80th Annual Sanibel Shell Show March 2, 3, 4, 2017 The 80th Annual Sanibel Shell Show was a wonderful success. The recently renovated Sanibel Community House was beautiful. All the Scientific Division and Artistic Division exhibits were outstanding, the weather was perfect and the visitors expressed surprise and wonder as they wound their way through the exhibit halls. Here is a list of the Scientific Division and Artistic Division special awards and ribbons winners. 2017 Sanibel Shell Show Winners Scientific Division Special Awards du Pont Trophy, Most outstanding entry in show Joyce Matthys, Beaverton, OR Conchologists of America Award Pat & Bob Linn, Dunedin, FL Best Sanibel-Captiva Shells, Self-collected Mary Giambruno Best Florida-Caribbean Shells, Any source Doug Thompson, Lynn Haven, FL Howard Sexauer Award, Best worldwide shells, any source Harry Berryman, North Port, FL Marilyn Northrup Award, Shell of Show: Self-collected Doug Thompson, Lynn Haven, FL Shell of Show: Any Source Greg Curry, Key West, FL Shell of Show: Fossil Irene Longley, St. James City, FL Elsie Malone Award, Best Student Exhibit Amelia Vasquez, Oviedo, FL Best of the Blues Joyce Matthys, Beaverton, OR Anne Joffe Sanibel Superstar Award Doug Thompson, Lynn Haven, FL Judges' Special Ribbons Ron & Mary Bopp, Bradenton, FL Judges' Special Ribbons Harry Berryman, North Port, FL Judges' Merit Ribbons Rachel Fields, New York, NY
Artistic Division Myrtle Williams Weinstein Award, Best shell flower exhibit Susan Butwin, Canadensis, PA Gertrude A. Ford Award, Best miniature flower arrangement Wendy Robinson, Elgin, OT Best Picture or Mosaic Shanti Moore, Pompano Beach, FL Wanda Will Award, Best jewelry Wendy Painter, Oviedo, FL Dorothy K. Putnam Award, Best mirror Marti Gorun, Libertyville, IL Best Single Sailor's Valentine - Hobbyist Joy Henderson & Judy Dinnick, Toronto, ON Best Miniature Sailor's Valentine - Hobbyist Marvin Hennemann, Fort Myers, FL Best Double Sailor's Valentine - Hobbyist Yoko Kasai, Tokoyo, Japan Bettie K. McGowan Award, Best holiday exhibit Shanti Moore, Pompano Beach, FL Best Shell Related Exhibit - Hobbyist Margaret Gammon, Cape Coral, FL Terri Gosselin Award, Best exhibit in Hobbyist Miscellaneous Class Cynthia Skelly, Bonita Springs, FL Daniel E. Malone Award, Best exhibit in Student Classes Danielle Marra, Blue Bell, PA Best in Show – Hobbyist Yoko Kasai, Tokoto, Japan Best Single Sailor's Valentine - Professional David Rhyne, Sarasota, FL Best Double Sailor's Valentine - Professional David Rhyne, Sarasota, FL Best Miniature Sailor's Valentine - Professional David Rhyne, Sarasota, FL Best Medium Sailor's Valentine - Professional Denise Betourne, Gilmanton, NH Best Flower Exhibit - Professional Ann Stegner, Port Charlotte, FL Best Picture or Mosaic – Professional Vickie Cassady, Fort Myers, FL Best Miscellaneous Exhibit - Professional Bobby MacPhail, North Fort Myers, FL Captain Tom Clifford Award -- Professional David Rhyne, Sarasota, FL Judges' Special Ribbon David Rhyne, Sarasota, FL Judges' Special Ribbon Marti Gorun, Libertyville, IL Judges' Merit Ribbon Judy Dinnick, Toronto, ON
