2014 BSC SHELL SHOW AWARDS

2014 BSC SHELL SHOW AWARDS – SCIENTIFIC DIVISION

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AWARD – Tom Grace – Family Calliosgomatidae – Pacific/Pacific Rim Region (Category: Superfamily One Region Any Manner)

CONCHOLOGISTS OF AMERICA AWARD – Sheila Nugent – Red Truck Adventures Seeking More Fresh Water Mussels (Category: Land/Fresh Water Shells Any Manner)

THE DuPONT AWARD – Norman Terry – Family Ranellidae – (Category: One Family Minor Any Manner)

“BEST OF THE BEST” – Gene Everson – The Shell Collecting Hobby

LEN HILL MEMORIAL – Pat & Bob Linn – Tibias of the World – (Category: Super 10)

SHELL OF SHOW – Self-Collected – Gene Everson- Conus theodorei (Category: Single Shell FL/Carib. Self Collected)

SHELL OF SHOW – Any Manner – Greg Curry, Sr. – Tenebrincola cukri (Category: Single Shell Worldwide Any Manner)

JIM VUNKANNON MEMORIAL FLORIDA/CARIBBEAN TROPHY – Linda Shockley – Marco Island Area Bivalves (Category: Beach Shells Self Collected)

GERRIT deGRAFF MEMORIAL – Amy Tripp – Double-Row-Spinned Busyson in Lighting Whelks (Category: One Species Any Manner)

NEIL HELPER MEMORIAL TROPHY FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE – Harry Berryman – Seldom Seen Cones of Cape Verde (Category: One Region Any Manner)

BETTY HAMANN FOSSIL TROPHY – Greg Curry, Sr. – Athleta spinos in Genus Athleta (Category: One Genus Any Manner)

BEST STUDENT EXHIBITOR – Marissa Linn – Equestrian Conch (Horse Conch) (Category: Student 7-12 Grade Any Manner)

BEST SEA LIFE– Phyllis Gray – Sea Beans Reprised (Category: Sea Life)

EXHIBITOR’S CHOICE AWARD – Linda Shockley – Marco Island Area Bivalves (Category: Beach Shells Self Collected)

SCIENTIFIC RIBBON WINNERS

STUDENT – Grades 7-12 – Any Manner – BLUE – Marissa Linn – Equestrian Conch

ONE REGION ANY MANNER – BLUE -Harry Berryman – Seldom Seen Cones of Cape Verde

SUPERFAMILY/FAMILY ONE REGION ANY MANNER – BLUE -Tom Grace – Family Calliosgomatidae Pacific Rim Region

ONE SPECIES ANY MANNER – BLUE – Amy Trip – Lighting Whelks

ONE FAMILY MAJOR ANY MANNER- BLUE – Kenneth Brown – Sampling of Family Cypraeidae; RED – Pat & Bob Linn – The Helmets of the World

ONE GENUS ANY MANNER – BLUE – Greg Curry, Sr. – Genus Athleta

ONE FAMILY MINOR ANY MANNER – BLUE – Norman Terry – Family Ranellidae

ONE SPECIES ANY MANNER – RED – Charles Barr – Canarium urcues

SINGLE SHELL WORLDWIDE SELF-COLLECTED – BLUE – Thomas Grace – “Aberrant” Megalonaias nervosa

SINGLE SHELL WORLDWIDE ANY MANNER – BLUE- Greg Curry, Sr. – Tenebrincola cukri; RED – Gene Everson- Conus alconnelli; WHITE – Gene Everson – Bolma johnstoni

SINGLE SHELL FL/CARIB. SELF COLLECTED – BLUE – Gene Everson – Conus theodorei; RED – Jeannette Tysor – Fastigiella carinata; WHITE – Kenneth Brown – Olividae

SINGLE SHELL FL/CARIB. ANY MANNER – BLUE – Thomas Grace – Calliostoma aurora; RED – Greg Curry, Sr. – Lyria Beauii; WHITE – Pat Linn – Atlantic Deer Cowrie

SINGLE SHELL FOSSIL SELF COLLECTED – BLUE – Linda Shockley – Scaphella sp. Collier County; RED – Pat Linn – Turbinella regina; WHITE – Shelia Nugent – Pusula pediculus

ABERRANT SHELLS ANY MANNER – BLUE – Ed Shuller & Jeannette Tysor – Wonder Where the Color Went? (Albinos)

