnipiac College Mike Shuttic Quinnipiac College Susan (Vilardo) Shuttic Quinnipiac College |