Background
Wallace, Jane Young was born on February 17, 1933 in Geneseo, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Worling R. and Margaret C. (McBroom) Young.
Wallace, Jane Young was born on February 17, 1933 in Geneseo, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Worling R. and Margaret C. (McBroom) Young.
Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Northwestern University, 1955. Master of Science in Journalism, Northwestern University, 1956. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Johnson and Wales University, 1990.
Editor house organ, Libby McNeill & Libby, Chicago, 1956-1958;
production editor, Institutions Magazine, Chicago, 1958-1961;
food editor, Institutions Magazine, 1961-1965;
managing editor, Institutions Magazine, 1965-1968;
editor-in-chief, Institutions Magazine, 1968-1985;
editor, Restaurants and Institutions, 1970-1985;
editorial director, Restaurants and Institutions, 1985-1989;
associate public, Restaurants and Institutions, 1985-1989;
public, Restaurants and Institutions, 1989-1994;
public, R & I Market Place, 1989-1994;
vice president, editor/public emeritus, R & I Market Place, 1994-1996;
editorial director, Hotels and Restaurants International Magazine, 1971-1989;
vice president, editor/public emeritus, Restaurants and Institutions, 1994-1996;
editorial director, Foodservice Equipment Specialist Magazine, 1975-1989;
vice president, Cahners Public Company (Reed United States of America), 1982. Member editorial quality audit board Reed United States of America, 1993-1996. Consultant National Restaurant Association, director, 1977-1982.
Consultant National Institute for Food Svc. Industry; visiting lecturer Florida International U., 1980.
Member of committee investigation vocational needs for food service training unites states department Education, 1969. Member Institute Food Editors' Conference, 1959-1988, president, 1967. Member hospitality industry education advisory board Illinois Department Education, 1976, member of advisory board Illinois school foodservice, 1978.
Member corporation advisory board American Dietetic Association Foundation, 1981-1992, board directors, 1996. Trustee Presbyterian Church, Barrington, Illinois, 1983-1985. Board of trustees Culinary Institute American, 1987-1996.
Fellow Society for Advancement Foodservice Research (director 1975-1977, secretary 1980). Member International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (Spark Plug award 1979), National Association Foodservice Equipment Manufacturers, American Business Press Association (chairman editorial committee 1978), American Institute Interior Designers (associate), Women in Communications (vice president Chicago 1957-1958), Ivy Society Restauranteurs of Distinction (co-founder 1970-1996), American Dietetic Association (honorary, board directors 1996), Roundtable for Women in Food Service (board directors 1980-1984. Foodservice Woman of Year 1988, Lifetime Recognition award 1994), Les Dames d'Escoffier (charter member), Culinary Institute of America (ambassador 1986, trustee 1987-1996), Brotherhood of Knights of Vine (Gentlelady award 1980, 81), Distinguished Restaurateurs of North America (Hall of Fame award 1994), International Association Cooking Professionals, Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Tau Alpha.
Married Donald H. Wallace, August 24, 1959. Children: Robert, Julia.