2009 McKenzie Distiguished Service Award - John Barber
Convention Chairperson - Brian Travis
Paul Provenzano Awards:
Rudy Fondon - Reproductions
Richard Reeves - Reproductions
Gary Weir - Gameheads
Homer Garcia - Gameheads
Jonathan Stanley - Birds
Best of Show sponsored by Breakthrough:
Clay Wagner (Sm. Lifesize Mammals - Bobcat)
Judges Choice Best of Masters Division:
Clay Wagner (Bobcat)
Judges Choice Best Professional Division:
Wes Sykes (Whitetail)
Judge's Choice Best Overall Youth - Breanne Carr (Reptiles & Amphiphibians - Alligator)
Texas Best All Around Taxidermist:
2nd Place - Ron Kelly (Pronghorn, Squirrel, Wood Duck, Reproduction Peacock Bass)
3rd Place - Becky Phillips (Axis, Raccoon, Mandarin, Reproduction Blue Gill)
Competitor's Award:
Nicholas Borowski (Pintail, Cinnamon Teal, Blue Wing Teal, Blue Wing Teal)
TTAI People's Choice Award:
Master's - Clay Wagner (Sm. Lifesize Mammals - Bobcat)
Professional - Wes Sykes (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
Amateur - Kasha Crisp (Sm. Lifesize Mammals - Bobcat)
Youth - Breanne Carr ( Reptiles & Amphibians - Alligator)
Studio Division:
1st Place - Truelife Taxidermy (Roy Holdridge, Kenneth Howard, Cameron Howard, Mark Rogers, Candice Parks) - Lifesize Cape Buffalo
2nd Place - Sportsman's Wildlife Artistry (Joe & Joey Lesh and Associates) - Lifesize African Lions
3rd Place - Alamo Wildlife (James Poerner) - Lifesize Whitetail
Best of Category:
Master's Division - Must be a blue ribbon:
Gameheads - Manny Chavez ( Pronghorn)
Whitetail Deer - no winner
Waterfowl & Shorebirds - no winner
Large Lifesize Mammal - no winner
Small Lifesize Mammal - Clay Wagner (Bobcat)
Fish (skin mount) - no winner
Upland Game Bird & Others - Danny Owens (Pheasant)
Reproductions - Josh Kelly (Blue Gill)
Reptiles & Amphibians - Bob Wilkins (Rattlesnake)
Professional Division:
Gameheads - Joey Lesh (Simitar Oryx)
Whitetail Deer - Wes Sykes (Whitetail)
Waterfowl - no winner
Large Lifesize Mammal - William Smiley (Blackbuck)
Small Lifesize Mammal - no winner
Fish (skin mount) - No winner
Upland Game Bird - no winner
Reproductions - no winner
Reptiles - no winner
Amateur Division Horizon Award:
Tina Barber - (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Gadwall)
Supplier & Foundation Awards:
Polytranspar Award - Josh Kelly (Reproductions - Blue Gill)
Carlos Adams Award - Danny Owens ( Gamebirds & Others - Pheasant)
Al & Evelyn Holmes Best Habitat - Clay Wagner ( Habitat Only - Habitat{Bobcat})
Derma-Grip Award - Dan McBride (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
WASCO Award - Ron Kelly (Reproductions - Peacock Bass)
Starfish Award - Josh Kelly (Reproductions - Blue Gill)
Taxidermy Today "Woody" Award - Tina Barber (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Gadwall)
National Wild Turkey Federation - Keith York (Gamebirds & Others - Turkey)
National Wild Turkey Federation Youth Award - Michael Barber (Gamebirds & Others - Turkey)
Youth Awards:
8 & Under Category:
1st Place - Tyler Buck (Novelty - Fallow)
9-16 Category:
1st Place - Breanne Carr (Reptiles & Amphiphibians - Alligator)
2nd Place -Hunter Sykes (Lg. Lifesize Mammals - Wild Boar)
Masters Division:
Winners Ribbon - Danny Owens (Gamebirds & Others - Pheasant)
1st - Bob Wilkins (Reptiles & Amphibians - Rattlesnake)
1st - Manny Chavez (Gameheads - Pronghorn)
1st - Josh Kelly (Reproductions - Blue Gill)
1st - Ron Kelly (Reproductions - Peacock Bass)
1st - Jet Smith (Gameheads - Mule Deer)
1st - Clay Wagner (Sm. Lifesize Mammals - Bobcat)
1st - Danny Owens (Gamebirds & Others - Pheasant)
2nd - Paul Szurek (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Pintail)
2nd - Dan McBride (Gameheads - Pronghorn)
2nd - Joe Lesh (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
2nd - Jet Smith (Gameheads - Mule Deer)