RIBBON REPORT Scientific Student Grades 7 - 12 1st Amelia Vasquez, Oviedo, FL Single Shell - Sanibel-Captiva - Self-collected 1st Barry McBroom, Sebring, FL 2nd Marjorie Kronn, Elmont, NY 3rd Marti Gorun, Libertyville, IL Single Shell - Florida-Caribbean - Self-collected 1st Rebecca Mensch, Fort Myers, FL 2nd Elliot Sudal, Sanibel, FL 3rd Donna Carey, Fort Myers, FL Single Shell - Florida-Caribbean - Any source 1st Robert & Alice Pace, Miami, FL 2nd Holly Nordyke, Fort Myers, FL 3rd Donna Carey, Fort Myers, FL Single Shell - Worldwide - Self-collected 1st Marilee McNeilus, Dodge City, MN 2nd Irene Longley, St. James City, FL 3rd Stefanie Wolf, Captiva, FL Single Shell - Worldwide - Any source 1st Joyce Matthys, Beaverton, OR 2nd Constance Marshall Miller 3rd Michael Gillmore, Fort Myers, FL 3rd Irene Longley, St. James City, FL Single Shell - Unusual Variants - Any source 1st 126 Bruce Schulz, Eugene, OR 2nd 287 Carol Saunders, Gold Beach, OR 3rd 311 Weezie Sachs, Louisville, KY Single Shell - Fossil - Shells and/or other sea life - Any source 1st Irene Longley, St. James City, FL 2nd David Rosenquist, North Fort Myers, FL Single Specimen - Sea Life (Other than shells) 1st Phyllis Gray, Orlando, FL 2nd Victoria Ross, Fort Myers, FL 3rd Bev Dolezal, Palm Beach Gardens, FL Multiple Shells - Sanibel-Captiva - Self-collected 1st Bill Van Buren, Jr., Fort Myers FL 2nd Debi McBroom, Sebring, FL 3rd Weezie Sachs, Louisville, KY Multiple Shells - Florida-Caribbean - Self-collected 1st Doug Thompson, Lynn Haven, FL 2nd Donna Carey, Fort Myers, FL 3rd Bethany Namour, Fort Myers, FL Multiple Shells - Worldwide - Any source 1st Harry Berryman, North Port, FL 2nd Holly Nordyke, Fort Myers, FL 3rd Bethany Namour, Fort Myers, FL Multiple Shells - One Superfamily, Family or Subfamily - Any source 1st Pat & Bob Linn, Dunedin, FL 2nd Duane Kauffmann, Sarasota, FL Multiple Shells - One Genus - Any source 1st Greg Curry, Key West, FL Multiple Shells - One Species - Self-collected 1st Doug Thompson, Lynn Haven, FL 2nd Rachel Fields, New York, NY 3rd Andrew Flynn & Jay Schulz, Sanibel, FL Multiple Shells - One Species - Any source 1st Marilee McNeilus, Dodge City, MN 2nd Michael Gillmore, Fort Myers, FL Multiple Shells - Educational - Any source 1st Joyce Matthys, Beaverton, OR 2nd Harry Berryman, North Port, FL 3rd Ron & Mary Bopp, Bradenton, FL Multiple Shells - Land or Fresh Water Shells - Any source 1st Robert & Alice Pace, Miami, FL Multiple Specimens - Fossils - Any source 1st Ron & Mary Bopp, Bradenton, FL 1st Robert & Alice Pace, Miami, FL Multiple Shells - Miniatures - Adult shells only 1st Duane Kauffmann, Sarasota, FL Best of the Blues - Previous winner of a Blue Ribbon 1st Joyce Matthys, Beaverton, OR Anne Joffe Sanibel - Superstar Award 1st Doug Thompson, Lynn Haven, FL Special Theme - Around The World in 80 Shells 1st Pat & Bob Linn, Dunedin, FL 2nd Doug Thompson, Lynn Haven, FL 3rd Bruce Schulz, Eugene, OR
