Lexington College honors David Pfanzelter

On October 25th Lexington honored Mr. David Pfanzelter, Senior Vice President, The Kellogg Company and President, Kellogg Specialty Channels at the annual Building Scholarships for Service dinner. The event took place at the Chicago Marriott Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago.

Pfanzelter was awarded the Lexington College Award for Excellence at the evening's event. Established over a decade ago, the award is given to professionals who embody the mission of Lexington. In Pfanzelter's case, his leadership in the hospitality and foodservice industries, his commitment to developing younger professionals, and his support of women in the hospitality and foodservice industry all led to his receiving this honor.

In September, Pfanzelter visited the College and spoke to Professor Mary Hunt's Principles of Management class on the 'Eight Tenets of Leadership'. There he told students, "developing your team is one of the most valuable and rewarding activities a leader can do." Pfanzelter also encouraged students to proactively undertake their career paths and to understand the variety of career options available to them in the foodservice and hospitality industry.

Past Award for Excellence winners include Dr. Rohini Anand of Sodexho, Joe Ahern of CBS2 Chicago, Alain Piallat, of Marriott International, Doris Christopher of The Pampered Chef, and Robert Montgomery of Reliv International.

The event was chaired by John Adams of Marriott International and supported by the Chicago area business community as well as by foodservice and hospitality companies from across the nation. Over $250,000 was raised in scholarship funds for Lexington students earning degrees in hospitality management.

At the Fall Benefit - Janna Delaney, Elisa Crye, Meghan Streiff

David Phanzelter at the podium