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.

2018

• Gold & Grand Award- Residential Dining
  Standard Menu
• Gold - Residential Dining/Special Event 
  The Beatles
  
• Gold- Catering/Special Event
  Murphy House 40th Anniversary
  

2017

• Gold - Residential Dining/Special Event 
  New Orleans
  
• Gold- Residential Dining
  Standard Menu
  
• Gold- Catering/Special Event
  Daryl Farmer Special Guest
  

2016

• Gold & Grand Prize- Residential Dining/Special Event 
  BBQ Smokeout
• Gold- Residential Dining
  Standard Menu
  
• Gold- Catering/Special Event
  Autumn in Arkansas- Edwidge Danticat Special Guest
• Silver - Retail Sales
  The Burrow
  

2015

• Gold - Residential Dining/Special Event 
  Mediterranean Cruise
  
• Silver- Residential Dining
  Standard Menu
• Bronze - Retail Sales
  The Burrow

2014

• Gold - Residential Dining/Special Event 
  A Day in Paris
• Gold - Retail Sales
  The Burrow 
• Silver- Residential Dining
  Standard Menu
• Bronze - Catering
  Online Menu

2013

• Gold - Residential Dining
  Standard Menu
• Gold & Grand Prize - Catering
  Online Menu
• Gold - Retail Sales
  The Burrow 
• Bronze - Residential Dining/Special Event 
  Presidential Road Trip
• Bronze - Catering/Special Event 
  The Yellow Wall-Paper- Dan Welcher Special Guest

2012

• Gold - Residential Dining
  Standard Menu
• Silver - Catering
  Online Menu
• Silver - Retail Sales
  The Burrow
• Silver - Residential Dining/Special Event
  Carnival
• Bronze - Catering/Special Event
  Crime- Amelie Hastie Special Guest

2011

• Gold - Catering
  Online Menu
• Silver - Catering/Special Event
  Lydia Davis Special Guest
• Silver - Residential Dining
  Standard Menu
• Silver - Residential Dining/Special Event
  Destination-20th Century Cuisine of No. America
• Silver - Retail Sales
  The Burrow

2010

• Gold - Catering
  Standard Menu
• Silver - Residence Hall Dining
  Standard Menu
• Silver - Catering/Special Event
  David Wiesner Special Guest
• Bronze - Retail Operations
  The Burrow

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

Other Awards

• 2012 Premier Illuminating Excellence Award in the dining education sector - presented to Mike Flory
• 2009 Certificate of Recognition from the U.S.A. Rice Federation for supporting the US Rice Industry & innovated use of U.S.-grown rice on the menu
• 2004 and 2005 NACUFS Regional Culinary Challenge -Executive Chef Scott Pickens received the Bronze Award
• 1997-1998 Student Body Appreciation Award