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WINNERS’ LIST
ISFPC FALL RENDEZVOUS 2014
1. ULTIMATE GRAND PRIZE- 55 YR FRIENDSHIP
Judges Vincent Schrader, David Stocking, and
Sarah Morin, of Noblesville, IN
1st Place – Crystie Cook, of Sandy, UT
2nd Place – Doris DiSavino, Lancaster, PA
3rd Place – Judith Krum, of Sanford, FL
1st HM – Gail Denham, of Sunriver, OR
2nd HM -Esther Whitman Johnson, Roanoke, VA
3rd HM – Jerri Hardesty of Brierfield, AL
Reserve – Barbara Blanks, Garland, TX
2. GRAND PRIZE AWARD (ISFPC)
Judge Linda Schofield, Maineville, OH
1st Place – Kathy Lohrum Cotton, of Anna, IL
2nd Place - Joyce Shiver, Crystal River, FL
3rd Place - Warren Jones, Owensville, IN
1st HM – Brian Volz, of Stuart, IA
2nd HM – Mary Couch, of Noblesville, IN
3rd HM – Michael Erdelen, of Lowell, IN
Reserve – Charles Firmage, of Boise, ID
3. PRESIDENT’S AWARD
Judges David Stocking and Danielle Valenilla, of Noblesville
1st Place – Angela Masterson Jones, Palmetto, FL
2nd Place - Kathy Lohrum Cotton, of Anna, IL
3rd Place - Esther Whitman Johnson, Roanoke, VA
1st HM – D. Beecher Smith, II, Memphis, TN
2nd HM – Barbara Blanks, of Garland, TX
3rd HM – Madelyn Eastlund, Beverly Hills, FL
Reserve – Vera Ogden Bakker, Bountiful, UT
4. POET LAUREATES’ AWARD
Judge Cecil Tresslar, of Indianapolis, IN
1st Place – Jeani M. Picklesimer, Ashland, KY
2nd Place - Angela Masterson Jones, Palmetto, FL
3rd Place - Barbara Blanks, Garland, TX
1st HM – D. Gary Christian, Santa Clara, UT
2nd HM – Steven Zimmerman, Fort Wayne, IN
3rd HM – Mable Jean Caylor, Pennville, IN
Reserve – Becky Alexander, Cambridge Ontario, CAN
5. LIL ANN AWARD
Judge Carrie Quick, (“93 this year”), of Perryville, MO
1st Place - Don Crowson, of Benton, AR
2nd Place - Warren Jones, Owensville, IN
3rd Place - Jeani Picklesimer, Ashland, KY
1st HM – La Vern Spencer McCarthy, Blair, OK
2nd HM –Joyce Shiver, Crystal River, FL
3rd HM –Mary Couch, Noblesville, IN
Reserve –Ann Gasser, West Reading, PA
6. BUTLER AWARD “Small Town USA”
Judge Darleen & Betty Butler, of Fort Wayne, IN
1st Place - Dena Gorrell, of Edmond, OK
2nd Place - Ann Gasser, West Reading, PA
3rd Place -Thomas O’ Dore, Lafayette, IN
1st HM – Kolette Montague, Centerville, UT
2nd HM – Don Crowson, of Benton, AR
3rd HM – Von S. Bourland, of Happy, TX
Reserve – Gordon Smith, of Hot Springs, AR
7. GLENNA GLEE FEELING GOOD on Happiness
Judge Cecil Tresslar, of Indianapolis, IN
1st Place - David Byr n, of Prescott, AZ
2nd Place - Barbara Blanks, Garland, TX
3rd Place - Katharyn Howd Machan, Ithaca, NY
1st HM – Lynn Ann Schofield, Maineville, OH
2nd HM – Beth Staas, of Lagrage Park, IL
3rd HM – Marlene Million, of Noblesville, IN
Reserve – Warren Jones, Owensville, IN
8. TRIOLET AWARD
Judge Amy Jo Zook, of Mechanicsburg, OH
1st Place -Meredith R. Cook, Blue Earth, MN
2nd Place - Sarah E. Morin, of Fishers, IN
3rd Place -Lynda La Rocca, Twin Lakes, CO
1st HM – Kolette Montague, Centerville, UT
2nd HM – Charles K. Firmage, of Boise, ID
3rd HM – Joyce Shiver, Crystal River, FL
Reserve – D. Beecher Smith, II, Memphis, TN
9. BARBARA ANN AWARD
Judge Michael Erdelen, of Lowell, IN
1st Place - LaVern Spencer McCarthy, Blair, OK
2nd Place - Jerri Hardesty, of Brierfield, AL
3rd Place - Charles K. Firmage, Boise, ID
1st HM – Sheila Hite, of Fort Wayne, IN
2nd HM – Jeani M. Picklesimer, Ashland, KY
3rd HM – Don Crowson, of Benton, AR
Reserve - Esther Whitman Johnson, Roanoke, VA
10.
