President Tim Ryan Graduates from the CIA After 23 Years of Service
Michiel Bakker Introduced as the CIA’s Sixth President
Celebrating the new Dessai Blue Brewery in Hyde Park
Over $3 million Given in Student Scholarships
Dr. Tim Ryan Honored at Star-Studded 2024 Augies™
Dr. Ryan Honored by Japanese Consul General of New York
Frances L. Roth Statue Unveiled Outside Namesake Hall on the Hyde Park Campus
Conrad N. Hilton Library Learning Commons Dedicated to Russell Ferber
Ghirardelli Expands CIA Support with Bakery Café at CIA at Greystone
Worlds of Flavor Turns 25
National Italian American Foundation Scholarship
Society of Fellows and Board of Trustees Gather in Hyde Park
Kikkoman Student Innovation Challenge
CIA Love Stories
President Tim Ryan Graduates from the CIA After 23 Years of ServiceOn August 4, 2023, Dr. Tim Ryan announced his intent to graduate as the CIA’s longest-serving president. Over the course of nearly five decades, Dr. Ryan transformed the CIA into the world’s premier culinary college. Throughout his tenure as president, Dr. Ryan significantly elevated the CIA's status, expanding its global reach, enhancing its academic programs, and introducing groundbreaking initiatives, including new programs, state-of-the-art facilities, and thought leadership conferences. His vision has shaped the future of global culinary arts education, expanding the CIA's influence far beyond its campuses to inspire and develop future generations of chefs and hospitality leaders worldwide.
Michiel Bakker Introduced as the CIA’s Sixth PresidentAt August’s graduation in New York, President Ryan passed the “torch of knowledge” to President-Elect Bakker. Bakker officially began his tenure as President on September 1 but spent the prior two months visiting every campus and meeting with faculty, staff, students, donors, and alumni. Bakker brings more than three decades of global leadership and expertise in the food and hospitality industries. He spent over 12 years in several roles at Google, including global workplace strategy, food programs, and sustainability. He also spent over seven years at Starwood Hotels & Resorts in various domestic and global Food & Beverage roles.
Celebrating the new Dessai Blue Brewery in Hyde ParkOn September 23, 2023, President Ryan attended the grand opening of the Dassai Blue sake brewery in Hyde Park—the first outside of Japan for Dassai’s parent company, Asahi Shuzo. In 2015, Dr. Ryan traveled to Japan to learn more about sake production and to propose the idea of bringing a sake brewery to the CIA. This collaboration has provided the CIA an opportunity to broaden its beverage education. The CIA now offers a two-day CIA ProChef® Level 1 sake certification in both its bachelor’s level Japanese Cuisine concentration and the Master’s degree program in Wine and Beverage management.
Over $3 million Given in Student ScholarshipsMore than 90% of CIA students rely on some form of financial support to pursue and achieve their professional dreams. During the 2023-24 fiscal year, 1,373 scholarships were awarded totaling $3,307,131.50, spread nearly evenly across all three semesters. The 2024 Leadership Awards scholarship auction brought in the highest total for students—$230,250, while the Chuck Williams Legacy Fund ($205,750) and the B&G Foods Culinary Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship ($200,000) also reached six figures.
Dr. Tim Ryan Honored at Star-Studded 2024 Augies™With alumni Cat Cora ’95 and Carlton McCoy ’06 as MCs, the evening featured guest chef stations from renowned culinarians Thomas Keller, Daniel Boulud, Emma Bengtsson, Kyle Connaughton, Eric Ripert, and Melissa Rodriguez ’99, and performances by Hardy Hemphill, Jeff Silbar, and Liam Tiernan. A record of more than 600 attendees packed the Ziegfeld Ballroom in midtown Manhattan, including a litany of industry leaders, alumni, faculty, staff, student volunteers, and friends. The silent auction raised $230,250 for student scholarships, the highest total of the fiscal year for any event.
Dr. Ryan Honored by Japanese Consul General of New YorkAmbassador Mikio Mori, The Consul General of Japan in New York, bestowed the Consul General’s Commendation upon Tim Ryan for the extraordinary efforts made to bring Dassai to New York, and the CIA’s long commitment to teaching Japanese cuisine and culture. The Consul General’s Commendation is a rare and distinguished honor.