3rd - Joe Lesh (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Wood Duck)
Professional Division:
1st - Greg Buck (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
1st - Wiliam Smiley (Lg. Lifesize Mammals - Blackbuck)
1st - Wes Sykes (Whitetail Deer -Whitetail)
1st - Kevin Kurz (Whiteail Deer - Whitetail)
1st - Joey Lesh (Gameheads - Simitar Oryx)
1st - Dan McBride (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
2nd - William Buck (Gameherads - Blackbuck)
2nd - John Cave Jr. (Fish Skin Mount - Rainbow Trout)
2nd - Brian Eggebrecht (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Bufflehead)
2nd - Brandon Zahn (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Blue Goose)
2nd - Jerid Lawrence (Lg. Lifesize Mammals - Black Bear)
2nd - Brandon Zahn (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Black Bellied Tree Duck)
2nd - Brandon Zahn (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Bluewing Teal)
2nd - Nicholas Borowski (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Pintail)
2nd - Nicholas Borowski (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Cinnamon Teal)
2nd - Nicholas Borowski (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Bluewing Teal)
2nd - Nicholas Borowski (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Bluewing Teal)
2nd - Nicholas Borowski (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Bluewing Teal)
2nd - Rodney Clouse (Gameheads - Mule Deer)
2nd - Jeremy Kiolbassa (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
2nd - Becky Phillips (Sm. Lifesize Mammals - Raccoon)
2nd - Michael Self ( Gameheads - Aoudad)
2nd - Irene Priestley (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
2nd - Bob Wilkins (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Harlequin)
2nd - Alissa Copley (Sm. Lifesize Mammals - Raccoon)
2nd - Stephen Godfrey (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
2nd - Kendall Wleczyk (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Pintail)
2nd - Kendall Wleczyk (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
2nd - Rob Stockwell (Gameheads - Mule Deer)
2nd - John Barber (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Widgeon)
2nd - William Smiley (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
2nd - Larissa Monson (Gameheads - Coyote)
2nd - Larissa Monson (Sm. Lifesize Mammals - Bobcat)
2nd - Larissa Monson (Reptiles & Amphibians - Rattlesnake)
2nd - Ron Gipson (Reproductions - Black Crappie)
2nd - Rudy Fondon (Reproductions - Lizard)
2nd - Hiram Jennings (Gameheads - Blackbuck)
2nd - Hiram Jennings (Gameheads - Sika)
2nd - Jared Poerner (Gameheads - Pronghorn)
2nd - Rudy Fondon (Reproductions - Copperhead)
2nd - Greg O'Connor - (Sm. Lifesize Mammals - Red Fox)
2nd - Becky Clark (Sm. Lifesize Mammals - Bobcat)
2nd - Becky Clark (Sm. Lifesize Mammals - Bobcat)
2nd - Kenyata Roberts (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Redhead)
2nd - Danny Rogers (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
3rd - John Caver Jr (Fish Skin Mount - Rainbow Trout)
3rd - Brian Eggebrecht (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Bufflehead)
3rd - Brian Eggebrecht (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Bufflehead)
3rd - Frank Williams (Gameheads - Muledeer)
3rd - Scott Burton (Whitetail Deer -Whitetail)
3rd - Jerid Lawrence (Gameheads - Axis)
3rd - Shane Davenport (Sm. Lifesize Mammals - Gray Fox)
3rd - Shane Davenport (Sm. Lifesize Mammals - Bobcat)
3rd - Heath Sasko (whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
3rd - Paul Arrufat (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
3rd - Val Stein (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
3rd - Becky Phillips (Reproductions - Blue Gill)
3rd - Becky Phillips (Fish Skin Mount - Lg. Mouth Bass)
3rd - Becky Phillips (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Mandarin)
