2015 BSC SHELL SHOW AWARDS

2015 BSC SHELL SHOW AWARDS – SCIENTIFIC DIVISION

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AWARD – Gene Everson – Turrid Appreciation – Category: One Family Minor Any Manner

CONCHOLOGISTS OF AMERICA AWARD – Robert & Alice Pace – Uncommon to Rare Florida/Caribbean Gastropods – Category: Florida/Caribbean Any Manner

THE DuPONT AWARD – Martin Tremor, Jr. & Conrad Forler – Meet Mr. & Mrs. Cockle & Family – Category: One Family Minor Any Manner

“BEST OF THE BEST” – Gene Everson – Limpet Like Mollusks – Category: Best of the Best

LEN HILL MEMORIAL – Martin Tremor, Jr. & Conrad Forler – Meet Mr. & Mrs. Cockle & Family – Category: One Family Minor Any Manner

SHELL OF SHOW – Self-Collected – Jim Cordy – Morum oniscus (Sinistral) – Category: Single Shell Self Collected Florida/Caribbean

SHELL OF SHOW – Any Manner – Robert Pace – Poirieria atlantis – Category: Florida/Caribbean Any Manner (Single shell part of an exhibit)

JIM VUNKANNON MEMORIAL FLORIDA/CARIBBEAN TROPHY – Robert & Alice Pace – Uncommon to Rare Florida/Caribbean Gastropods – Category: Florida/Caribbean Any Manner

GERRIT deGRAFF MEMORIAL – Pat & Bob Linn – Cassis tuberosa – Category: One Family Minor Any Manner (Single shell part of an exhibit)

NEIL HELPER MEMORIAL TROPHY FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE – Pat & Bob Linn – The Helmets and Bonnets of the World – Category: One Family Minor Any Manner

BETTY HAMANN FOSSIL TROPHY – Not Awarded

BEST STUDENT EXHIBIT SCIENTIFIC– Marissa Linn – Cassus (Cassis) madagascariensis forma spinella -Category: Student 7-12 Grade Any Manner

BEST SEA LIFE– Phyllis Gray – Cup Glass Sponge – Category: Sea Life

Best Beginning Scientific – James Redding – Category: Beginning Exhibitor Any Manner

EXHIBITOR’S CHOICE AWARD – Pat & Bob Linn – The Helmets and Bonnets of the World – Category: One Family Minor Any Manner

SCIENTIFIC RIBBON WINNERS

STUDENT – Grades 7-12 – Any Manner – BLUE – Marissa Linn – Cassus (Cassis) madagascariensis forma spinella

Beginning Exhibitor Any Manner – BLUE -James Redding – Cones from the Indo Pacific

World Wide Self Collected – BLUE – Jim Cordy – Guaymas San Carlos déjà vu

Florida/Caribbean Any Manner – BLUE – Robert & Alice Pace – Uncommon to Rare Florida/Caribbean Gastropods

One Family Major Any Manner-Red -Kenneth Brown – Sampling of Family Cypraeidae

One Family Minor Any Manner – BLUE – Gene Everson – Turrid Appreciation

One Family Minor Any Manner – RED – Pat & Bob Linn – The Helmets and Bonnets of the World

ONE FAMILY MINOR ANY MANNER – BLUE – Martin Tremor, Jr. & Conrad Forler – Meet Mr. & Mrs.. Cockle & Family

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

ONE SPECIES ANY MANNER – BLUE – Gene Everson – Conus Cardinalis

SINGLE SHELL WORLDWIDE SELF-COLLECTED – BLUE – Gene Everson – Maxwellia angermayerae

SINGLE SHELL WORLDWIDE SELF-COLLECTED – RED – Linda Zylman – Conus lucidus

SINGLE SHELL WORLDWIDE ANY MANNER – RED- Jim Cordy – Morum oniscus (Sinistral)

SINGLE SHELL WORLDWIDE ANY MANNER – BLUE – Gregory Curry, Sr. – Amoria chaneyi

SINGLE SHELL FL/CARIB. SELF COLLECTED – BLUE – Gene Everson – Bartschia (Agassitula) peartae

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

SEA LIFE – BLUE – Phyllis Gray – Cup Glass Sponge

SEA LIFE – RED – Bev Dolezal – Hurricane Havoc Morum oniscus (Sinistral)

EDUCATIONAL –BLUE – Valentino Leidi – The Sea Salt

LAND/FRESH WATER SHELLS ANY MANNER – BLUE – Robert Pace – “Shells/Snails Along the Loop Road….”

