SPECIAL AWARDS
SWEEPSTAKES IN HORTICULTURE – to Bill Price with 10 blue ribbons
RUNNER-UP TO SWEEPSTAKES IN HORTICULTURE – to Dale Martens with 9 blue ribbons
BEST IN SHOW – to Bill Price for his Nautilocalyx Collection
RUNNER-UP TO BEST IN SHOW – to Jo Anne Martinez for Gesneria 'Ako Cardinal Flight'
SECOND RUNNER-UP TO BEST IN SHOW – to Dale Martens for Sinningia 'Ozark Rosy Cheeks'
SWEEPSTAKES IN ARTISTIC – to Paul Kroll with 3 blue ribbons and 2 red ribbons
RUNNER-UP TO SWEEPSTAKES IN ARTISTIC – to Barbara Festenstein with 3 blue ribbons
BEST ARTISTIC – to Olive Ma Robinson for her arrangement "High Rise"
RUNNER-UP TO BEST ARTISTIC – to Paul Kroll for his straight-sided terrarium
BEST IN ARTS – to Ron Myhr for his color photograph of Gesneria acaulis
RUNNER-UP TO BEST IN ARTS – to Dale Martens for her close-up color photograph of Gloxinia perennis
BEST IN COMMERCIAL/EDUCATIONAL – to Carol Ann Bonner for her educational exhibit "Pollination in Gesneria rupincola"
BEST NEW WORLD TUBEROUS GESNERIAD IN FLOWER – to Dale Martens for Sinningia 'Ozark Rosy Cheeks'
BEST NEW WORLD RHIZOMATOUS GESNERIAD IN FLOWER – to Bill Price for Diastema comiferum
BEST NEW WORLD FIBROUS-ROOTED GESNERIAD IN FLOWER – to Nancy Kast for Gasteranthus atratus
BEST OLD WORLD GESNERIAD IN FLOWER – to Dale Martens for Streptocarpus 'Dale's Lost in Space'
BEST GESNERIAD GROWN FOR ORNAMENTAL QUALITIES – to Nelly Levine for Chirita sinensis 'Hisako'
BEST NEW GESNERIAD – to Dale Martens for Sinningia 'Minnesota Nice'
BEST LESSER-KNOWN GESNERIAD – to Dale Martens for Diastema sp. nov. (luteolum Wiehler ined.)
BEST COLLECTION OF GESNERIADS – to Bill Price for his Nautilocalyx Collection
BEST ARRANGEMENT OF FRESH CUT AND/OR GROWING MATERIAL – to Olive Ma Robinson for "High Rise"
BEST ARRANGEMENT OF FRESH CUT MATERIAL – to Barbara Festenstein for "Rocky Mountain High"
BEST ARRANGEMENT OF GROWING GESNERIADS – to Olive Ma Robinson for "High Tech"
BEST PLANTING OF GROWING MATERIAL – to Paul Kroll for his straight-sided terrarium
BEST IN PHOTOGRAPHY – to Ron Myhr for his color photo of Gesneria acaulus
BEST ARTS & CRAFTS REPRESENTING GESNERIADS – to Randy Baron for his watercolor of Sinningia cardinalis (pink form)
BEST EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT – to Carol All Bonner for "Pollination in Gesneria rupincola"
BEST NEW WORLD SPECIES – to Bill Price for Nematanthus pycnophyllus
BEST OLD WORLD SPECIES – to Bill Price for Cyrtandra sp. "Borneo"
BEST RECENTLY REGISTERED HYBRID – to Dale Martens for Sinningia 'Ozark Rosy Cheeks'
BEST NEW HYBRID – to Dale Martens for Sinningia 'Minnesota Nice'
BEST NEW SPECIES – to Ron Myhr for Chirita minutimaculata
BEST SCENTED GESNERIAD – to Dale Martens for Streptocarpus 'Heartland's Scentsation'
BEST NEW WORLD EPIPHYTIC SPECIES – to Bill Price for Nemantanthus pyncnophyllus
BEST VARIEGATED GESNERIAD – to Beverley Williams for Saintpaulia 'Symphonette'
