Ohio Poetry Day 2008
 Winners List

Please note: Prize-money checks and certificates will be mailed after the Ohio Poetry Day event the weekend of October 17 - 18 for those winners who cannot attend.

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1. OPD Special Award

1st - Lianne Spidel, Greenville, OH

2nd - Evelyn Corry Appelbee, Henderson, TX
3rd - Marietta Ball, Xenia, OH

HM - Mary L. Houseman, Waukee, IA; Rosemary Dunn Moeller, St. Lawrence, SD; Sally A. Bulford, Hopewell, OH; E. Gail Chandler, Shelbyville, KY; Deirdre V. Lovecky,Providence, RI; Becky Alexander, Cambridge, ON; Donald P. Bramkamp; Dalene Stull, Danville, OH; JeiTY Judge, Cincimlati, OH; Lucille Morgan Wilson, Des Moines, IA

2. Got It Covered

1st - Michael L. Schurch, Cardington, OH

2nd - Nick Costanzo, Madison, WI

HM - Geoffrey A. Landis, Berea, OH; Mark Hudson, Evanston, IL

3. Love the Second Time Around

1st - Betsy Kennedy, Columbus, OH

2nd - Jeff Danner, Cincinnati, OH

3rd - Dennis Norville, Lattimore, NC

HM - Geneva Fulgham, Bellaire, TX; Lianne Spidel, Greenville, OH; Glenna Glee, Anderson, IN; Peter Hessman, Canton, OH; Madelyn Eastlund, Beverly Hills, FL; Tom Spencer, Lowell, IN; David Lee Garrison, Dayton, OH; Kathy Larson, Salt Lake City, UT

4. Creme de la Crème

1st - Jim Barton, Huttig, AR

2nd - Rosemary Dunn Moeller, St. Lawrence, SD

3rd - E Gail Chandler, Shelbyville, KY

HM - Linda R. Frisa, Cincinnati, OH

5. It's in the Mind

1st - Nathalie Ketterer, Fairlawn

2nd - Jerry Judge, Cincinnati, OH

3rd - Geneva Fulgham, Bellaire, TX

HM - Jerri Hardesty, Brierfield, AL; Don Brarnkamp, Cincinnati, OH; Rosemary Dunn Moeller, St. Lawrence, SD; Peter Hessman, Canton, OH; Eugene Shea, Hanna, WV; Robert V. Davis, Ogden, UT; Roger Darby, Southport, UK; Elaine Costanzo, New Concord,OH

6. Small Stuff

1st - Becky Alexander, Cambridge, ON

2nd - Carol Ogdon Floyd, Linton, IN

3rd - Rosemary Dunn Moeller, S1, Lawrence, SD

HM - Peter Hessman, Canton, OH ; Joyce Shiver, Crystal River, FL; Alison Chisholm, Southport, UK; Betsy Kennedy, Columbus, OH; Geoffrey A. Landis, Berea, OH; Jerri Hardesty, Brierfield, AL; Patricia L.H. Black, Athens, OH; Julie Warther, Dover, OH; Gloria R. Milbrath, Fort Dodge, IA

7. Greater Cincinnati Writers' League

1st - Stacy Wheeler, Tiffin, OH

2nd - Linda R. Frisa, Cincinnati, OH

3rd - John Bing, Tiffin, OH

HM - Phyllis Lee, Sebring, OH; Becky Alexander, Cambridge, ON

8. In Memory of Eileen A. Kelly

1st - Joyce Shiver, Crystal River, FL

2nd - Dalene Stull, Danville, OH

3rd - Carol Ogden Floyd, Linton, IN

HM - Glenna Glee, Anderson, IN; Jo Anne Burkhart McKinney, Sandyville, OH; Amy Jo Schoonover, Mechanicsburg, OH

9. Observing Nature, Discovering Meaning

1st - Rosemary Dunn Moeller, St. Lawrence, SD

2nd - Dalene Stull, Danville, OH

3rd - Phyllis Lee, Sebring, OH

HM - Jean Rossbach, Dayton, OH; Jim Barton, Huttig, AR; E. Gail Chandler, Shelbyville, KY; Laney Langtry, Walnut Creek, CA

10. Just for the Fun of It

1st - David L. Byrn, Prescott, AZ

2nd - Ray Roberts, Dayton, OH

3rd - Louise Onyett-Love, Boulder, CO

HM - Jerry Judge, Cincinnati, OH; Lucille Morgan Wilson, Des Moines, IA; Jerri Hardesty, Brierfield, AL; Michael Schurch, Cardington, OH; Aretta J. Adams, Toledo, _ OH; Gail White, Breaux Bridges, LA; Roger Darby, Southport, UK; Phyllis Lee, Sebring, OH; David George, Urbana, OH; Nancy L. Marshall, Sugarcreek, OH

11. A Political Poem

1st - E. Gail Chandler, Shelbyville, KY

2nd - Vera Ogden Bakker, West Bountiful, UT

3rd - Susan F. Glassmeyer, Cincinnati, OH

HM - Rosemary Dunn Moeller, St. Lawrence, SD; Bob Barrett, Fairlawn, OH; Richard Luftig, Cincinnati, OH