 

Judge’s Scientific Special Merit Ribbons

Kenneth Brown – One Family Major Any Manner – Sampling of Family Cypraeidae

Gene Everson – One Species Any Manner – Conus Cardinalis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015 BSC SHELL SHOW AWARDS – ARTISTIC DIVISION Sovereign of the Sea Professional Special

 

 

BEST STUDENT EXHIBITOR TROPHY – ARTISTIC – Payton Medeiros – Sailor’s Valentine

 

BEST IN SHOW TROPHY HOBBYIST – Trisha Brown – Hobbyist Single Octagonal Case Sailor’s Valentine

 

BEST IN SHOW TROPHY PROFESSIONAL – Marci Chamberlain – Sovereign of the Sea Professional Special

 

BEST IN SHOW TROPHY SAILOR’S VALENTINE – Trisha Brown – Hobbyist Single Octagonal Case Sailor’s Valentine

 

BEST TABLETOP SHELL CRAFT – Pattie Jenkins – Shell Box – Professional Décor Tabletop Only

 

BEST WALL HUNG SHELL CRAFT – Shanti Moore – Field of Flowers – Beginning Exhibitor

 

FAY MUCHA MEMORIAL BEST COLLECTIBLES – Linda Zylman – Culion Island Shell Dolls -Collectibles

 

EXHIBITOR’S CHOICE AWARD – Marci Chamberlain – Sovereign of the Sea Professional Special

 

 

 

ARTISTIC HOBBYIST RIBBON WINNERS

 

BEGINNING EXHIBIOR – BLUE – Shanti Moore – Field Of Flowers; RED – Shanti Moore – Jessica’s Surprise; WHITE – Linda Ebeling – Seasons of Shells

STUDENT GRADE K-6 – BLUE – Payton Medeiros – Summertime Sailor’s Valentine; RED – Claire Flynn – Christmas Ornament; RED – Grace Flynn – Christmas Ornament

STUDENT GRADE 7-12 – BLUE – Marissa Linn – Shelly Season’s Greeting

SAILOR’S VALENTINE – Single Octagonal – BLUE – Trisha Brown

DÉCOR TABLETOP ONLY – WHITE – Barbara Good – Table Décor

Novelties – BLUE – Robert Pace – Chow Time

Holiday Theme – RED – Carolyn Harvey-Aigner – Christmas Ornaments

SPECIAL – BLUE – Pat Linn – The Sea Wrack Wreath; RED – Tom Laurin – The Louvre of Shells

 

COLLECTIBLES – BLUE – Linda Zylman – Culion Shell Dolls; RED- Bev Dolezal – African Mask/with Cowries; WHITE – Sonny Ogden – Handicrafts Micronesia

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTISTIC PROFESSIONAL RIBBON WINNERS

 

FLOWER ARRANGEMENT GREATER THAN 6”– BLUE – Pat Jenkins – All Natural Flowers; BLUE – Jae Kellogg – Sea Life, Salt Life…..My Life

MIRROR – BLUE – Jae Kellogg – Flat Scallop Beauties

DÉCOR WALL HUNG ONLY WREATH – Jae Kellogg – Look to the Sun

DÉCOR TABLETOP ONLY – RED – Patti Jenkins – Case for Your Collection; RED – Heather Strawbridge – Vintage Beach Bucket Lamp

PHOTOGRAPHY – BLUE – Violet Mas – Colorful Gems of Land & Sea; RED – Bev Dolezal – Hurricane Havoc

SHELL JEWELRY SINGLE PIECE – RED – Mario Piras & Sue Burns Piras – Jewelry 1 Piece

SHELL JEWELRY COLLECTION – RED – Mario Piras & Sue Burns Piras – Jewelry of the Sea Handcrafted

HOLIDAY THEMES – BLUE – Jae Kellogg – Happy Holiday

SPECIAL – BLUE – Marcia Chamberlain – Sovereign of the Sea; BLUE – Jae Kellogg – Beach Wedding Bells; RED – Mario Piras & Sue Burns Piras – World Wide Sea Glass Self Collected

 

Judge’s Special Merit Ribbons (2) Hobbyist – Linda Ebeling – Seasons of Shells PROFESSIONAL – Marci Chamberlain – Sovereign of the Sea