2001 SMITHSONIAN KITE FESTIVAL

JUDGES’ AWARDS

CATEGORY	TROPHY SPONSOR	COMMENT	PRESENTER	NAME OF WINNER	REGISTRA NUMBER	SCORE
CHILDREN’S AWARDS
BOX/CELLULAR 15 AND UNDER	DRAKE SMITH		DRAKE SMITH	None
DELTA & FLEXIBLE 15 AND UNDER	CONNECTIKITERS			Aaron Husz	103	58
SINGLE SURFACE 15 AND UNDER	LAURIE STROOP		LAURIE STROOP	Kristan Staffo	182	60
BEAUTY IN THE AIR 15 AND UNDER	WINDS AND RAINBOWS		ROD DANIEL	Eleni Orphanides	184	NA
SMITH. WORKSHOP SLED	RUTH OYEN		RUTH OYEN	Ashley Shultz	204	49
SMITH. WORKSHOP EDDY	RUTH OYEN		RUTH OYEN	Nick Fitz	193	51.3
SMITH. WORKSHOP ROKKAKU	RUTH OYEN		RUTH OYEN
JOINT EFFORT ADULT/CHILD 15 & UNDER	DRACHEN FOUNDATION		COREY JENSEN	Andrea Zizzu; Girl Scout Troop 3339	159	52.25
CHILDREN’S AGE GROUP RIBBONS
11 & UNDER THIRD	SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE		JENNIFER NELSON	Gabriel Little	165	58
11 & UNDER SECOND	SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE		JENNIFER NELSON	Joe Donahoe	115	59
11 & UNDER FIRST	SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE		JENNIFER NELSON	Kristin Staffo	182	60
12 TO 15 THIRD	TARGET			Kristina Dahmann	180	56
12 TO 15 SECOND	TARGET			Aaron Husz	103	58 (22)
12 TO 15 FIRST	TARGET			Ahmad Fasheirdi	142	58 (34)
AWARDS TO ADULT KITEMAKERS (OVER 16 YEARS OF AGE)
BOWED KITES	OHIO SOCIETY FOR THE ELEVATION OF KITES			Bruce Hartman	104	79
BOX/CELLULAR	PAUL J GARBER		BEVAN BROWN (TOM CROUCH)	Walter Wolf	379	79
DELTA & FLEXIBLE	CONNECTIKITERS			James Johannesen	203	70
FIGHTER	MEL GOVIG MEMORIAL FUND	IN MEMORY OF MEL GOVIG	VALERIE GOVIG	Daryl Kimball	197	73
FLAT KITES	CHARLES SOTICH	IN MEMORY OF BETTY FUMI HASEGAWA		Adrienne Bolmer	400	75
MULTI-LINE	REVOLUTION KITES		BEVAN BROWN	Michael Dallmer, Jr.	187	83
ROKKAKU	BEVAN AND MARGO BROWN		BEVAN AND MARGO BROWN	Margaret Engval	105	68
SOFT	THE KINNAIRD FAMILY		RICK KINNAIRD	None
TRAIN	JON & KAREN BURKHARDT		JON & KAREN BURKHARDT	Jie Hua Sun	161	86
UNCLASSIFIED FLYING OBJECTS (UFOs)	TOM CUMMINS FOR THE BACKYARD SHOWROOM		TOM CUMMINS	Rich Michna	185	74
JOINT EFFORT	SMITHSONIAN ASSOCIATES PERFORMING ARTS TEAM		BRIGETTE BLACHERE	Holmes-Wilkens / Yorilous	150	60
MASTER KITEMAKER AWARDS
BOWED KITES	OHIO SOCIETY FOR THE ELEVATION OF KITES			Kenny Sesker	156	82
BOX/CELLULAR	KITE STUDIO		STEVE FERREL	Mike Dallmer	186	75
DELTA & FLEXIBLE	MARYLAND KITE SOCIETY		CHRIS JAMES	None