12. Haiku for Betty

1st - Michael O'Brien, Fremont, OH

2nd - Glenna R. Holloway, Naperville, IL

3rd - Verna Lee Hinegardner, Hot Springs, AR

HM - Sharon Hammer Baker, Findlay, OH; Vera Ogden Bakker, West Bountiful, UT; Elaine Costanzo, New Concord, OH

13. So Mad I Could Spit

1st - Elaine Costanzo, New Concord, OH

2nd - Gloria Alden, Southington, OH

3rd - Nathalie Ketterer, Fairlawn, OH

HM - Rosemary Dunn Moeller, St. Lawrence, SD; Jerri Hardesty, Brierfield, AL; John Bing, Tiffin, OH; E. Gail Chandler, Shelbyville, KY

14. A Mystery

1st - Mary A. Turzillo, Berea, OH

2nd - Christine Valentine, Birney, MT

3rd - Naomi Stroud Simmons, F10 Worth, TX

HM - Don Bramkamp, Cincinnati, OH; Dalene Stull, Danville, OH; Carol Ogdon Floyd, Linton, IN

15. In Memory of Tessa Sweazy Webb

1st - Dennis Norville, Lattimore, NC

2nd - Albert R. Horrell, Saint Charles, MO

3rd - Dalene Stull, Danville, OH

HM - Ann Vick, Irwin, OH; Eugene Shea, Hanna, WV; Joyce Shiver, Crystal River, FL

16. Unspoken

1st - Susan F. Glassmeyer, Cincinnati, OH

2nd - Jake Olson, Tiffin, OH

3rd - Betsy Kennedy, Columbus, OH

HM - Rose Ann Spaith, Columbus, OH; John McBride, Bettendorf, IA

17. In Memory of Robert F. Diehm

1st - Rosemary Dunn Moeller, St. Lawrence, SD

2nd (tie) - Evelyn Corry Appelbee, Henderson, TX.

2nd (tie) - Catherine Moran, Little Rock, AR

3rd - Linda R. Frisa, Cincinnati, OH

HM - Jake Olson, Tiffin, OH; Lucille Morgan Wilson, Des Moines, IA; Amy Jo Schoonover, Mechanicsburg, OH; Deirdre V. Lovecky, Providence, RI; Ray Roberts, Dayton,OH

18. The Persistence of Memory

1st - John McBride, Bettendorf, IA

2nd - Lucille Morgan Wilson, Des Moines, IA

3rd - Gloria Alden, Southington, OH

HM - Susan F. Glassmeyer, Cincinnati, OH; Janel Busch, Safety Harbor, FL; Elaine Costanzo, New Concord, OH

19. Great Expectations

1st - Elaine Costanzo, New Concord, OH

2nd - Jim Barton, Huttig, AR

3rd - Virginia Buelke, Citrus Springs, FL

HM - John Bing, Tiffin, OH; Bernard J. Fox, Jr., Troy, OH; Gail White, Breaux Bridge, LA; Rosemary Dunn Moeller, S1, Lawrence, SD; Vera Ogden Bakker, West Bountiful, UT

20. Importance or the Important

1st - Marilyn Tullys, Canton, OH

2nd - S. Evan Walters, Lebanon, IN

3rd - Glenna Glee, Anderson, IN

HM - Don Bramk:amp, Cincinnati, OH; Cecil Tresslar, Indianapolis, IN; Vera Reed, Alliance, OH; Marilyn Camden Norton, Hot Springs Village, AR; Mark Hudson, Evanston, IL; Nancy L. Marshall, Sugarcreek, OH; Helen Webb, South Point, OH; Alison Chisholm, Southport, UK; John McBride, Bettendorf, IA

21. Greater Canton Writers Guild

1st - Marilyn Camden Norton, Hot Springs Village, AR

2nd - Sharon Hammer Baker, Findlay, OH

HM - Marian Schwilk-Thomas, Vandalia, OH; Roger Darby, Southport, UK; Eugene Shea, Hanna, WV; Dalene Stull, Danville, OH

22. Marlene SeeversStottsberry Award

1st - Rose Ann Spaith, Columbus, OH

2nd - Roger Darby, Southport, UK

HM - Evelyn Corry Appelbee, Henderson, TX; Marilyn Camden Norton, Hot Springs Village, AR; Elaine Steiner, Centerville, OH; Sharon Hammer Baker, Findlay, OH; Gloria R. Milbrath, Fort Dodge, IA; Alison Chisholm, Southport, UK; Sue Neufarth Howard, Cincinnati, OH; Margaret Gleave, Southport, UK; Theresa L. Woods, Canton, OH; Geoffrey A. Landis, Berea, OH

23. The Animal-Human Connection

1st - Marilyn Camden Norton, Hot Springs Village, AR

2nd - Elaine Steiner, Centerville, OH

3rd - Catherine Moran, Little Rock, AR

HM - Alexandra M. Zannis, Fort Wayne, IN; Anthony F. Gulotta, Phoenixville, PA; Ruth Naylor, Bluffton, OH; Donna Fryer, Sheridan, WY; Carolyn A. Weldon, Akron, OH; Diane Stefan, Mountain Home, AR; Myron Martin, Orrville, OH; Dennis Norville, Lattimore, NC; Lucille Morgan Wilson, Des Moines, IA; Becky Alexander, Cambridge, ON

