2013 Honorees
The Esteemed Crescenzo & Donio Families

The Crescenzo and Donio families, prominent Hammonton business leaders, have played a key role in the history of Atlantic Cape. Family patriarchs Donald P. Crescenzo and Samuel A. Donio served as founding members on the Atlantic Cape Foundation and the Board of Trustees, respectively.

Donald Crescenzo

Donald Crescenzo

Crescenzo Family

Crescenzo Family

Donald “Doc” Crescenzo graduated from the Georgetown University School of Dentistry in 1958 and served as a Navy dentist at the Brooklyn Naval Yard for two years before returning to Hammonton to open his own practice. For nine years, Crescenzo served as president of the Hammonton Board of Education. He also served as a member of the St. Joseph’s Booster Club, where he helped develop the Wood Street Athletic Complex.

Samuel Donio

Samuel A. Donio

Donio Family

Donio Family

Samuel Donio, a prominent attorney, graduated from the Rutgers School of Law in Camden. After serving two years in the U.S. Navy, he established his practice in Hammonton. Donio was vice chairman of the Board of Trustees at Atlantic Cape and served as solicitor to a number of South Jersey boards of education. Donio was also involved in produce, distribution and leasing businesses locally.

Academy of Culinary Arts Honoree

Kevin Scull of the Golden Nugget

Kevin Scull

Chef Kevin Scull is a 1985 graduate of Atlantic Cape’s Academy of Culinary Arts and is food and beverage director at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. Immediately following graduation, Scull began his career in the Atlantic City restaurant industry. He opened the former Trump Castle property, where he garnered experience working in many areas of the casino, including Delfinos French Restaurant. Scull earned a restaurant chef position at the acclaimed La Palais restaurant at Resorts International, where he was soon promoted to executive sous chef. Scull’s culinary education and experience prepared him for the opportunity of a lifetime—opening his own restaurant, Scully’s Asbury Café & Pizzeria in Ocean City. Scull has since returned to his roots, working at the Golden Nugget. He has maintained a strong relationship with the ACA as a member of the Academy’s Advisory Board and as an adjunct instructor—a position that allows him an opportunity to influence the success of future chefs. Scull and his wife, Kari have two sons.

For more information contact Torrina Bennett-Michael at 609-463-4672 or acccfdn@atlantic.edu