Rafi Taherian, 2016 IFMA Gold Plate Award Winner, Colleges & Universities Category

Rafi Taherian, associate vice president, Yale Hospitality, Yale University, received the Silver Plate Award in the Colleges & Universities Category. He was then named the 2016 IFMA Gold Plate Winner for overall industry excellence at the 62nd Annual Gold & Silver Plate Celebration held May 21 in Chicago. Rafi was nominated for his Silver Plate Award by Basic American Foods, JL&A Communications and Sysco.