24. Ballad Award

1st - John W. Crawford, Arkadelphia, AR

2nd - Dalene Stull, Danville, OH

3rd - Don Bramkamp, Cincinnati, OH HM - Linda R. Frisa, Cincinnati, OH

25. Roots

1st - Lucille Morgan Wilson, Des Moines, IA

2nd - Marilyn Camden Norton, Hot Springs Village, AR

3rd - Anthony F. Gulotta, Phoenixville, PA

HM - Jan Haffley, Westfield, IN; Dennis Norville, Lattimore, NC; Myron Martin, Orrville, OH; Geoffrey A. Landis, Berea, OH

26. Power of Persistence

1st - Ruth Naylor, Bluffton, OH

2nd - Marilyn Camden Norton, Hot Springs Village, AR

HM - Robert V. Davis, Ogden, UT; Geneva Fulgam, Bellaire, TX; Alison Chisholm, Southport, UK; Rosemary Dunn Moeller, St. Lawrence, SD; Eugene Shea, Hanna, WV; Esther Towns, Selma, IN; Dennis Norville, Lattimore, NC; S. Evan Walters, Lebanon, IN; Don Bramkamp, Cincinnati, OH; Donna Jones, Statesboro, GA

27. Rivers

1st - Catherine Moran, Little Rock, AR

2nd - Rosemary Dunn Moeller, St. Lawrence, SD 3rd - Jan Haffley, Westfield, IN

HM - Richard Luftig, Cincinnati, OH; Mary A Turzillo, Berea, OH

28. Family Ties

1st - Richard Luftig, Cincinnati, OH

2nd - Catherine Moran, Little Rock, AR

3rd - Phyllis Lee, Sebring, OH

HM - Margaret Gleave, Southport, UK; Dorothy Berg, Tiffin, OH; Nancy J. Binghurst, Ashland, OR; Mary 1. Housman, Waukee, IA; Ruth Naylor, Bluffton, OH; Reese Danley-Kilgo, Huntsville, AL; Jim Barton, Huttig, AR; Peg Hanna, Gahanna, OH; Geneva Fulgham, Bellaire, TX; Elaine Steiner, Centerville, OH

29. Welcome Aboard (Two Equal Prizes)

co-1st - Gloria Alden, Southington, OR

co-1st - Nicholas Caudill, Cincinnati, OH

HM - Barbara Shinabery, Bluffton, OH; Scott B. Stewart, Columbus, OH; Carmen M. Franco, Youngstown, OH; Julie Warther, Dover, OR; Linda M. Johnson, Urbana, OR

30. Canton Poetry Society

1st - Rose Ann Spaith, Columbus, OR

2nd - Mary A Turzillo, Berea, OR

3rd - Marietta Ball, Xenia, OH

HM - Amy Jo Schoonover, Mechanicsburg, OR; Bob Barrett, Fairlawn, OR; Betsy Kennedy, Columbus, OR

31. Ohioana Library Award

1st - Sharon Hammer Baker, Findlay, OH

2nd - Dalene Stull, Danville, OH

3rd - Sally A. Bulford, Hopewell, OH

HM - Richard Luftig, Cincinnati, OR; Rick D. Maloy, Newcomerstown, OH; Lianne Spidel, Greensville, OH; La Vonne Schoneman

32. In Memory of Helen Gehman

1st - Rose Ann Spaith, Columbus, OH

2nd - Nathalie Ketterer, Fairlawn, OH

HM - Jeff Danner, Cincinnati, OH; Richard Luftig, Cincinnati, OR; Phyllis Lee, Sebring, OH; Sue Neufarth Howard, Cincinnati, OH; Bernard Fox, Jr., Troy, OH; Mary A. Turzillo, Berea, OH; Don Bramkamp, Cincinnati, OB; Betsy Kennedy, Columbus, OH

33.  Heidi Knecht Memorial

1st - Vera Jones, Ottawa, OH

2nd - Carol Jacobs Stowe, Warren, OH

3rd - David George, Urbana, OH

HM - Ruth Naylor, Bluffton, OH; Phyllis Lee, Sebring, OH; Betsy Kennedy, Columbus, OR; Don Bramkamp, Cincinnati, OH; Jake Olson, Tiffin, OH; Dalene Stull, Danville, OH; Vera Reed, Alliance, OH; Amy Jo Schoonover, Mechanicsburg, OB; Gloria Alden, Southington, OH; Carolyn Lucas, Toledo, OH

34. Evan Lodge Workshop Awards (ten equally ranked, alphabetically listed awards)

Sue Neufarth Howard, Cincinnati, OB; Betsy Kennedy, Columbus, OB (2 awards); Nathalie Ketterer, Fairlawn, OH; Geoffrey A. Landis, Berea, OH; Jake Olson, Tiffin, OH; Rose Ann Spaith, Columbus, OH (2 awards); Dalene Stull, Danville, OH (2 awards)