2016 FINALISTS * in alphabetical order by last name
Hospitality Department Manager Blake Allen - Perdido Beach Resort - Orange Beach Lee Bell, Spectrum Resorts - Gulf Shores/Orange Beach Robyn Peacock - PCH Hotels & Resorts/Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa Marlon Robinson - PCH Hotels & Resorts/Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel Daniela Yunker - PCH Hotels & Resorts/Renaissance Battlehouse Hotel & Spa
Restaurateur of the Year David Bancroft - Acre - Auburn Troy Goldman - Grille 29 - Huntsville & Birmingham Cynthia Hart - Cyn Shea's Café & Catering - Huntsville John Krontiras - Nabeel's Cafe & Market - Homewood Matt & Jana Poirier - The Hound - Auburn and The Depot - Auburn
Restaurant Manager Cheryl Coesens - Lucy Buffett's LuLu's Gulf Shores John Geoffrion - Acre - Auburn Allen Hastings - Original Oyster House - Fairhope Chris King - Grille 29 - Birmingham Brandy Weidenthal - Grille 29 - Birmingham
Chef of the Year Deborah "Dee" Collier - Lucy Buffett's LuLu's Gulf Shores Dean Donnell - PCH Hotels and Resorts/Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa Caleb Fischer - Acre - Auburn Allie Henderson - PCH Hotels & Resorts/Renaissance Battlehouse Hotel & Spa Brody Olive - Perdido Beach Resort - Orange Beach
Back of the House Hospitality Mather Carswell - Perdido Beach Resort - Orange Beach Allison Cole - PCH Hotels & Resorts/Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa Josephine Ferguson & Ana Williams - Sheraton Birmingham Hotel J.D. Love - The Hotel at Auburn University Shaun Wiley - PCH Hotels & Resorts/Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel
Supplier Stephen Marino - AlaCOMP Harry Root - Grassroots Wine Bob Schoeneck - BRESCO Gil Stiff - TSC Associates Clayton Taylor - Alabama Insurance Exchange
Front of the House Hospitality Alfred Agee III - Lakewood Golf Club at The Marriott Grand Hotel Abe Blackwell - The Hotel at Auburn University Caroline Lentz - The Hotel at Auburn University Jeff Schwieker - The Hotel at Auburn University Pamela White - Holiday Inn Express - Phenix City
Tourism Promoter Al Hutchinson - President & CEO, Visit Mobile Edward Rodriguez - Coastal Alabama Business Chamber
Back of the House Restaurant Tommie Crook - Lucy Buffett's LuLu's Gulf Shores Sonia Gibbs - PCH Hotels and Resorts/Renaissance Montgomery Hotels and Spa Tim Freeman - Grille 29 - Birmingham Jeff McFarland - Acre - Auburn James Rowell - Bob's Victory Grille - Auburn Front of the House Restaurant Brandon Beck - PCH Hotels & Resorts/Auburn Marriott Opelika Hotel & Conf. Center Lucy Gary - Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa Allysa Gentry - Bob's Victory Grille - Auburn Monique Scott - Wintzell's Oyster House - Mobile Michelle Webb - Perdido Beach Resort - Orange Beach Hotelier of the Year David Clark - Spectrum Resorts - Gulf Shores/Orange Beach Rinkesh Patel - RAM Hotels Sandi Snead - Huntsville Embassy Suites Hotel & Spa
Humanitarian David Bancroft - Acre - Auburn Joshua Blackwell - The Westin - Birmingham Angelica Headley - Grille 29 - Birmingham O'Brian Jones - PCH Hotels & Resorts/Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa Victoria Leatherwood - Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club and Spa Spirit Award Frank Andry - PCH Hotels & Resorts/Renaissance Battlehouse Hotel & Spa Ryan Campbell - Hampton Inn Phenix City Francesca Collins - Sheraton Birmingham Hotel Chris Sherrill - Flora-Bama Yacht Club Bartender Regional Winners Legislator of the Year TBA Lifetime Achievement TBA