Frances L. Roth Statue Unveiled Outside Namesake Hall on the Hyde Park CampusOn Founder’s Day, May 22, the Frances L. Roth statue was unveiled in front of her namesake building by Dr. Ryan, Board Chair John C. Metz, Jr. ’92., and Marcy Blum ’75. The bronze statue depicts Roth with hands-on-hips “power pose”— that was Frances Roth. Despite having no culinary experience, she did have a reputation for “getting things done” and launched a small storefront cooking school to train returning World War II veterans. The rest is history. Blum gave a generous gift towards the creation of this statue to help “get it done.”
Conrad N. Hilton Library Learning Commons Dedicated to Russell FerberIn May, the CIA community gathered for the heartfelt dedication of the Russell H. Ferber Learning Commons in the Hilton Library in memory of Russell Ferber ’02, who died in a tragic car accident in July 2002, just prior to his graduation. Russell was awarded a posthumous degree and his family has been grateful and supportive of the CIA ever since. The ceremony was attended by Russell’s father David Ferber, his mother, Dorothy Jordon, and his brother, Jordon Ferber, pictured above, left to right.
Ghirardelli Expands CIA Support with Bakery Café at CIA at GreystoneThe Ghirardelli Chocolate Company extended its longtime support of the CIA with the new Bakery Café by Ghirardelli. The Café, located at the CIA at Greystone and adjacent to the Ghirardelli Chocolate Discovery Center, which opened in 2014, is a hands-on learning environment for Baking and Pastry Arts students in their final semesters. Ghirardelli is one of the CIA’s most generous supporters, donating products across all three US-based campuses and the CIA at Copia, and annually sponsoring events (Alumni Weekend, Thomas Keller Golf Classic), Annual Student Activities Program initiatives, and student competitions, which includes the CIA’s first-ever beverage competition in February.
Worlds of Flavor Turns 25 Nearly 500 chefs and foodservice operators gathered at The CIA at Copia for the 25th annual Worlds of Flavor® International Conference and Festival in November 2023. In the years since its inception, Worlds of Flavor has become one of the industry’s most influential conferences and a barometer of future trends. A host of renowned and rising stars in the culinary world explored this year’s theme Authenticity, Flavor, and the Future. Presenters included Chef Enrique Olvera ’99; Diego Galicia ’10; Rick Martínez; Breana Lai Killeen, and Paola Velez.
National Italian American Foundation ScholarshipAlum Stefano Secchi ’02, chef/owner of the critically acclaimed Rezdôra, presented a scholarship in New York City in May to current CIA student Isabella Maestri. The scholarship was funded by the National Italian American Foundation. Applicants may be either active members or use a family member’s membership, must have a 3.5 GPA or higher, and, obviously, have Italian American heritage.
Society of Fellows and Board of Trustees Gather in Hyde Park On October 18-19, 2023, Fellows and Trustees made their annual trip to the New York campus. Fellows engaged in educational demonstrations and programming while Trustees deliberated on the CIA’s state of affairs and planned for the future. During lunch, Fellows who generously fund scholarships were united with their recipients. Senior Advancement Officer Brad Whitmore and Advancement Officer Amanda Dutton announced each of the students in the dining room of Ristorante Caterina de’ Medici and their benefactors, encouraging them to stand up to be recognized. The two-day event was capped with the dedication of the Donald & Barbara Tober Admissions Center.
Kikkoman Student Innovation ChallengeThe Kikkoman Student Innovation Challenge took place on the New York campus on March 23. Seven students competed head-to-head with dishes that showcased Kikkoman products in creative and unexpected ways. The grand prize—a trip to Japan and a five-day culinary apprenticeship—went to Crystal Torres. Devin Lane took second place, and Alan Liang came from California to take third. Kikkoman made major gifts to the CIA this past year and established the Kikkoman Terrace at the CIA at Greystone in late September.
CIA Love StoriesFor Valentine’s Day, the CIA Advancement team called for any CIA alumni couples to share their stories. The response was fantastic, with 45 beautiful tales of chance meetings and a shared love of all things culinary. Laura (Pickover) '95 and Todd Lyons '09, pictured above, were the poster couple for the campaign. The duo met on campus in the mid-2000s and opened the critically acclaimed Love & Honey Fried Chicken together in 2017 in Philadelphia.
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