House
Resolution
114
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
114
BY
KOESTER
,
R.
TAYLOR
,
LANDON
,
WATTS
,
BACON
,
HAGENOW
,
COWNIE
,
DEYOE
,
and
NUNN
A
Resolution
honoring
Robert
Anderson,
Executive
Chef
1
and
Program
Chair
of
the
Iowa
Culinary
Institute
at
2
Des
Moines
Area
Community
College
(DMACC),
for
his
3
43
years
of
world-renowned
leadership
at
the
Iowa
4
Culinary
Institute.
5
WHEREAS,
Chef
Anderson
studied
at
the
Culinary
6
Institute
of
America
in
Hyde
Park,
New
York,
and
began
7
his
career
at
the
Broadmoor
Hotel
and
Air
Force
Academy
8
Officer’s
Club
in
Colorado
Springs,
Colorado;
and
9
WHEREAS,
Chef
Anderson
received
the
prestigious
10
L’Ordre
des
Palmes
Academiques
award
from
the
French
11
Republic
in
recognition
of
his
service
to
French
12
education,
contribution
to
French
culture,
and
13
commitment
to
the
culinary
arts;
and
14
WHEREAS,
Chef
Anderson
is
one
of
only
99
American
15
chefs,
and
the
only
active
chef
from
Iowa,
inducted
16
into
the
Honorable
Order
of
the
Golden
Toque,
a
17
select
society
of
distinguished
culinary
arts
18
professionals;
and
19
WHEREAS,
Chef
Anderson
created
the
outstanding
20
Culinary
Arts
program
at
DMACC
and
during
his
tenure
at
21
the
Iowa
Culinary
Institute,
Chef
Anderson
established
22
a
relationship
with
the
Cuisiniers
de
la
Loire,
an
23
organization
of
the
best
chefs
from
France,
and
created
24
a
one-of-a-kind,
33-year-old
student-and-chef-exchange
25
program
for
teaching
and
student
apprenticeships;
and
26
WHEREAS,
since
1974,
when
Chef
Anderson
became
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Chair
of
DMACC’s
Culinary
Arts
and
Hospitality
Careers
1
Program,
most
graduates
of
the
Iowa
Culinary
Institute
2
have
stayed
in
Iowa
or
returned
to
Iowa
after
working
3
in
other
states;
and
4
WHEREAS,
the
quality
of
the
culinary
experience
in
5
Iowa
has
been
enhanced
by
the
selfless
dedication
and
6
exceptional
expertise
of
Chef
Anderson;
NOW
THEREFORE,
7
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
8
That
the
House
of
Representatives
hereby
honors
and
9
recognizes
the
expertise,
professionalism,
excellence,
10
and
significance
of
Chef
Robert
Anderson’s
contribution
11
to
the
culinary
education
of
several
thousand
students
12
and
to
the
culinary
innovation
throughout
Iowa,
13
something
Iowans
enjoy
every
day.
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