The American Academy of Chefs (AAC), the honor society of the American Culinary Federation, honored Dr. L. Timothy Ryan, CMC, AAC, president of The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in Hyde Park, N.Y., with the Sharing Culinary Traditions Award during a formal ceremony and dinner at the 2009 ACF National Convention held at the Orlando World Center Marriott, Orlando, Fla., July 10.