TIBCSMEMBERS Choice Awards

Top Five Breeders of the Year We had a four-way tie for fifth place, so we have EIGHT Breeders of the Year! WINNERS RUNNERS-UP Chris Dahleen (Calcatta) Gene Ducote (Gogees) Les Hall (Junglebook) Pam Knowles (Cheetasden) Jennifer Miller (Katznjamr) Laura Ratliff (Goldspurr) Larry Snider (Suwannee) Sydney Welch (Stonehenge) Lisa Arvay (Rosettea) Kirsten bij't Vuur (Lopend Vuur) Stacy Camba (Rockymeountain) Sheila Cox (Greenmansions) Jean Danforth (Baako) Carol Effinger (Sutera) Dr. Linda Evans (Silvergene) Sheila & John Fowler (Summermist) Eric Gretzinger (JungleJem) Christy & Walter Hastings (Premiercats) Sharron Henderson (LaGallerie) Pat Killmaier (Aluren) Marc King (Casa Rocca) Linda Johnson (Cazpurr Bengals) Jane Lee (HunterdonHall) Judith Lindeman (Awagati) Jennie List (Lakewood) Sheila Love (Azana) Carolyn Maddox (San Souci) Linda Marie (Wits End) Charlotte Norris (Suite) Connie & Chuck Pealer (Dreamland) Karen Pattyn (Oakland Hills) Jordan Pettay (B-Town) Peter Perez (Jungle Tales) Bobbi Jean & Spencer Pratt (Ptattmandu) Tom & Barbara Quiring (Wildvision) Viki & Bruce Safley (Koppiekatz) Karen Sausman (Kingsmark) Karen Soeteber (Spotsalot) Diana Starr (Goldcharm) Janna Szarek (Matahari) Jaen Treesinger (Rainforest) Janice Tyler (Amantra) Brenda & Butch Wellman (Aishamoonlite) Chris Winchester (BengalsAustralia) Dana Zauf (Chalk Mountain) Deb Zorno (Silverfalls)

Volunteer of the Year We had another tie! The Volunteers of the Year are Marilyn Krieger and Nancy Prince. The Runners-Up are: Bill Brown Denise D'Entremont Pat Harbert Kay Latham Linda Marie Jessica Nemechek Janet Saltzman Larry Snider Wendy Symmes Jaen Treesinger Sal Vitales

Best New Breeder of the Year The New Breeder of the Year is Mark Pennington (Mystre). The Runners-Up are: Andrea Fleck & Karen Lane (Jabari Jungle) Pearl Islas (Kalika) John Suarez (AngelPurr) Irene van Belzen (Batifoleurs)

Lifetime Achievement Award The Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Gene Ducote and Jean Mill. The Runners-Up are: Kirsten bij't Vuur Dr. Linda Evans Sheila & John Fowler Les Hall Judith Lindeman Jennie List Pam Knowles Jane T. Lee Grace Lush Larry Snider Sydney Welch

See The Winners and Runners-Up for the Ten Favorite Bengals of the Year

RULES FOR CAT PICTURES

These are being reposted since some people have asked about them.

Special Rules for the "cat" award:

• Nominated cats can be breeders or pets and can be alters or whole.
• The cat must have been either bred by or owned by a member of TIBCS during the award year. To nominate a cat, email one picture of each cat you are nominating and include the cat's full registered name. If it is an Early Generation cat, the email must also include the F-number of the cat (F1, F2, or F3).
• The picture must NOT contain text or any other indication of who the cat is or who owns or bred it.
• Photographer copyright notices will be left on the pictures.
• The person submitting the picture is responsible for making sure that they have all the necessary permissions to have the picture posted.
• Composite (or collage) pictures are okay, as long as only one cat is in them. ALCs may not be nominated.
• Each nominee will be identified on the site only by a number (and if it is an EG cat the generation will be stated). Voting will be by number.
• When the voting is over, the cat names will be added to the site