The Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards

Everybody deserves recognition for a job well done. In college and university culinary arts, the ultimate professional tribute is the NACUFS' Loyal E. Horton Dining Award. Named for a NACUFS founder, past president, and highly regarded innovator, the Loyal E. Horton Award salutes the most successful ideas in menus, presentations, special event planning, and new dining concepts.

2009	Gold	Catering/Special Event	West Meets East Dinner
	Silver	Residence Hall Dining	Standard Menu
	Silver	Residence Hall/Special Event	Paris Day
	Silver	Catering	Standard Menu
	Bronze	Retail Operations	The Burrow
2008	Gold	Residence Hall Dining	Standard Menu
	Gold	Catering	Standard Menu
	Gold	Catering/Special Event	WAC Dinner/Reception
	Silver	Residence Hall/Special Event	The OSCARS
	Bronze	Retail Operations	The Burrow
2007	Silver	Residence Hall Dining	Standard Menu
	Silver	Catering	Standard Menu
	Silver	Residence Hall/Special Event	Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville
2006	Silver	Residence Hall Dining	Standard Menu
	Bronze	Catering	Standard Menu
	Bronze	Retail Operations	The Burrow
2005	Silver	Residence Hall Dining	Standard Menu
	Silver	Residence Hall/Special Event	Toad Suck Luncheon
	Silver	Catering	Standard Menu
	Silver	Retail Operations	The Burrow
2004	Gold	Residence Hall Dining	Standard Menu
	Gold	Residence Hall/Special Event	Outback
	Bronze	Catering/Special Event	Alumni Weekend
	Gold	Retail Operations	The Burrow
	Silver	Catering	Standard Menu
2003	Bronze	Residence Hall Dining	Standard Menu
	Bronze	Special Event	Luau
	Bronze	Catering	Standard Menu
	Bronze	Catering/Special Event	Christmas Party
	Silver	Retail Operations	Standard Menu
2002	Silver	Catering	Standard Menu
2000	Bronze	Residence Hall/Special Event	Rock N' Roll

1997-1998 Student Body Appreciation Award

Executive Chef Scott Pickens received the Bronze award at the 2004 and 2005 NACUFS Regional Culinary Challenge.

Did You Know?

“Universally, students are delighted with the quality of Hendrix academics, the hallmark of which is the faculty-student interaction.” –The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges, 2009 Edition
Our graduates include
6 Rhodes Scholars,
14 Fulbright Scholars,
26 Watson Fellows,
21 Goldwater Scholars,
2 Truman Scholars,
2 Jack Kent Cooke Scholars
and a Marshall Scholar.
Our graduates’ acceptance rate at law schools stands at over 90% and the acceptance rate at medical schools is 85% (that’s nearly twice the national average).