ISFPC poet Michael Erdelen, of Lowell, IN, delivered this presentation at our Fall Rendezvous earlier this month. Enjoy!

Winners’ List of 37th Annual Fall Rendezvous Poetry Contest
Indiana State Federation of Poetry Clubs (ISFPC) ~ October 9th through 11th, 2015

 
Note: “Cat” = Category
 





Cat 1 “Ultimate Grand Prize” and “1st Place”  Jamie Morewood Anderson, of Cedar Crest, New Mexico
Cat 1 “  “  “                                2nd Place               Barbara J. Funke, of Saint George, Utah
Cat 2    “   “                               3rd Place               Shirley Ensrud, of Blue Earth, Minnesota
(1st Honorable Mention through 4th Honorable Mention [HM] win no prize money; only recognition.)
1HM Catherine Moran, AR; 2HM John Foster, FL; 3HM Alexandra Moss Zannis, IN; Reserve award Nancy Cavers Daugherty, CA
 
Cat 2 Grand Prize (ISFPC),            1st Place                Sarah E. Morin, Fishers, Indiana
Cat 2 Grand Prize                         2nd Place               John F. Foster, Sun City Center, Florida
Cat 2    “    “                                3rd Place               Vera Ogden Bakker, Bountiful, Utah
1HM Madelyn Eastlund, FL;  2HM Lucille Morgan Wilson, IA;  3HM Von S. Bourland, TX;  Reserved- Ann Gasser, PA
 
Cat 3 President’s Award                1st Place                Christopher Stolle, Richmond, Indiana
Cat 3   “    “                                 2nd Place               Sarah E. Morin , Fishers, Indiana
Cat 3   “   “                                  3rd Place               Dalene Stull, Danville, Ohio
1HM Michael Erdelen, IN;  2HM Meredith Cook, MN;  3HM Dena Gorrell, OK;  Reserved- Dennis White, MI
 
Cat 4 Poet Laureates’ Award         1st Place                Barbara Blanks, Garland, Texas
Cat 4   “   “                                 2nd Place               Sarah E. Morin, Fishers, Indiana
Cat 4   “   “                                 3rd Place               Joyce Shiver, Crystal River, Florida
1HM Warren Jones, IN;  2HM Don Crowson, AR;  3HM Jeani Picklesimer, KY;  Reserved- Alexandra Moss Zannis, IN
 
Cat 5 Butler Award                        1st Place                Janet S. Hall, Cicero, Indiana
Cat 5                                           2nd Place               Barbara Blanks, Garland, Texas
Cat 5                                           3rd Place               Warren Jones, Owensville, Indiana
1HM Marilyn Tullys, OH;  2HM Dennis Patton, AR; 3HMBecky Alexander, Ontario CAN; Res- Beverly Stanislawski, IN
 
Cat 6  Glenna Glee Award             1st Place                Lucille Morgan Wilson, DesMoines, Iowa
Cat 6                                          2nd Place               S. Evan Walters, Lebanon, Indiana
Cat 6                                          3rd Place               Dennis Patton, Alexander, Arkansas
1HM Don Crowson, AR;  2HM Lee Ann Russell, MO;  3HM Sara Gipson, AR;  Reserved- Jeani Picklesimer, KY
 
Cat 7  Triolet Award                      1st Place                Alexandra Moss Zannis, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Cat 7                                           2nd Place               Pauline Mounsey, Sun City West, Arizona
Cat 7                                           3rd Place               Lucille Morgan Wilson, DesMoines, Iowa
1HM Jeani Picklesimer, KY;  Ann Gasser, PA;  Sandra Nantais, IN;  Reserved- LaVern Spencer McCarthy, OK

Cat 8  Barbara Ann Award             1st Place                Barbara Blanks, Garland, Texas
Cat 8                                           2nd Place               Joe Ottinger, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Cat 8                                           3rd Place               Warren Jones, Owensville, Indiana
1HM Dena Gorrell, OK;  2HM Joyce Shiver, FL;  3HM John Foster, FL;  Reserved- Sara Gipson, AR
 
Cat 9  Andreas Zannis Awd           1st Place                Warren Jones, Owensville, Indiana
Cat 9                                          2nd Place               Von S. Bourland, Happy, Texas
Cat 9                                          3rd Place               Patricia Lieb, Shady Hills, Florida
1HM Catherine Moran, AR; 2HM Lee Ann Russell, MO; 3HM Dennis Patton, AR; Reserved- Jerri Hardesty, AL
 