3rd - Becky Phillips (Gameheads - Axis)
3rd - Bob Wilkins (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Harlequin)
3rd - Stephen Godfrey (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
3rd - Stephen Godfrey (Gameheads - Fallow)
3rd - Bobby Payne - (Gameheads - Bobcat)
3rd - Daniel Thompson (Gamebirds & Others - Ptarmigan)
3rd - Ken Brown (Sm. Lifesize Mammals - Bobcat)
3rd - Waylan Langford (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
3rd - Waylan Langford (Whitetail deer - Whitetail)
3rd - Keith York (Gamebirds & Others - Turkey)
3rd - Keith York (Gamebirds & Others - Turkey)
3rd - Keith York (Sm. Lifesize Mammals - Badger)
3rd - Keith York (Sm. Lifesize Mammals - Bobcat)
3rd - Ron Kelly (Gameheads - Pronghorn)
3rd - Ron Kelly (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Wood Duck)
3rd - Ron Kelly (Sm. Lifesize Mammals - Squirrel)
3rd - Ken Harlan (Lg. Lifesize Mammals - Coyote)
3rd - Ken Harlan (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
Honorable Mention - Scott Burton ( Sm. Lifesize Mammals - Bobcat)
Honorable Mention - Becky Phillips (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
Honorable Mention - Daniel Thompson (Sm. Lifesize Mammals - Porcupine)
Honorable Mention - Ken Brown (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
Honorable Mention - Roger Brown (Gameheads - Sika)
Amateur Division:
Winners Ribbon - Tina Barber (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Gadwall)
1st - Ronnie Welch (Gameheads - Javalina)
1st - Brent Vogler (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Hoded Merganser)
1st - Jimmy Thomas (Gamebirds & Others - Turkey)
1st - Lacey Miller (Whitetail Deer -Whitetail)
1st - Kasha Crisp (Sm. Lifesize Mammals - Bobcat)
2nd - Brent Vogler (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Shoveler)
2nd - Brent Vogler (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Bufflehead)
2nd - Kaleb Tierce (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
2nd - Michelle Webb (Reptiles & Amphibians - Rattlesnake)
2nd - Michelle Webb (Sm. Lifesize Mammals - Bobcat)
2nd - Kelly Conner (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
3rd - Kaleb Tierce (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
3rd - Jimmy Thomas (Waterfowl & Shorebirds - Mallard)
3rd - Jimmy Thomas (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
3rd - Rusty Bryan (Sm. Lifesize Mammals - Bobcat)
3rd - Ernest Munez (Gameheads - Javalina)
3rd - Kelsey Hearn (Sm. Lifesize Mammals - Fox)
3rd - Kelley Conner (Gamebirds & Others - Pheasant)
3rd - Kelley Conner (Gameheads - Coyote)
3rd - Al Crisp (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
Honorable Mention - Bill Roark (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
Honorable Mention - Rusty Bryan (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
Honorable Mention - Jennifer Hess (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
Honorable Mention - Jennifer Hess (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
Habitat Only Division:
1st - Clay Wagner
1st - Wes Sykes
2nd - John Cave Jr.
2nd - Jerid Lawrence
2nd - Shane Davenport
2nd - Breanne Carr
2nd - Rob Stockwell
2nd - William Smiley
2nd - Waylan Langford
2nd - Joey Lesh
2nd - Joe Lesh
3rd - John Cabe Jr
3rd - Irene Priestley
3rd - Lacey Miller
3rd - Greg O'Connor
3rd - Becky Clark
3rd - Michael Self
Photo Division:
1st - Becky Phillips (Phoebe)
2nd - Becky Phillips (Bobcat)
3rd - Shane Davenport (Beaver)
Youth Division:
Winners Ribbon - Breanna Carr (Reptiles & Amphibians - Alligator)
1st - Tyler Buck ( Novelty - Fallow)
1st - Quentin Benham (Whitetail Deer - Whitetail)
1st - Michael Barber (Gamebirds & Others - Turkey)
1st - Hunter Sykes (Lg. lifesize Mammals - Wild Boar)
1st - Tyler Smiley (Gameheads - Gray Fox)
1st - Cole Sykes (Novelty - Turkey)