ANDREAS ZANNIS MEMORIAL AWARD
A Limerick, Judge Alexandra Moss Zannis, Fort Wayne, IN
1st Place - Jean Syed, of Loveland, OH
2nd Place - Sarah E. Morin, Fishers, IN
3rd Place - Jeani M. Picklesimer, Ashland KY
1st HM – Barbara Blanks, of Garland, TX
2nd HM - Vera Ogden Bakker, West Bountiful, UT
3rd HM – Lynda La Rocca, of Twin Lakes, CO
Reserve – LaVern Spencer McCarthy, Blair, OK
11. NORTHEAST INDIANA P.O.E.T.S. AWARD
“Absence of Light”, Judge Bob Ummel, of Ft Wayne, IN
1st Place - Ellaraine Lockie, Sunnyvale, CA
2nd Place - Shirley Reese, of Muncie, IN
3rd Place - Trina Lee, of Oklahoma City, OK
1st HM – Crystie Cook, of Sandy, UT
2nd HM – Catherine Moran, of Little Rock, AR
3rd HM – Nancy Simmonds, of Fort Wayne, IN
Reserve – Kolette Montague, of Centerville, UT
12. “LEFT TURN” AWARD (Anonymous Sponsor)
Judge, Annemarie DeVille, of Fort Wayne, IN
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1 Place - Taney Brazeal, Fairhope, AL
2nd Place - Mary Couch, of Noblesville, IN
3rd Place - Don Crowson, of Benton, AR
1st HM – Sarah E. Morin, of Fishers, IN
2nd HM – Von S. Bourland, of Happy, TX
3rd HM – Barbara Blanks, of Garland, TX
Reserve – Kathy L. Cotton, of Anna, IL
13. WEATHER AWARD (Rhymed)
Judge, Peg Heacox, of Mesa, AZ
1st Place – Von S. Bourland, of Happy, TX
2nd Place – Alexandra Moss Zannis, Ft. Wayne, IN
3rd Place – Lee Ann Russell, Springfield, MO
1st HM – Trina Lee, of Oklahoma City, OK
2nd HM – David L. Byr n, of Prescott, AZ
3rd HM – Doris Di Savino, of Lancaster, PA
Reserve – Shirley Ensrud, of Blue Earth, MN
14. LAUGHING AT LIFE AWARD
Judge, Joe Celarek, of Fort Wayne, IN
1st Place - Becky Alexander, Cambridge Ontario CAN
2nd Place - Helen Webb of South Point, OH
3rd Place - Warren Jones, Owensville, IN
1st HM - La Vern Spencer McCarthy, of Blair OK
2nd HM – Don Crowson, of Benton, AR
3rd HM – Robert Lynn Brown, Cedar Hills, UT
Reserve – C.J. Clark, of Hardy, AR
15. MARGARET HINER HIGHT AWARD (Rhymed
on “Spring”) Judge, Kay Sims, of Anderson, IN
1st Place – Ann Gasser, West Reading, PA
2nd Place - Warren Jones, Owensville, IN
3rd Place - Meredith R. Cook, Blue Earth, MN
1st HM – Dena Gorrell, of Edmond, OK
2nd HM – Jeani M. Picklesimer, Ashland, KY
3rd HM – Catherine Moran, of Little Rock, AR
Reserve – Von S. Bourland, of Happy, TX
16. THE DEBRA SUE LYNN AWARD (several forms)
Judge, Debra Sue Lynn, of Flagler Beach, FL
1st Place – Sheila Hite, of Fort Wayne, IN
2nd Place - Kolette Montague, Centerville, UT
3rd Place - Eric H. Read, Brigham City, UT
1st HM – Dalene Stull, of Danville, OH
2nd HM – Mary Couch, of Noblesville, IN
3rd HM – Barbara Blanks, of Garland, TX
Reserve – Becky Alexander, Ontario, CAN
17.