Cat 10  N.I. POETS Award             1st Place                Warren Jones, Owensville, Indiana
Cat 10                                         2nd Place               Mary A. Couch, Noblesville, Indiana
Cat 10                                         3rd Place               Alexandra Moss Zannis, Fort Wayne, Indiana
1HM Barbara Blanks, TX;  2HM S. Evan Walters, IN;  3HM Jackie Huppenthal, IN;  Res- Nancy Simmonds, IN
 
Cat 11  Lil Ann Award                    1st Place                Georganna Tresslar, Indianapolis, Indiana
Cat 11                                          2nd Place               LaVern Spencer McCarthy, Blair, Oklahoma
Cat 11                                          3rd Place               Joyce Shiver, Crystal River, Florida
1HM Ann Gasser, PA;  2HM Don Crowson, AR;  3HM Jerri Hardesty, AL;  Reserved- Alice Couch, IN
 
Cat 12  The Good Life Awd              1st Place                Joyce Shiver, Crystal River, Florida
Cat 12                                           2nd Place               Warren Jones, Owensville, Indiana
Cat 12                                           3rd Place               Beth Staas, LaGrange Park, Illinois
1HM Ann Gasser, PA;  2HM Lee Ann Russell, MO;  3HM Don Crowson, AR;  Reserved- John Foster, FL
 
Cat 13  Fun Times Award                 1st Place                Judy Davis, Gautier, Mississippi
Cat 13                                            2nd Place               Joyce Shiver, Crystal River, Florida
Cat 13                                            3rd Place               Mary A. Couch, Noblesville, Indiana
1HM Lee Ann Russell, MO;  2HM Sara Gipson, AR;  3HM Beverly Stanislawski, IN; Dr. Emory Jones, MS
 
Cat 14 Margaret Hiner Hight Awd      1st Place           Joyce Shiver, Crystal River, Florida
Cat 14                                            2nd Place               Warren Jones, Owensville, Indiana
Cat 14                                            3rd Place               Ann Gasser, West Reading, Pennsylvania
1HM Lucille Morgan Wilson, IA;  2HM Dena Gorrell, OK;  3HM Jeani Picklesimer, KY; Reserved- Judy Davies, MS
 
Cat 15 Debra Sue Lynn Awd              1st Place                Becky Alexander, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Cat 15                                             2nd Place               S. Evan Walters, Lebanon, Indiana
Cat 15                                             3rd Place               John F. Foster, Sun City Center, Florida
1HM Caroline Walton, FL;  2HM Catherine Moran, AR; 3HM Dr. Emory Jones, MS;  Reserve- Pauline Mounsey, AZ
 
Cat 16 Buddy Award                          1st Place                Dennis Patton, Alexander, Arkansas
Cat 16                                              2nd Place               Sarah E. Morin, Fishers, Indiana
Cat 16                                              3rd Place               Dena Gorrell, Edmond, Oklahoma
1HM Sandra Nantais, IN;  2HM Don Crowson, AR;  3HM Lucille Morgan Wilson, IA;  Reserved- Jeani Picklesimer, KY
 

Winners’ List of 37th Annual Fall Rendezvous (continued)
 
Cat 17 Love of Country Awd                 1st Place                Tanya Whitney, Sorrento, Louisiana
Cat 17                                                2nd Place               Michael Erdelen, Lowell, Indiana
Cat 17                                                3rd Place               Jeani Picklesimer, Ashland, Kentucky
1HM Ann Gasser, PA;  2HM Meredith Cook, MN;  3HM Dennis Patton, AR;  Reserved- Mary Couch
 
Cat 18 Honoring Cole Porter                  1st Place                Beth Staas, LaGrange Park, Illinois
Cat 18                                                 2nd Place               Jane Lipman, Tesque, New Mexico
Cat 18                                                 3rd Place               John F. Foster, Sun City Center, Florida
1HM Don Crowson, AR;  2HM Catherine Moran, AR;  3HM Ann Gasser, PA;  Reserved- Cecil Tresslar, IN
 
Cat 19 Rosie Petunia Awd                       1st Place                Von Bourland, Happy, Texas
Cat 19                                                  2nd Place               Jeani Picklesimer, Ashland, Kentucky
Cat 19                                                  3rd Place               S. Evan Walters, Lebanon, Indiana
1HM Mary Couch, Noblesville, IN; 2HM Warren Jones, IN; 3HM Janet Hall, IN; Reserved- Ethel Enocksen Williams, NE
 