BEST CHIRITA – to Nelly Levine for Chirita sinensis 'Hisako'
BEST COLUMNEA – to Bill Price for Columnea citriflora
BEST EPISCIA – to Dale Martens for Episcia 'Thad's Pink Passion'
BEST EPISCIA HYBRIDIZED BY THAD SCAGGS – to Dale Martens for Episcia 'Thad's Pink Passion'
BEST KOHLERIA – to Arleen Dewell for Kohleria 'Snakeskin'
BEST PETROCOSMEA – to Linda Golubski for Petrocosmea 'Short'nin Bread'
BEST SAINTPAULIA – to Nelly Levine for Saintpaulia 'Rocky Mountain Trail', a cash award
BEST SINNINGIA – to Dale Martens for Sinningia 'Ozark Fireworks'
BEST NEW SINNINGIA – to Dale Martens for Sinningia 'Minnesota Nice'
BEST STREPTOCARPUS – to Dale Martens for Streptocarpus 'Dale's Lost in Space'
BEST GESNERIAD EXHIBITING FRUIT – to Bill Price for Cyrtandra sp. 'Borneo'
BEST GESNERIAD GROWN BY A FIRST-TIME CONVENTION ATTENDEE – to Nelly Levine for Saintpaulia 'Rocky Mountain Trail'
CLASS AWARDS
SECTION A – New World Gesneriads in Flower – Tuberous
Class 1 – Sinningia speciosa 'Carangola' grown by Bill Price
Class 3 – Sinningia leopoldii GRF9926 grown by Bill Price
Class 4A – Sinningia 'HCY's Aries' grown by Dale Martens
Class 4B – Sinningia 'Ozark Rosy Cheeks' grown by Dale Martens
Class 4C – Sinningia 'Ozark Rosy Cheeks' grown by David Harris
Class 5 – Sinningia 'Deep Purple' grown by Arleen Dewell
Class 6 – Sinningia 'Snowflake' × S. species "Rio das Pedras" grown by Dale Martens
Class 7 – Nautilocalyx antioquensis grown by Nancy Kast
SECTION B – New World Gesneriads in Flower – Rhizomatous
Class 8 – Achimenes 'Glory grown by Bill Price
Class 9A – Kohleria 'Snakeskin' grown by Arleen Dewell
Class 13 – ×Achimenantha 'Golden Jubilee' grown by Bill Price
SECTION C – New World Gesneriads in Flower – Fibrous-Rooted
Class 15 – Columnea citriflora grown by Bill Price
Class 16 – Episcia 'Thad's Pink Passion' grown by Dale Martens
Class 17 – Gesneria 'Ako Cardinal Flight' grown by Jo Anne Martinez
Class 18 – Nematanthus pycnophyllus grown by Bill Price
Class 19 –Gasteranthus atratus grown by Nancy Kast
SECTION D – Old World Gesneriads in Flower
Class 21 – Chirita lutea grown by Peter Shalit
Class 22 – Chirita 'Nimbus' grown by Bev Promersberger
Class 23 – Petrocosmea nervosa grown by Harry Weber
Class 24A – Saintpaulia grandifolia #237 grown by Bob Clark
Class 24B – Saintpaulia velutina grown by Fran Ratte
Class 24C – Saintpaulia shumensis grown by Harry Weber
Class 25 – Saintpaulia 'Pink Dove' grown by Beverley Williams
Class 26A – Saintpaulia 'Senk's Vespa Verde' grown by Beverley Williams
Class 26B – Saintpaulia 'Red Bandito' grown by Fran Ratte
Class 26C – Saintpaulia 'Symphonette' grown by Beverley Williams
Class 27A – Saintpaulia 'Northern Exposure' grown by Nelly Levine
Class 27B – Saintpaulia 'Optimara New Mexico' grown by Nelly Levine
Class 28 – Saintpaulia 'Rocky Mountain Trail' grown by Nelly Levine
Class 30 – Streptocarpus rimicola grown by Dale Martens