BUDDY AWARD, About a “Door, Chess Piece, Candle or Cup:
Judges Mary & Alice Couch, of Noblesville, IN
1st Place – Dennis Patton, of Alexander, AR
2nd Place - Beverly Stanislawski, Crown Point, IN
3rd Place - Cathy Lohrum Cotton, of Anna, IL
1st HM – Nancy Simmonds, of Fort Wayne, IN
2nd HM – Becky Alexander, Cambridge Ontario CAN
3rd HM – Sarah Morin, of Fishers, IN
Reserve – Ann Gasser of West Reading, PA
18. LOVE OF COUNTRY (Heroes of U.S. History)
Judge, Dottie Mack, of Huntertown, IN
1st Place – Jeani Picklesimer, of Ashland, KY
2nd Place - Patricia Koch, Oklahoma City, OK
3rd Place - Sara Gipson, of Scott, AR
1st HM – Maxine Wheeler, of Columbus, IN
2nd HM – Christine Valentine, of Birney, MT
3rd HM – Kathy Larson, of Salt Lake City, UT
Reserve – Mary Couch, of Noblesville, IN
19. ROSIE PETUNIA AWARD, Form: Rictameter
on Nature, Judge Sandra Nantais, of Griffith, IN
1st Place – Von S. Bourland, of Happy, TX
2nd Place - Vera Ogden Bakker, W. Bountiful, UT
3rd Place - Cecil Tresslar, of Indianapolis, IN
1st HM – Mary A. Couch, of Noblesville, IN
2nd HM – Janet S. Hall, of Cicero, IN
3rd HM – Sara Gipson, of Scott, AR
Reserve – Jerri Hardesty, of Brierfield, AL
20. ANGELINE M. AWARD, (Clerihew)
Judge, Sandra Nantais, of Griffith, IN
1st Place – Mary A. Couch of Noblesville, IN
2nd Place - Warren Jones of Owensville, IN
3rd Place - Alice B. Couch of Noblesville, IN
1st HM – Vera Ogden Bakker, West Bountiful, UT
2nd HM – Dennis Patton, of Alexander, AR
3rd HM – Sara Gipson, of Scott, AR
Reserve – Becky Alexander, Cambridge Ontario, CAN
21. CARNIVAL AWARD
“A Carnival”, Judge, Jack Ade of Fort Wayne, IN
1st Place – Sarah E. Morin, of Fishers, IN
2nd Place – Von S. Bourland, of Happy, TX
3rd Place – Darleen Butler, of Fort Wayne, IN
1st HM – Barbara Blanks, of Garland, TX
2nd HM – Mary A. Couch, of Noblesville, IN
3rd HM – D. Gary Christian, of Santa Clara, UT
Reserve – Dena Gorrell, of Edmond, OK
22. Kindred Spirits, on “Kind, Nurturing Relationships”
Judge, Sheila Hite, of Fort Wayne, IN
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1 Place – Kathy Lohrum Cotton, of Anna, IL
2nd Place - Meredith R. Cook, of Blue Earth, MN
3rd Place - Catherine Moran, of Little Rock, AR
1st HM – Dennis Patton, of Alexander, AR
2nd HM – Jeani M. Picklesimer, of Ashland, KY
3rd HM – Gail Denham, of Sunriver, OR
Reserve – Barbara Blanks, of Garland, TX
23. OGDON AWARD (Sonnet)
Judge, Carol Ogdon, of Linton, IN
1st Place – La Vern Spencer McCarthy, Blair, OK
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2 Place - Shirley Reese of Muncie, IN
3rd Place - Caroline Walton Crystal River, FL
1st HM – Sheila Hite, of Fort Wayne, IN
2nd HM – Don Crowson, of Benton, AR
3rd HM – Shirley Ensrud, of Blue Earth, MN
Reserve – Wilda Morris, of Bolingbrook, IL
24. CAYLOR AWARD (Villanelle) –
Judge, Mable Jean Caylor, of Pennville, IN
1st Place - LaVern Spencer McCarthy, Blair, OK
2nd Place - Jeani M. Picklesimer, of Ashland,
KY
3rd Place - Dena R. Gorrell, of Edmond, OK
1st HM – Joyce Shiver, of Crystal River, FL
2nd HM – Jacqueline Williams, of Mesa, AZ
3rd HM – Cecil Tresslar, of Indianapolis, IN
Reserve – Don Crowson, of Benton, AR
25. 5-7-5 AWARD
Judge, Sheila Hite, Fort Wayne, IN
1st Place – Sarah E. Morin, of Fishers, IN
