Food Service Hall of Fame

The MRA would like to salute these Hall of Fame winners whose foresight was instrumental in shaping the future of the restaurant industry.

1972 Dr. John Welch, Columbia
1972 H. A. Pope, St. Louis
1972 Jessie Alice Cline, Columbia
1972 John Adcock, Jefferson City
1973 Joe Gilbert, Sr., Kansas City
1973 Vincent Bommarito, St. Louis
1974 Florence Hulling Apted, St. Louis
1975 Brad Christie, St. Joseph
1976 Arthur B. Schneithorst, St Louis
1977 J.W. “Jud” Putsch, Kansas City
1977 Joe Adelman, Kansas City
1978 Ray Carter, Carthage
1978 Harry H. Pope, St. Louis
1979 Ned Eddy, Sr., Kansas City
1979 Farrell Siddens, Navaho
1980 Floyd Kennon, Potosi
1981 Louis Shelburne, Columbia
1982 Paul Robinson, Kansas City
1983 Max Koerner, Kansas City
1984 Jack Webb, Kansas City
1985 Loyd Stephenson, Kansas City
1985 Leslie Stephenson, Kansas City
1986 George Koch, Springfield
1987 Richard J. Harman, Kansas City
1988 Herb Leonard, Springfield
1989 Kenneth D. Hill, Kansas City
1990 C. Marshall Scott, St. Louis
1991 Dorothy Muck, Kansas City
1991 Milo Salyer, Versailles
1992 Brother Leo I. Slay, S.M., St. Louis
1993 Carl DiCapo, Kansas City
1994 Dick Walls, Columbia
1995 Maxine Griggs, Sedalia
1996 None Presented
1997 Pete and Jack Herschend, Branson
1998 Norman Sewing, St. Louis
2001 Ron Barkley, Kansas City
2002 Bart Saracino, Sr., St. Louis
2003 George Cascone, Kansas City
2004 Charlie Gitto, Sr., St. Louis
2005 Manny Lopez, Kansas City

Distinguished Service

The MRA would like to honor these individuals or businesses for their contributions to the restaurant industry.

2002 Marty Haake, Kansas City
2003 Jack Accurso, Kansas City
2004 Anheuser Busch, St. Louis
2005 Tom Deer, Kansas City

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