Artistic Hobbyist - Flower Arrangement - Shells only 1st Susan Butwin, Canadensis, PA 2nd Sharon Thomas, Indianapolis, IN 3rd Joann Bucaida, Bonita Springs, FL Hobbyist - Flower Arrangement 1st Mary Hennemann, Fort Myers, FL 2nd Shanti Moore, Pompano Beach, FL 3rd Wendy Robinson, Elgin, ON Hobbyist - Single Flower 1st Fran Thompson, Estero, FL 2nd Debbie Yamin, Fort Myers, FL Hobbyist - Single Stem of Flower 1st Mary Hennemann, Fort Myers, FL 2nd Debbie Yamin, Fort Myers, FL 3rd Sharon Thomas, Indianapolis, IN Hobbyist - Miniature Flower 1st Wendy Robinson, Fort Myers, FL 2nd Tyler Schoenherr, Sanibel, FL 3rd Cynthia Cosgrove, Orlando, FL Hobbyist - Lamp 3rd Diane Zimmer, Sanibel, FL Hobbyist - Jewelry - Single piece 1st Wendy Painter, Oveido, FL 2nd Donna Timmermannm Sarasota, FL 3rd Mary Ella Marra, Blue Bell, PA Hobbyist - Jewelry - Multiple pieces 1st Wendy Painter, Oviedo, FL 2nd Donna Carey, Fort Myers, FL 3rd Dolores Wilzoch, Cape Coral, FL Hobbyist - Shell-Related 1st Margaret Gammon, Cape Coral, FL 2nd Wendy Robinson, Elgin, OT 3rd Donna Carey, Fort Myers, FL Hobbyist - Holiday Decoration 1st Shanti Moore, Pompano Beach, FL 2nd Andrea Schopf, Lancaster, PA Hobbyist - Single Sailor's Valentine 1st Joy Henderson & Judy Dinnick, Toronto, ON 2nd Donna Wilson, Ocean City, NJ 3rd Sally Arbib, Ramsbury, United Kingdom Hobbyist - Single Miniature Valentine – 3” or smaller 1st Marvin Hennemann, Fort Myers, FL 2nd Dianne Reich, Sanibel, FL 3rd Cynthia Cosgrove, Orlando, FL Hobbyist - Single Miniature Valentine - 4 “ min. 6 “ 1st Dianne Reich, Sanibel, FL 2nd Donna Wilson, Ocean City, NJ 3rd Yuki Shima, Tokyo, Japan Hobbyist - Traditional Single Sailor's Val. - Max 14 x14 in. 1st Yuki Shima, Tokyo, Japan 2nd Victoria Ross, Fort Myers, FL Hobbyist - Double Sailor's Valentine - Max 20 x 40 in. 1st Yoko Kasai, Tokyo, Japan Hobbyist - Novelties - Animals, caricatures, etc. 1st Andrea Schopf, Lancaster, PA 2nd Erin Conklin, Fort Myers Beach, FL 3rd Melinda Pierce, Evenston, IL Hobbyist - Flower Picture 1st Shanti Moore, Pompano Beach, FL 2nd Marti Gorun, Libertyville, PA Hobbyist - Picture or Mosaic - Other than flowers 1st Mary Ella Marra, Blue Bell, PA 2nd Wendy Macbeth, Weston, CT Hobbyist - Mirror 1st Marti Gorun, Libertyville, IL 2nd Andrea Schopf, Lancaster, PA 3rd Mary Ella Marra, Blue Bell, PA Hobbyist - Multmedia 1st Michael Gillmore, Fort Myers, FL 2nd Victoria Ross, Fort Myers, FL 3rd Marilee McNeilus, Dodge City, MN Hobbyist - Shell Box 1st Carolyn Donato, Sanibel, FL 2nd Joann Bucaida, Bonita Springs, FL 3rd Wendy Robinson, Elgin, ON Hobbyist - Miscellaneou 1st Cynthia Skelly, Fort Myers, FL 2nd Andrea Schopf 2nd Cynthia Cosgrove, Lancaster, PA 3rd Wendy Macbeth, Weston, CT Hobbyist - Student Grades K - 6 1st Caroline Dolezal, Tequesta, FL 1st Danielle Marra, Blue Bell, PA 2nd Alannah Dolezal, Tequesta, FL 2nd Ella Marra, Blue Bell, PA Hon Mention - Athena Sarantopoulos Hobbyist - Student Grades 7 - 12 1st Julia Wilson, Ocean City, NJ 2nd Amelia Vasquez, Oviedo, FL Professional - Flower Arrangement - Shells only 1st Mary Burton, Leigh Acres, FL 2nd Ann Stegner, Port Charlotte, FL Professional - Flower Arrangement 1st Ann Stegner, Port Charlotte, FL 2nd