2002 Sea Shell Searchers Shell Show Second Sequel Synopsis

Category 1 One Family Regional
First Place -Darwin Alder -Jose Maria y tus Hijos
Category 1 One Family Worldwide
Second Place -Wayne Humbird -Family Tonnidae
First Place -Steven Coker -Volutes of the World
Category 2 Worldwide
Third Place -Cliff Harris -Triton Trumpet
Second Place -Lucy Clampit -Tibia
First Place -Patty Humbird -Genus Chicoreus
Category 3 One Species
Third Place -Karen Couch -Variations of the Gold-ringer Cowrie
Second Place -Cathy Betley -Xenophora pallidula Carrier Extraordinaire
First Place -Cliff Harris -Growth Series of Triton Trumpet
Category 4 Single Species
Third Place -Janey Nill -Oocorys
Second Place -Gene Everson -Chicoreus subpalmatus
First Place -Steven Coker -Cancellaria rosewateri
Category 5 Texas
Second Place -Darwin Alder -Lone Stars of Texas Beaches
First Place -Pat Blaikie -Where Do They Live
Category 6 Gulf of Mexico
First Place -Janey Nill -Reefs of the Gulf
Category 7 Regional
Third Place -Janey Nill -Paradise Found
Second Place -Karen Couch -Shells of Southern Africa
First Place -Gene Everson -Shells of the Central & Tropical West Pacific self collected
Category 8 Worldwide
First Place -Angela Doucette -Orange Sherbert
Category 9 Educational
Third Place -Darwin Alder -A Lesson in Anatomy & Structure
Second Place -Mary & Dennis Harris -Ocean Creatures Live in Beauty & Color
First Place -Lucy Clampit -Aporrhais- The Pelican's Foot
Category 10 Fossils
Third Place -Patty Humbird -Florida Fossils
Second Place -Karen Couch -Fossil Echinoderms
First Place -Leslie Crnkovic -The Athleta petrosa Complex in Texas
Category 12 Marine Life
First Place -Ann Wykowski -Amazing Sea Creatures
Category 13 Beachcomber
Third Place -Dean Harris -Another Sole went to Shell
Second Place -Jean Roe -The Drifters
First Place -Rusti Stover -Bottled Beaches
Category 14 Shell Art Self Made
Third place -Darwin Alder -The Texas Hooker
Second place -Mary Harris -Murex pecten
First place -Cile Ramey -Radiograph of shell
Category 14 Shell Art Non Self Made
Third Place -Rusti Stover -French Shell Print
Second Place -Leslie Crnkovic -17th Century Shell Book Plates
First Place -Gene Everson -Painting
Category 15 Shell Craft Self Made
Third Place -Cile Ramey -Shell Mirror
Second Place -Rusti Stover -Mini Shell Show
First Place -Jo Tirrell -Avian Fantasy
Category 15 Shell Craft Not Self Made
Third Place -George Blaikie -Cross
Second Place -Dean Harris -Sailor's Valentine
First Place -Gene Everson -Carved Chank Shell
Category 16 Beanie Babies Natural
Third Place -Darwin Alder -Hermit Crabcisco
Second Place -Rusti Stover -Caught in a Red Tide
First Place -Cathy Betley -Yikes-There's a New Kid on the Reef
Category 16 Beanie Babies Disguised
Third Place -Patty Humbird -Newsflash
Second Place -Leslie Crnkovic -The Stetson Bank Robbery
First Place -Janey Nill -Neptune's Clinic
Category 17 Junior
First Place -Gwendolyn Furlough -Texas Shells

Special Awards
Beachcomber Item -Dean Harris -Sole that went to Shell
Smallest Shell -Janey Nill -Epitonium
Largest Shell -Darwin Alder -Horse Conch
Beanie Baby Trophy -Janey Nill -Neptune's Clinic
Best of Texas -Darwin Alder -Amaea mitchelli
Best of Caribbean -Janey Nill -Paradise Found
Junior Trophy -Gwendolyn Furlough -Texas Shells
Shell of the Show self collected -Gene Everson -Conus marielae
Shell of the Show any source -Steven Coker -Cancellaria rosewateri
Judge's Ribbon Dot Salisbury -Jo Tirrell -Avian Fantasy
Judge's Ribbon Bob Lipe -Patty Humbird -Anomalie
Judge's Ribbon Wayne Harland -Karen Couch -Shells of South Africa
Peoples' Choice Saturday- Rusti Stover- Mini Shell Show
Peoples' Choice Sunday- Cliff Harris- Triton Growth Series

Mildred Tate Gulf of Mexico -Janey Nill -Gulf Reef
COA Award -Steven Coker -Volutes of the World
DuPont Trophy -Gene Everson -Central & Tropical West Pacific