2022 Personality Awards
With the exception of Clerk of the Year who is voted on by the SC Judges and Master Clerks, the Personalities of the Year are voted on by the members of the SC Region. It is an honor to receive one of these awards and we are delighted to showcase our winners.
Junior Exhibitors
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KASH EDMONDS
CAYLEIGH STEVENSON CAMBREE STEVENSON TAYTON TRACY ANNABELLE PAUL |
ASHER TRACY
MIA WILSON GRACE GULLORY ABIGAIL DELAISSE TRISTAN MITCHELL |
The Mark Pennington Award
…created by the Bengal community after Mark’s passing in 2015 and celebrates the Highest Scoring Bengal Cat in the region. This is very fitting as Mark loved to show cats, and he loved to win while showing cats. In fact, he campaigned Mystre Maybe I’m Amazed in 2014 and achieved the spot of the highest scoring bengal in the region and the entire US (#2 in the world). (written by Mark's wife, Karen)
RW SGC ALORACATS ROCKET MAN
…created by the Bengal community after Mark’s passing in 2015 and celebrates the Highest Scoring Bengal Cat in the region. This is very fitting as Mark loved to show cats, and he loved to win while showing cats. In fact, he campaigned Mystre Maybe I’m Amazed in 2014 and achieved the spot of the highest scoring bengal in the region and the entire US (#2 in the world). (written by Mark's wife, Karen)
RW SGC ALORACATS ROCKET MAN
2022 Catalog of the Year
Mission City Cat Club
Mission City Cat Club
2022 Show of the Year
Garden of the Cats
Garden of the Cats
2022 Newcomer of the Year
Shane Karl
Paige Speir
Shane Karl
Paige Speir
2022 Clerk of the Year
Catherine Rudy
Catherine Rudy
The Jim Becknell Memorial Award
Given to the Household Pet with the best mustache or beard or belly button-in that order… Jim was an Allbreed Judge and served as TICA's Vice President from 1987 until his death in 1989. He was married to Judge Emeritus Sue Becknell. Jim was a popular judge and a crowd favorite. Jim loved judging Household Pets. He was a real showman when presenting his finals. Watching Jim's finals with his cowboy hat and mustache presenting a Household Pet with a mustache or goatee was special to watch.
Duchess Noel and Chocolate Parfait of TXBirmans
Given to the Household Pet with the best mustache or beard or belly button-in that order… Jim was an Allbreed Judge and served as TICA's Vice President from 1987 until his death in 1989. He was married to Judge Emeritus Sue Becknell. Jim was a popular judge and a crowd favorite. Jim loved judging Household Pets. He was a real showman when presenting his finals. Watching Jim's finals with his cowboy hat and mustache presenting a Household Pet with a mustache or goatee was special to watch.
Duchess Noel and Chocolate Parfait of TXBirmans
2022 Humanitarian of the Year
Connie Lykins
Connie Lykins
2020 Sue Pannell Award
Sue Pannell was a prior TICA Clerking Administrator, Approved AB Judge, Judge of the Year, prior SC Regional Director, and an avid breeder and exhibitor of the Himalayan breed. To Sue, the Himalayan was truly a unique and treasured breed. The Sue Pannell Memorial Award honors the best Himalayan Cat of the Year.
RW QGC Purr-Star Moonlight of Le-Vell
Owner: Kimberly Lee
Sue Pannell was a prior TICA Clerking Administrator, Approved AB Judge, Judge of the Year, prior SC Regional Director, and an avid breeder and exhibitor of the Himalayan breed. To Sue, the Himalayan was truly a unique and treasured breed. The Sue Pannell Memorial Award honors the best Himalayan Cat of the Year.
RW QGC Purr-Star Moonlight of Le-Vell
Owner: Kimberly Lee
Joan Barbara Chandler Award
Joan Chandler was a true Siamese and Oriental Shorthair cat fancier. She bred and exhibited beautiful Siamese and Oriental Shorthairs. She worked with many different patterns and colors from torties to cinnamon. It was one of her cinnamon point Siamese, Sorceress Thor, who was used to introduce the cinnamon gene to the Birman breed. Joan especially loved showing kittens. After Joan passed away in 1997, an award was established in her name for the highest scoring kitten in the Siamese Breed Group. To date, 20 kittens have received this award and their names have been added to the perpetual plaques.
RW BW TERSANCTUS SALT AND LIGHT OF KLM
Owner: Martha Burns/Kris Willison
Joan Chandler was a true Siamese and Oriental Shorthair cat fancier. She bred and exhibited beautiful Siamese and Oriental Shorthairs. She worked with many different patterns and colors from torties to cinnamon. It was one of her cinnamon point Siamese, Sorceress Thor, who was used to introduce the cinnamon gene to the Birman breed. Joan especially loved showing kittens. After Joan passed away in 1997, an award was established in her name for the highest scoring kitten in the Siamese Breed Group. To date, 20 kittens have received this award and their names have been added to the perpetual plaques.
RW BW TERSANCTUS SALT AND LIGHT OF KLM
Owner: Martha Burns/Kris Willison
If Only… Award
This new award is to celebrate a valiant effort. We all wonder sometimes if things could have been different during the show season.
“If only I would have…”
“If only he didn’t…”
This award will be presented to the best of the best “if only” cat.
RW BW TXELFKATZ JAVA JIVE
Owner: Robin French
This new award is to celebrate a valiant effort. We all wonder sometimes if things could have been different during the show season.
“If only I would have…”
“If only he didn’t…”
This award will be presented to the best of the best “if only” cat.
RW BW TXELFKATZ JAVA JIVE
Owner: Robin French
2022 SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Lisa and Rick Smith
Lisa and Rick Smith
Legacy Award
To recognize someone who is leaving a legacy in the South Central Region.
Each year, your Regional Director has the opportunity to choose an individual who not only makes a difference to the Region, but also reaches out and touch’s each of us in their own individual way. It’s an Award that’s not lightly given, nor has it been awarded every year.
This year, I felt the need to bestow this honor on a man who did touch each of us, with his smile, his kindness and wit that few can express. He will always be a South Central member who started his Feline Career right here in Texas, and then married his love and moved to Mississippi to share his life with her and the Southeast Region. I will never forget this man and the impact he made on my life alone, as well as the lives of so many others.
Our Legacy Award Winner.
MR. AL WALBRUN
To recognize someone who is leaving a legacy in the South Central Region.
Each year, your Regional Director has the opportunity to choose an individual who not only makes a difference to the Region, but also reaches out and touch’s each of us in their own individual way. It’s an Award that’s not lightly given, nor has it been awarded every year.
This year, I felt the need to bestow this honor on a man who did touch each of us, with his smile, his kindness and wit that few can express. He will always be a South Central member who started his Feline Career right here in Texas, and then married his love and moved to Mississippi to share his life with her and the Southeast Region. I will never forget this man and the impact he made on my life alone, as well as the lives of so many others.
Our Legacy Award Winner.
MR. AL WALBRUN
Members of the Year
Lisa and Rick Smith
Lisa and Rick Smith
