Our own Bill Butman - currently serving our country and protecting our freedoms in Operation Iraqi Freedom, still manages to win awards. As we all know, an army travels on its stomach. There is no doubt in my mind that the airmen that are fed by SMS Butman FHS '78, will be able to accomplish their objectives so much the better. Thanks Brother Bill, for all you do. The prayers of your Frankfurt brothers and sisters, remain with you.

Dennis '78

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TALKING PAPER

ON

THE KENNETH DISNEY AWARDS PROGRAM

 

The Kenneth Disney Awards Program was established to:

--Promote excellence in guest service and meal quality

--Inspire high morale, motivation, mission support, and a professional image through pride and spirited competition. 

The Kenneth Disney trophy is an annual award.  The award is based on the entire scope of an installation’s food service program exhibiting excellence in:

--management effectiveness

--force readiness support

--food quality

--employee and customer relations

--resource conservation

--training

--safety awareness 

Achieving success in the Kenneth Disney competition is a reflection of pride, commitment, and motivation to be the best.  The tools of success include:

--superior guest service

--astute management

--command support of food service operations

--attitude to excel 

 INDUSTRY SPONSORING ASSOCIATIONS

--The National Restaurant Association

--The Society for Food Service Management

--The International Food Service Executives

--The Culinary Institute of America 

AWARDS PRESENTATION

--Presented annually at the National Restaurant Association, Hotel-Motel Show

--Presented at the Hennessy Awards Breakfast

   ---Special guest speaker and presenter for the 2003 awards was General John Handy, Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force.

 

RESTAURANT SHOW

--Four days of viewing exhibits featuring 2,000 exhibitors, representing more than 800 product categories.  A recommended attended event especially for units designing the construction and equipping of a new Dining Facility or undertaking a major renovation. 

SMS Butman/104th FW/SVF/19 October 2001

 
 When you first hear of the title of this award, you may think of  Mickey Mouse and all his friends at Disney World. Actually, SMS  Kenneth W. Disney was a food service trainer at McGee-Tyson Air  National Guard in Knoxville Tennessee. 87 other Air National Guard  Units used to send their newest trainees to SMS Disney for two weeks  to complete most of their tasks in there training records. He took  great pride in putting out the best meals possible. He believed in  Food Service Excellence. Tragically, SMS Disney died in a car accident in 1993.

Three years ago, the Air National Guard Bureau in  conjunction with the Services Field Advisory Committee had voted to  have the title of the annual Food Service Excellent Award changed to  the Kenneth W. Disney Award. The SMS Kenneth Disney Awards Program has  been established to promote excellence in guest service and meal  quality and inspire high morale, motivation, mission support, and a  professional image through pride and spirited competition. This trophy  is an annual award based on the entire scope of an installation's food  service program exhibiting excellence in management effectiveness,  force readiness support, food quality, employee and customer  relations, training and safety awareness.

 Achieving success in the  Kenneth Disney competition is a reflection of pride, commitment, and  motivation to be the best.

 During the third week in May, the National Restaurant Association and The Culinary Institute of America sponsors the awards presentation in Chicago IL. Four days of viewing Hotel and  Restaurant exhibits featuring 2,000 exhibitors, representing more than  800 product categories.

This years winners are the 104th Fighter Wing  at Barnes Air National Guard  in Westfield, MA. The criteria is based on AF 1038, Food Service Evaluation Record. Last years winners set the record with the highest  score ever with 756 points out of a possible 1000.

This year the 104th Service Flight broke that record with 835 points. During the four day evaluation, the 104th Services Flight had already 17 people deployed on their AEF rotation and 14 members had just been Partial Mobilized four days prior. During this deployment phase the 103rd Fighter Wing, Conn. Air National Guard assisted by sending two of  their Services members to help out.

The award is presented at the Hennessy Awards Breakfast with a Special guest speaker. Last years presenter was the Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force. For a Cook to received such a prestige award and attend National Restaurant show is like a child seeing Disney World for their first time.

 William G. Butman III, SMS

 Services Superintendent

 

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