Cat 20 Angeline M Award                         1st Place                Barbara Blanks, Garland, Texas
Cat 20                                                    2nd Place               Jeani Picklesimer, Ashland, Kentucky
Cat 20                                                    3rd Place               S. Evan Walters, Lebanon, Indiana
1HM Mary Couch, IN;  2HM Warren Jones, IN; 3HM Jerri Hardesty, AL;  Reserved- Joyce Shiver, FL
 
Cat 21 Form Poetry Award
(T. Spencer award)                                  1st Place                Sara Gipson, Scott, Arkansas
Cat 21                                                    2nd Place               Jeani M. Picklesimer, Ashland, Kentucky
Cat 21                                                    3rd Place               Shirley Ensrud, Blue Earth, Minnesota
1HM Don Crowson, AR;  2HM Jerri Hardesty, AL;  3HM Von Bourland, TX;  Reserved- Warren Jones, IN
 
Cat 22  C. Foxy Lady Award                      1st Place                Ann Gasser, West Reading, Pennsylvania
Cat 22                                                    2nd Place               Georganna Tresslar, Indianapolis, Indiana
Cat 22                                                    3rd Place               Alice B. Couch, Noblesville, Indiana
1HM Mary Couch, IN; 2HM Jeani Picklesimer, KY;  3HM Dennis Patton, AR;  Reserved- Mark Hudson, IL
 
Cat 23  Ogdon Award                               1st Place                Dena R. Gorrell, Edmond, Oklahoma
Cat 23                                                    2nd Place               Warren Jones, Owensville, Indiana
Cat 23                                                    3rd Place               Thomas M. Freeman, Fort Wayne, Indiana
1HM John Foster, FL;  2HM Dennis Patton, AR;  3HM Jeani Picklesimer, KY;  Reserved- Marilyn Tullys, OH
 
Cat 24  Caylor Award                               1st Place                Joyce Shiver, Crystal River, Florida
Cat 24                                                    2nd Place               Warren Jones, Owensville, Indiana
Cat 24                                                    3rd Place               Shirley Ensrud, Blue Earth, Minnesota
1HM Dena Gorrell, OK;  2HM Beverly Stanislawski, IN;  3HM Carol Dee Meeks, OK;  Reserved Von Bourland, TX
 
Cat 25 Fill in The Blanks                           1st Place                Ann Gasser, West Reading, Pennsylvania
Cat 25                                                    2nd Place               Patrick Kalahar, Elwood, Indiana
Cat 25                                                    3rd Place               Mary A. Couch, Noblesville, Indiana
1HM Lee Ann Russell, MO;  2HM Meredith Cook, MN;  3HM Nancy Simmonds, IN;  Reserved- Barbara Funke, UT
 
Cat 26 Oberlin Poetry Prize                       1st Place                Dalene Stull, Danville, Ohio
Cat 26                                                    2nd Place               Catherine Moran, Little Rock, Arkansas
Cat 26                                                    3rd Place               Ann Gasser, West Reading, Pennsylvania
1HM Von Bourland, TX;  2HM Jeani Picklesimer, KY;  3HM Charles Firmage, ID; Reserved- Jacqueline Williams, AZ
 
Cat 27 Laughing at Life Awd                     1st Place                Michael Erdelen, Lowell, Indiana
Cat 27                                                    2nd Place               Sarah E. Morin, Fishers, Indiana
Cat 27                                                    3rd Place               Dalene Stull, Danville, Ohio
1HM Warren Jones, IN;  2HM Joyce Shiver, FL;  3HM Caroline Walton, FL;  Reserved- John Foster, FL
 
THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE 37th ANNUAL FALL RENDEZVOUS.
 

 
Statistics:
There were 85 poets entering the 37th Annual Fall Rendezvous contest of 2015.
Top entered category was Category #25, Fill in the Blanks Award”, with 61 entries.
Poems were sent in from talented poets across this nation.  From 26 States in the United States, and Canada, states represented in poetry entries are: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NE, NM, OH, OK, OR, PA, TX, UT, WY, and Ontario Canada.
The most common location poetry was from: Indiana, with over 30% of the entries being our home state (29 poets of Indiana submitted).  New Mexico was second highest entries, with 9 poets entering.