SEA LIFE  – BLUE – Phyllis Gray – Sea Beans Reprised; RED – Bev Dolezal – Sea Life

LAND/FRESH WATER SHELLS ANY MANNER – BLUE – Shelia Nugent – Red Truck Adventures Seeking More Fresh Water Mussels

SUPER 10 – BLUE – Pat & Bob Linn – Tibias of the World

BEACH SHELLS SELF-COLLECTED – BLUE – Linda Shockley – Marco Island Area Bivalves; RED – Charles Barr – Asaphis delorata

Judge’s Scientific Special Merit Ribbons (2) Harry Berryman – Seldom Seen Cones from Cape Verde and Tom Grace – Family Calliosgomatidae Pacific Rim Region

2014 BSC SHELL SHOW AWARDS – ARTISTIC DIVISION

BEST STUDENT EXHIBITOR TROPHY – ARTISTIC – Marissa Linn – Greeting With Echinoderms (Category: Hobbyist Student Grades 7-12)

BEST IN SHOW TROPHY HOBBYIST – Pat Linn – Whelks in the Round (Category: Hobbyist Décor Wall Hung Only)

BEST IN SHOW TROPHY PROFESSIONAL – Marci Chamberlain – Princess Periwinkle (Category: Professional Special)

BEST IN SHOW TROPHY SAILOR’S VALENTINE – Hans Hoppenbouwers – Flora (Category: Hobbyist Sailor’s Valentine – Single Octagonal Case)

BEST IN SHOW TABLETOP SHELL CRAFT – Marci Chamberlain – Princess Periwinkle  (Category: Professional Special)

BEST IN SHOW WALL HUNG CRAFT – Heather Strawbridge – Coquina Garden (Category: Professional Mirror)

FAY MUCHA MEMORIAL BEST COLLECTIBLES – Sheila Nugent – Banjara Pot-Ring Cowrie Headdresses (Category: Collectibles)

EXHIBITOR’S CHOICE AWARD – Marci Chamberlain – Princess Periwinkle (Category: Professional Special)

ARTISTIC HOBBYIST RIBBON WINNERS

STUDENT GRADE K-6 – BLUE – Zoe Wood – House by the Sea

STUDENT GRADE 7-12 – BLUE – Marissa Linn – Greetings with Echinoderms

SAILOR’S VALENTINE – Single Octagonal – BLUE – Hans Hoppenbouwers – Flora

DÉCOR TABLETOP ONLY – BLUE – Barbara Good – Fun with Shells; RED -Tom Laurin – Snowbird’s Delight

PHOTORPHY- BLUE – Sheila Nugent – Mussels in the Stream; RED – Jeanette Tysor – Pacific Panama Nudibranchs; WHITE – Amy Trip

COLLECTIBLES – BLUE – Sheila Nugent – Banjara Pot-Ring Cowrie Headdresses; RED – Charles Barr – Chess Pieces

DÉCOR WALL HUNG – BLUE – Pat Linn – Whelks in the Round; RED – Tom Laurin – Saturn

ARTISTIC PROFESSIONAL RIBBON WINNERS

PICTURE OF MOSAIC – BLUE – Charles Barr – Shark Hex

FLOWER ARRANGEMENT – BLUE  – Pat Jenkins – Vase of Spring Flowers

SAILOR’S VALENTINE – Single Octagonal Case -BLUE – Jane Santini – Victoria’s Bouquet

MIRROR – BLUE – Heather Strawbridge – Coquina Garden; RED – Charles Barr – Fight Club

DÉCOR TABLETOP ONLY – BLUE – Leslie Ventresa – Splendor; RED – Heather Strawbridge – Reef Candelabra

PHOTOGRAPHY – RED – Bev Dolezal

PAINTING/DRAWING – BLUE – Charles Barr – Lions Lips

JEWELRY – BLUE – Mario Piras & Sue Burns Piras – Hand Crafted Shell & Coral Jewelry

HOLIDAY THEMES – RED – Heather Strawbridge – Seahorse Christmas Tree

SPECIAL – BLUE – Marcia Chamberlain – Princess Periwinkle; RED – Mario Piras & Sue Burns Piras – Self Collected Worldwide Beach Glass; WHITE – Charles Barr – Dollar Totem

Judge’s Special Merit Ribbons (2) Hobbyist – Sheila Nugent – Photography – Mussels in the Stream & PROFESSIONAL – Mario Piras & Sue Burns Piras – Hand Crafted Shell & Coral Jewelry