Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America Education Leader Wins National Education Award from Industry Group.HOFFMAN ESTATES Hoffman Estates A village of northeast Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Population: 49,700. , Ill. -- Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CECO CECO Council of Engineering Companies of Oregon CECO Cost Estimate Change Order CECO Center for Economic and Community Outreach CECO CENTCOM Engineer Contingency Organization CECO Concrete Engineering Company of Omaha (Ceco Concrete Construction LLC) ) announced that Kirk Bachmann, vice president of education for Le Cordon Bleu For the Schnitzel variant, see . Le Cordon Bleu (French for "blue ribbon") is an international group of hospitality management and cooking schools teaching French cuisine. Schools North America, has been named "2005 Educator of the Year" by the Foodservice Educator's Network International ("FENI FENI Fédération Européenne du Nettoyage Industriel (French: European Federation of Cleaning Industries) "), a leading professional organization in the foodservice and hospitality industry. Chef Bachmann received the award at FENI's annual Educator's Summit, held in New Orleans on February 25, 2005. More than 200 culinary arts educators, including high-schools, vocational, and postsecondary institutions, were in attendance. Bachmann was nominated for the prestigious award by his staff, students and past co-workers. (R) The Le Cordon Bleu logo is a registered trademark of Le Cordon Bleu B.V. Any use of the Le Cordon Bleu trademark for advertisement, promotional and marketing activities or references, without the expressed written consent of Le Cordon Bleu is prohibited. "It is an incredible honor to be recognized by my peers in this way," said Bachmann during his acceptance speech. "I deeply believe that, through education, we are shaping the future leaders of the culinary industry," he continued. "This award is truly representative of all the talented and committed chef-instructors that I work with at our 13 Le Cordon Bleu North America campuses. These instructors work every day to provide guidance and support to their students so they can pursue their passion in the culinary and hospitality industry." "Chef Kirk Bachmann epitomizes all that the FENI "Educator of the Year" award stands for," said Morgan Holzman, FENI director. "Chef Bachmann has taken his passion for culinary education, and turned it into his life's work. He not only works to educate the students, but also the 600 educators who work under him in an effort to help bring culinary education to the next level." About Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America is the largest provider of quality culinary arts education. Few institutions possess the distinguished reputation of Le Cordon Bleu, which established its first culinary school in Paris in 1895. Today, Le Cordon Bleu operates schools in London The following is a partial list of currently operating schools in the Greater London region of England. You may also find of use to find a particular school. See also the List of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom. , Tokyo, Ottawa and Sydney in addition to its Paris location, and offers programs in Australia, Mexico and Brazil. In 1999, Le Cordon Bleu partnered with Chicago-based Career Education Corporation, one of the largest providers of private, for-profit, postsecondary education, to create a dynamic culinary alliance in North America. There are currently 13 schools in the Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America network, offering degrees in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts, Le Cordon Bleu Patisserie pa·tis·se·rie n. A bakery specializing in French pastry. [French pâtisserie, from Old French pastiserie, from pasticier, to make pastry, from *pastitz, & Baking, and Le Cordon Bleu Hospitality & Restaurant Management. For more information, please visit www.lecordonbleuschoolsusa.com. About Career Education Corporation Career Education Corporation (www.careered.com) is one of the largest providers of private, for-profit, postsecondary education and has a rapidly-growing presence in online education. CEC's Colleges, Schools and Universities Group operates 82 campuses in the U.S., Canada, France, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates, federation of sheikhdoms (2005 est. pop. 2,563,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. and offers doctoral degree, master's degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree and diploma programs in the career-oriented disciplines of visual communication and design technologies, information technology, business studies, culinary arts and health education. The Online Education Group operates American InterContinental University American InterContinental University, commonly called AIU, is an international for-profit university owned by Career Education Corporation (stock symbol CECO). It was founded in 1977 as the American College of Applied Arts. Online and Colorado Technical University Colorado Technical University (CTU) is a system of proprietary for-profit colleges in the United States providing career training, accredited programs, and college degrees in a variety of areas. CTU grants bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Online and offers a variety of degrees in information technology, business, visual communication and education. CEC's total student population on January 31, 2005 was approximately 101,500 students. |
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