Class 31A – Streptocarpus 'Dale's Lost in Space' grown by Dale Martens
Class 31B – Streptocarpus 'Dale's Scarlet Macaw' grown by Bill Price
Class 32 – Calcareoboea coccinea grown by Bill Price
SECTION E –Gesneriads Grown for Ornamental Qualities other than Flowers
Class 33A – Chirita 'Rachel' grown by Doris Brownlie
Class 33B – Chirita sinensis 'Hisako' grown by Nelly Levine
Class 34 – Episcia fimbriata 'Blue Heaven' grown by Nelly Levine
Class 36 – Petrocosmea 'Shortnin' Bread' grown by Linda Golubski
Class 38 – Pearcea hypocyrtiflora grown by Irina Nicholson
SECTION F – New Gesneriads
Class 40 – Chirita minutimaculata grown by Ron Myhr
Class 41 – Cyrtandra species 'Borneo' grown by Bill Price
Class 42 – Sinningia 'Minnesota Nice' grown by Dale Martens
SECTION G – Lesser- Known Gesneriads Seldom Grown or Seen in Shows
Class 44 – Diastema sp. nov. (luteolum Wiehler ined.) grown by Dale Martens
Class 45 – Lysionotus ikedae grown by Nancy Kast
SECTION H – Collections of Gesneriads
Class 46 – Nautilocalyx Collection grown by Bill Price
Class 47 – Streptocarpus 'Gator's Tail' × S. kentaniensis grown by Dale Martens
SECTION K – Arrangements of Fresh Cut and/or Growing Material
Class 51 – "High Rise" designed by Olive Ma Robinson
Class 52 – "High Definition" designed by Olive Ma Robinson
Class 53 – "High Praise" designed by Shirley Mitchell
Class 54 – "High Society" designed by Laura Buckner
SECTION L – Arrangements of Fresh Cut Gesneriad Material
Class 55 – "Rocky Mountain High" (challenge class) designed by Barbara Festenstein
Class 56 – "High Clouds" designed by Judy Zinni
Class 58 – "High Tide" designed by Barbara Festenstein
SECTION M – Arrangements of Growing Gesneriad Material
Class 59 – "High Tech" designed by Barbara Festenstein
SECTION N – Plantings of Growing Material
Class 62 – Terrarium, straight-sided exhibited by Paul Kroll
Class 64 – Tray Landscape exhibited by Paul Kroll
Class 66 – Natural Garden (less than 12") exhibited by Nelly Levine
Class 67 – Natural Garden (less than 24") exhibited by Paul Kroll
SECTION P – Photography
Class 70A – Color Print of Columnea ornata (partial plant) exhibited by Pam Braun
Class 70B – Color Print of Gloxinia perennis (partial plant) exhibited by Dale Martens
Class 71A – Color Print of Saintpaulia 'Sugar Plum Dream' (whole plant) exhibited by Paul Susi
Class 71B – Color Print of Episcia 'Unpredictable Valley' (whole plant) exhibited by Jim Roberts
Class 72 – Color Print of Gesneria acaulis (in natural habitat) exhibited by Ron Myhr
Class 73 – Monochrome Print of Sinningia leucotricha exhibited by Paul Susi
SECTION Q – Arts and Crafts Representing Gesneriads
Class 74 – Watercolor of Sinningia cardinalis (pink form) exhibited by Randy Baron
SECTION S – Educational Exhibits
Class 79 – "Pollination in Gesneria rupincola" exhibited by Carol Ann Bonner
Class 82 – "Gesneriads Outdoors – Spring, Summer and Fall" exhibited by Paul Susi