Christine Vogensen, Fort Myers, FL Professional - Miniature Flower Arrangement - Max. 3”. x 3”. x 3in. 2nd Constance Marshall Miller, Sanibel, FL Professional - Miniature Picture - Max. 6in. x 8in 1st Vickie Cassady, Fort Myers, FL Professional - Lamp 1st Susan Lloyd, Westport, CT Professional - Jewelry - Single piece 1st Todd Alan, Sarasota, FL 2nd Anita Gober, Sanibel, FL 3rd Brenda Rice, Shreveport, LA Professional - Jewelry - Multiple 1st Pamela Pearson, Cape Coral, FL 1st Anita Gober, Sanibel, FL 2nd Bianca Terranova, Bonita Springs, FL Professional - Shell Related Needlecraft 1st Peter Brimlow, Conway, SC Professional - Holiday 1st Judy Dinnick, Toronto, ON 1st Constance Marshall Miller, Sanibel, FL 2nd Machel Spence, Seattle, WA Professional - Single Sailor's Valentine - Min 13 in., Max 32 in. 1st David Rhyne, Sarasota, FL 2nd Constance Marshall Miller, Sanibel, FL 2nd Judy Dinnick, Toronto, ON 3rd Vickie Cassady, Fort Myers, FL Professional - Single Miniature Valentine – 3” or smaller 1st David Rhyne, Sarasota, FL 2nd Brenda Rice, Shreveport, LA Professional - Single Miniature Valentine – 4” min. 6” max. 1st Denise Betourne, 2nd Gerda Reid, Marstons Mills, MA 3rd Brenda Rice, Shreveport, LA Professional - Single Med. Sailor's Valentine 1st Judy Dinnick, Toronto, ON 1st Denise Betourne, Gilmanton, NH 2nd Karine Almir, Gldenale, CA 2nd Suzanne Dietsch, Wyanet, IL 3rd Gerda Reid, Marstons Mills, MA Professional - Traditional Single Sailor's Valentine 1st Constance Marshall Miller, Sanibel, FL 2nd Vickie Cassady, Fort Myers, FL 3rd Gerda Reid, Marstons Mills, MA Professional - Double Sailor's Valentine 1st David Rhyne, Sarasota, FL Professional - Novelties - Animals, caricatures, etc 1st Susan Lloyd, Westport, CT 2nd Caryl Renz, Cleareater, FL 3rd Heather Holmes O'Keefe, Grand Forks, ND Professional - Picture or Mosaic - Other than flowers 1st Karine Almir, Glendale, CA 2nd Alla Baksanskaya, Brooklyn, NW 3rd Brenda Rice, Shreveport, LA Professional - Mirror - Shells and/or other sea life 1st Susan Lloyd, Westport, CT 2nd Heather Strawbridge, Fort Lauderdale, FL Professional - Wreath - Non-holiday 1st Heather Holmes O'Keefe, Grand Forks, ND Professional - Multimedia 1st Ronald Lusk, Boca Ratoon, FL 2nd Constance Marshall Miller, Sanibel, FL 3rd Jim Angevine, Madison, WI Professional - Shell Table 1st Hatsue Iimuro, Tokyo, Japan 2nd Judy Dinnick, Toronto, ON 3rd Anita Gober, Sanibel, FL Professional - Shell Box 1st Mary Burton, Leigh Acres, FL 2nd Machel Spence, Seattle, WA 3rd Susan Lloyd, Westport, CT Professional - Miscellaneous 1st Bobby Mac Phail, North Fort Myers, FL 1st David Rhyne, Sarasota, FL 2nd Judy Dinnick, Toronto, ON 2nd Caryl Renz, Clearwater, FL 3rd Heather Holmes O'Keefe, Grand Forks, ND Collectibles 1st Heather Holmes O'Keefe, Grand Forks, ND 2nd Jeffrey Oths, Sanibel, FL Special Theme - Around The World in 80 Shells 1st Pat Linn, Dunedin, FL 2nd Kathy McMillan & Erin Conklin 2nd Charles Barr, Rockford, IL 3rd Mary Ella Marra, Blue Bell, PA 3rd Susan Butwin, Canadensia, PA
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