Walter Leible, CMC

Master Chef Walter Leible earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1988.
Career highlights:
• He is a senior culinary instructor/assistant professor at The Art Institute of
Phoenix, where he has worked for 17 years.
• He has served as academic director, assistant academic director, assistant
professor and senior lead chef instructor during his time at The Art Institute of
Phoenix. Beginning in Germany as an apprentice.
• He moved on to work in some of the finest hotels, resorts, country clubs,
cruise ships and restaurants in Germany, Sweden, England, Canada and finally
the United States.
• He participated in the Internationale Kochkunst Ausstellung, commonly
known as the “culinary Olympics,” in Erfurt, Germany, first as a member of the
ACF Western Region Culinary Team USA in 1988 and then as the team manager
in 1992. He has received numerous gold and silver medals in both ACF-
sanctioned and international competitions. From 1999 to 2001.
• He was president of ACF Chef’s Association of Arizona, Inc. and was
named chapter Chef of the Year in 1989 and 1999. In 2001, he received chapter
Culinarian of the Year, and in 2002, chapter Educator of the Year.

• He received an Antonin Carême Medal in 2007, and an ACF President’s
Medallion in 2010. He is a member of La Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs
and the German Chefs Association.