<p>2009 Awards and Awardees 4.23.09</p><p>Honorary Members Robin Hopper, Victoria, BC, Canada</p><p>Excellence in Teaching Awards Gail Kendall, Lincoln, NE Dan Anderson, Edwardsville, IL</p><p>Regional Awards for Excellence Joanne Rapp, Phoenix, AZ Rudy Turk (posthumous)</p><p>Cups of Merit Megan Mitchell, Sacramento, CA Karen Thuesen Massaro, Santa Cruz, CA Mika Negishi Laidlaw, Mankato, MN</p><p>International Residencies David Eichelberger (U of Nebraska, Lincoln) Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Jason Walker A.I.R. Vallauris (Artists in Residence) Vallauris, France Sharon Virtue StudioMate’s International Clay Residency, Accra, Ghana</p><p>Regina Brown Undergraduate Student Fellowships Chrys Bonnay-Lewis College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI Tom Myers Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN Laina Seay Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY</p><p>NCECA Graduate Student Fellowships Trevor Dunn Utah State University, Logan, UT Thaddeus Erdahl University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Kelly Ann Schnorr San Diego State University, San Diego, CA</p><p>Regional Student Juried Exhibition Rodger Lang Award for Student Excellence Autumn Cipala Univ of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Aardvark Clay Purchase Award Lauren Clay Wichita State Univ, Wichita, KS Retired Professors Award Darien Johnson Arizona State Univ, Tempe, AZ KBH Merit Award David Eichelberger Univ of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Muddy Elbow Soldner Mixer Award for Student Excellence Shenny Phillips Cruces San Francisco State U, San Francisco, CA NCECA Graduate Award for Student Excellence Carla Potter Univ of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE NCECA Undergraduate Award for Student Excellence Jason Harper Univ of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI Studio Potter Graduate Merit Awards Crista Ann Ames Utah State University, Logan UT Nick Geankoplis Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, CA Studio Potter Undergraduate Merit Award Eve Partridge University of Colorado, Boulder, CO Eason Harper Kansas State Univ, Manhattan, KS </p><p>Clay National Biennial Exhibition </p><p>Best International Entry- Stephen Dee Studio Pottery.co.uk Paul Mathieu Nude with Particle Accelerator Best Paper Clay Entry – Anonymous Ingrid Bathe Serving Bowl Outstanding Functional Pot - Trax Gallery Matthew Hyleck Horizon Jar AMACO/BRENT Purchase Award Susan Dewsnap Green and White Jar Ceramics Monthly Merit Award Anne Drew Potter The Quiet Baby Clay Times Purchase Award Gloria Singer Pitcher 3709 L & L Kiln Mfg, Inc Purchase Award Kevin N Snipes Little Stinker “Box” NCECA Purchase Award Perry J Haas Basket NCECA Purchase Award Kevin N Snipes Holy Cow “Box” NCECA Purchase Award Margaret Keelan Girl with Crow NCECA Purchase Award Kristen Kieffer Pear covered jar, Lilacs NCECA Purchase Award Heather Bren non-object 03 Skutt Kilns Purchase Award Matthew Hyleck Horizon Jar Skutt Kilns Purchase Award Ayumi Horie Goat Dish</p>