Bill Text: IA HR114 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution honoring Robert Anderson, Executive Chef and Program Chair of the Iowa Culinary Institute at Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC), for his 43 years of world-renowned leadership at the Iowa Culinary Institute.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2018-04-16 - Laid over under Rule 25. [HR114 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HR114-Introduced.html
House Resolution 114 - Introduced PAG LIN HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. BY KOESTER, R. TAYLOR, LANDON, WATTS, BACON, HAGENOW, COWNIE, DEYOE, and NUNN 1 1 A Resolution honoring Robert Anderson, Executive Chef 1 2 and Program Chair of the Iowa Culinary Institute at 1 3 Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC), for his 1 4 43 years of world=renowned leadership at the Iowa 1 5 Culinary Institute. 1 6 WHEREAS, Chef Anderson studied at the Culinary 1 7 Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, and began 1 8 his career at the Broadmoor Hotel and Air Force Academy 1 9 Officer's Club in Colorado Springs, Colorado; and 1 10 WHEREAS, Chef Anderson received the prestigious 1 11 L'Ordre des Palmes Academiques award from the French 1 12 Republic in recognition of his service to French 1 13 education, contribution to French culture, and 1 14 commitment to the culinary arts; and 1 15 WHEREAS, Chef Anderson is one of only 99 American 1 16 chefs, and the only active chef from Iowa, inducted 1 17 into the Honorable Order of the Golden Toque, a 1 18 select society of distinguished culinary arts 1 19 professionals; and 1 20 WHEREAS, Chef Anderson created the outstanding 1 21 Culinary Arts program at DMACC and during his tenure at 1 22 the Iowa Culinary Institute, Chef Anderson established 1 23 a relationship with the Cuisiniers de la Loire, an 1 24 organization of the best chefs from France, and created 1 25 a one=of=a=kind, 33=year=old student=and=chef=exchange 1 26 program for teaching and student apprenticeships; and 1 27 WHEREAS, since 1974, when Chef Anderson became 2 1 Chair of DMACC's Culinary Arts and Hospitality Careers 2 2 Program, most graduates of the Iowa Culinary Institute 2 3 have stayed in Iowa or returned to Iowa after working 2 4 in other states; and 2 5 WHEREAS, the quality of the culinary experience in 2 6 Iowa has been enhanced by the selfless dedication and 2 7 exceptional expertise of Chef Anderson; NOW THEREFORE, 2 8 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 2 9 That the House of Representatives hereby honors and 2 10 recognizes the expertise, professionalism, excellence, 2 11 and significance of Chef Robert Anderson's contribution 2 12 to the culinary education of several thousand students 2 13 and to the culinary innovation throughout Iowa, 2 14 something Iowans enjoy every day. LSB 6242HH (11) 87 ko/jh