The Club Managers Association of America’s CCE designation, meant to augment the Certified Club Manager designation, requires managers to maintain membership status with the association, to have obtained Honor Society status, and to have served as the top executive in a club for a minimum of five years. The Club Managers Association of America has…

The clubs in Chardon and Pepper Pike, Ohio have entered into a cooperative agreement to offer members of either club access to both clubs for a limited time, and non-members can join both clubs simultaneously, at reduced rates.

The 2014 honorees through the prestigious awards co-sponsored by Club & Resort Business and the McMahon Group—Christine Pooler of Merion GC; Mark Bado of Kansas City CC, and Gerald Marvel of The Club at UK’s Spindletop Hall, along with “Rising Star Award” winner Nick Markel of The Country Club (Pepper Pike, Ohio)—were recognized at an Awards Dinner held at the San Antonio Country Club.

The 2014 honorees through the prestigious awards co-sponsored by Club & Resort Business and the McMahon Group include Christine Pooler of Merion GC; Mark Bado of Kansas City CC, and Gerald Marvel of The Club at Spindletop Hall (University of Kentucky). They will be recognized, along with “Rising Star Award” winner Nick Markel of The Country Club (Pepper Pike, Ohio), at an Awards Dinner held at the San Antonio Country Club on Tuesday, March 10.

In the strongest showing ever for an American chef, the Executive Chef at the Pepper Pike, Ohio club bested all but one competitor in the global event, held in Norway on July 3.

Competing against top chefs from around the world, Scott Ryan, Executive Chef of The Country Club (Pepper Pike, Ohio) had the strongest showing ever for an American Chef, besting all but one in The Global Chefs Challenge, an international competition presented by the World Association of Chefs Societies (WACS). The event was held in Stavanger,…

With a record number of registrants in attendance, the sixth annual Chef to Chef Conference kicked off its first full day with local flavor from San Antonio-based Chef Johnny Hernandez. A reception at the Culinary Institute of America completed the day’s planned events, leaving chefs free to explore the city for dinner.

The 2013 winners of the awards co-sponsored by the McMahon Group and Club & Resort Business include Tony D’Errico of Westwood CC, Mike Stanton of San Luis Obispo CC, Robert Williams of the Westmoreland Club and Maria McGinity of River Oaks CC. In addition to presentations at their individual clubs, all will be honored at the ECM Awards dinner held February 7 at The Country Club of Orlando.

The 2013-14 leadership of the Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals includes the controllers of Bloomfield Hills CC, The Country Club, Pelican Isle Yacht Club and Sharon Hills Golf & Country Club, and the IT Director of Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club.

The Club Foundation has announced the 2013 recipients of its LaRocca Family Executive Scholarship. Robert Josey, CCM, from The Country Club in Pepper Pike, Ohio, and Daniel Cooper, CCM, from The Springs Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., will receive the tuition costs and travel expenses to attend their choice of one of the elective-level Business Management Institutes presented by the CMAA.