2nd Place - Sara Gipson, of Scott, AR
3rd Place - Kathy Lohrum Cotton, Anna, IL
1st HM – Doris Di Savino, of Lancaster, PA
2nd HM – Meg Eden Kuyatt, College Park, MD
3rd HM – C. J. Clark, of Hardy, AR
Reserve – Von S. Bourland, of Happy, TX
26. FILL IN THE BLANKS AWARD
Judge, Barbara Blanks, of Garland, TX
1st Place – Sarah E. Morin, of Fishers, IN
2nd Place - Darleen Butler, of Fort Wayne, IN
3rd Place - Becky Alexander, Ontario, CAN
1st HM – Jacqueline Williams, of Mesa, AZ
2nd HM – Esther Whitman Johnson, Roanoke, VA
3rd HM – Von S. Bourland, of Happy, TX
Reserve – Sandra Nantais, of Griffith, IN
27. MESOSTIC AWARD, (Mesostic Poetry Form)
Judge, Ann Borger, of Fishers, IN
1st Place – Wilda Morris, of Bolingbook, IL
2nd Place - Von S. Bourland, of Happy, TX
3rd Place - Helen Webb, of South Point, OH
1st HM – Barbara Blanks, of Garland, TX
2nd HM – Dena Gorrell of Edmond, OK
3rd HM – Sara Gipson of Scott, AR
Reserve – Warren Jones, of Owensville, IN
28. ANCESTRY AWARD
Judge, Dr. David Stocking, of Noblesville, IN
1st Place - Esther Whitman Johnson, Roanoke, VA
2nd Place - Joyce Shiver, of Crystal River, FL
3rd Place - Wilda Morris, of Bolingbrook, IL
1st HM – Henry N. Goldman, of Augusta, GA
2nd HM – Catherine Moran, of Little Rock, AR
3rd HM – Kathy Larson, of Salt Lake City, UT
Reserve – Shirley Ensrud, of Blue Earth, MN
29. OBERLIN POETRY PRIZE (Sonnet or Villanelle)
Judge Angela Masterson Jones, of Palmetto, FL
1st Place – Catherine Moran, of Little Rock, AR
2nd Place – Meredith R. Cook, of Blue Earth, MN
3rd Place – Barbara Blanks, of Garland, TX
1st HM – La Vern Spencer McCarthy, of Blair OK
2nd HM – Alexandra Moss Zannis, of Fort Wayne, IN
3rd HM – Lee Ann Russell, of Springfield, MO
Reserve – Sheila Hite, of Fort Wayne, IN
30. FORM POETRY, Subject: Political Sonnet
Judge Michael Erdelen, of Lowell, IN
1st Place – Warren Jones, of Owensville, IN
2nd Place - Betsy M. Hughes, of Dayton, OH
3rd Place - Jeani M. Picklesimer, Ashland, KY
1st HM – Don Crowson, of Benton, AR
2nd HM – Shirley Reese, of Muncie, IN
3rd HM – Jerri Hardesty, of Brierfield, AL
Reserve – Delene Stull, of Danville, OH
31. CARLOTTA FOX Foxy Lady
On Gardens, Judge Joe Celarek of Fort Wayne, IN
,
1st Place – Don Crowson, of Benton, AR
2nd Place – Dennis Patton, of Alexander, AR
3rd Place – Jeani M. Picklesimer, of Ashland, KY
1st HM – David Byrn, of Prescott, AZ
2nd HM – Warren Jones, of Owensville, IN
3rd HM – Meredith R. Cook, of Blue Earth, MN
Reserve – Georganna Tresslar, of Indianapolis, IN
The States’ entries represented are:
Alabama 2
Arkansas 6
Arizona 2
California 2
Colorado 1
Florida 6
Georgia 1
Iowa 2
Idaho 1
Illinois 4
Indiana 29
Kentucky 1
Maryland 1
Minnesota 3
Missouri 2
Montana 1
Nebraska 1
New Mexico 1
New York 1
North Carolina 1
Ohio 7
Oklahoma 5
Oregon 2
Pennsylvania 2
South Carolina 1
Tennessee 1
Texas 3
Utah 8
Virginia
Wyoming
1
1
CANADA
1
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100
(Calgary Ontario)
Total people entering
Most popular # entered Category
was:__President’s Award_
with __77_ entries.
Tie for most _77_ Grand Prize Award
Second most 67, Poet Laureate’s Awd.
Third most entered 60, Ancestry Award
Least entered was
Category #18, Love of Country Awd,
having _23_entries