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Chef Akmon named Culinary Chair |
 Chef George Allen Akmon
CEC, CHE.
Culinary Arts Department Chair
Chef G. Allen Akmon is the Department Chairman for the Culinary Arts Programs at the Louisville and Lexington Campuses. Prior to his assignment as Culinary Chair he was the Associate Culinary Chair for the Lexington campus. He also teaches classes at Sullivan University’s National Center for Hospitality Studies (NCHS) in Louisville. Chef Akmon has been teaching basic Culinary Skills and Theory, Garde Manger and International Cuisines at Sullivan University for eight years.
Chef Akmon’s culinary education began at the age of 15 as a dish washer soon-to-be prep cook at a small family owned Italian restaurant in Marin County California. 1990 brought his graduation from Johnson and Wales University Charleston, South Carolina with a degree in culinary arts. After nine months and a promotion to Chef de Cuisine at Café at Wexford, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina he moved to Morgins, a small ski village in the Swiss Alps. After one winter season at the Hostelerie Bellevue he began work at the five star leading hotel of the world Grand Hotel Victoria Jungfrau in Interlaken Switzerland.
Upon leaving Switzerland Chef Akmon spent nine months of self exploration including stays in the south of France, Nepal, India,
The Thai cooking school in Bangkok, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia before settling for one year in Sydney, Australia. Here he worked as a kitchen chef for the largest catering outfit in Sydney (Juste Nous Catering).
Returning to the United States brought a quick spot in Wolfgang Puck’s Spago Las Vegas where he worked his way through all positions of the back kitchen and front line.
The stint at Spago was followed by an Executive Sous Chef’s position at the South Carolina Yacht Club in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Just prior to arriving at Sullivan University Chef Akmon spent five years as Chef de Cuisine in Colorado Springs, Colorado and since arriving at Sullivan he has become certified both as an Executive Chef and a Hospitality Educator. Additionally, he has earned his bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management at Sullivan University.
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