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.
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.
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