FIGHTER	THE MEL GOVIG MEMORIAL FUND	IN MEMORY OF MEL GOVIG	VALERIE GOVIG (RICK KINNAIRD)	Andy Selzer	188	77
FLAT KITES	KEYSTONE KITERS		TANNA HAYNES	Chuck Holmes	144	81
MULTI-LINE	REVOLUTION KITES		BEVAN BROWN	None
ROKKAKU	BEVAN & MARGO BROWN		BEVAN & MARGO BROWN	None
SOFT	PREMIER		JIM COSCA	None
TRAIN	CHARLIE SOTICH	IN MEMORY OF ELMER WHARTON	MARGO BROWN	Harold Ames	378	83
UNCLASSIFIED FLYING OBJECTS	KITES OVER NEW ENGLAND			None
JOINT EFFORT	LEHIGH VALLEY KITE SOCIETY			None
SPECIAL AWARDS
AERODYNAMICS	NATIONAL AIR & SPACE MUSEUM DOCENTS	IN HONOR OF PAUL E. GARBER	TOM CROUCH	James Johannesen	203
BEAUTY IN AIR	CALIFORNIA BEAR FLIGHT SQUADRON	IN HONOR OF MAGGIE HELTON	MARGO BROWN	Ron Graziano	154
COSTUME	SOUTH JERSEY KITE FLIERS		FELIX CARTAGENA; MIKE DALMER	Todd Little	149
FIGURE	AMERICAN KITEFLIERS ASSOCIATION		DAVID GOMBERG	Rich Michna	185
FUNNIEST	CHRIS JAMES FOR THE MARYLAND KITE SOCIETY		CHRIS JAMES	Debbie Holmes Wilkens / Yorilous	150
INGENUITY	BEVAN AND MARGO BROWN		BEVAN AND MARGO BROWN	Tony Reiser	101
PATRIOTIC	PATRICK HELTON		JOSHUA BROWN	Fran Terepka	171
TRADITIONAL EASTERN/ ASIAN KITE	SYLVIA BERNSTEIN	IN MEMORY OF STEPHEN JOHN BERNSTEIN	SYLVIA BERNSTEIN (RICK KINNAIRD)	Jie Hua Sun	161
SPECIAL RECOGNITION	NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM DOCENTS		CAROL JAMES (TOM CROUCH)	Steve Jozsa	174
ROKKAKU TEAM CHALLENGE	BEVAN & MARGO BROWN		BEVAN & MARGO BROWN	Midnight Squadron	NA
GROUND DISPLAY	REVOLUTION KITES		BEVAN BROWN (JOSHUA BROWN)	Richmond Air Force	NA
AGE GROUP RIBBONS FOR ADULTS
16 TO 59 THIRD			AVERI ROBERTS	Michael Dallmer, Jr.	187	83
16 TO 59 SECOND			AVERI ROBERTS	Harold Ames	378	83
16 TO 59 FIRST			AVERI ROBERTS	Jie Hua Sun	161	86
SENIOR THIRD			AVERI ROBERTS	Robert Hovis	106	65
SENIOR SECOND			AVERI ROBERTS	Nancy Holmes Allen	143	67
SENIOR FIRST			AVERI ROBERTS	Frank Terepka	171	82
TOP PRIZES
THEME AWARD: “A CENTURY OF FLIGHT: LOOKING FORWARD”	MARYLAND KITE SOCIETY		VALERIE GOVIG	Ed Shenk	196	NA
PEOPLE’S CHOICE	ALL NIPPON AIRLINES	POLAROID FILM BY DAVE AND SHERRIE ARNOLD	MITCH MEYERS	Jie Hua Sun	161	NA
FAMILY AWARD	THE EARLY BIRDS OF AVIATION	IN HONOR OF THE EARLY BIRDS OF AVIATION, PILOTS BEFORE DEC 17, 1916	MARGO BROWN, AN EARLY BIRD ASSOCIATE	The Holmes Family (6 participants)		320
HIGHEST OVERALL SCORE	NATIONAL AIR & SPACE MUSEUM	IN HONOR OF PAUL E. GARBER, HISTORIAN EMERITUS, NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM		JieHua Sun	161	86