Miami (Fla.) Culinary Institute received the 2014 CAFÉ/Kendall College Green Award at CAFÉ’s Leadership Conference in Salt Lake City in June. Previous recipients are Cascade Culinary Institute, Bend, Ore., and Metro Tech High School, Phoenix (2013); Seattle Culinary Academy (2012); Colorado State University’s hospitality-management program (2011); Technology Center of DuPage (2010), Addison, Ill.; and Johnson & Wales University’s Charlotte, N.C., campus (2009).

“We are thrilled to continue our relationship with Kendall College to promote our joint commitment to recognizing and sharing best practices and successful teaching of sustainability with thousands of high schools and postsecondary schools that teach professional culinary arts and hospitality management throughout the United States,” says Mary Petersen, CAFÉ’s founder and president.

Support of CAFÉ by Kendall and, particularly, its School of Culinary Arts, extends beyond the college’s sponsorship of the annual CAFÉ/Kendall College Green Awards program to CAFÉ’s founding in 2002. According to Petersen, Kendall College has been an integral affiliate in creating value for foodservice and hospitality educators nationwide—from delivering professional development at and hosting CAFÉ’s regional workshops and annual Leadership Conferences to contributing regularly to CAFÉ’s monthly e-zine, “Gold Medal Classroom,” to advising CAFÉ on providing needed programs and services as it has grown in relevance and stature with educators over the last 12 years.

More information on the CAFÉ/Kendall College Green Awards, including applying for 2015 awards, is found here. Deadline for entries is April 1, 2015, with a recipient(s) notified by May 1. The award(s) for 2015 will be presented at CAFÉ’s 11th-annual Leadership Conference at Niagara Falls Culinary Institute in Niagara Falls, N.Y., June 18-20.