MCCTC program among hospitality elite

Staff report

CANFIELD

The hospitality program at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center has been selected to the 2014-15 Elite 50 from the Sullivan University National Center for Hospitality Studies.

The Elite 50 is an exclusive group of high schools and career and technical schools from across the country that excel in culinary arts, baking and pastry arts, and/or hospitality management.

Research also was conducted to establish schools with strong hospitality enrollment and influence in their community.

Students were responsible for submitting an original recipe with photos or a restaurant-management design, two essays, videos, brochures and any additional information about the schools program.

Further consideration was given to schools that operated a restaurant as part of the training.

Chef Matt Putzier, a graduate of Sullivan University, was thrilled to be awarded with a plaque and banner to display in the school.

“Our juniors and seniors both worked extremely hard on the application process,” he said. “Certain students wrote essays, while others were busy with the recipes. I couldn’t be more proud of the outcome and of my students.”