2001
WTC
Major
Award
Winners

Carl E. Akeley Award, Second Place
DAKOTA TAXIDERMY, Bismarck, ND
Marco Polo Sheep

Carl E. Akeley Award, Third Place
BILL BRANDENBURG, Clarkston, MI
Four Mandarin Ducks

Master of Masters, Second Place
KEN WALKER, Alberta Beach, Canada
Ringtail Cat and Tarantula

Master of Masters, Third Place
BILL BRANDENBURG, Clarkston, MI
Four Mandarin Ducks

Best in World Titles, Master Division

Second In World, Whitetail
LOUIS GAGLIANO, Green Lane, PA
Whitetail Deer

Third In World, Whitetail
GENE SMITH, Raeford, NC
Whitetail Deer

Best In World, Waterfowl
Gold Medal Winner
HARVEY ZEIGLER III, Marion IL
Two Blue Geese and One Snow Goose

Second In World, Waterfowl
JOE SEGLER, Garden City, MI
Steller's Eider Drake

Third In World, Waterfowl
ERIC SCHMIDT, McKinney, TX
Pintail Drake

Best In World, Bird
Gold Medal Winner
UWE BAUCH, Ammelshain, Germany
Warbler

Second In World, Bird
LENNART PETTERSSON, Balinge, Sweden
Jackdaws

Third In World, Bird
JACK FISHWICK, Wigan Lancashire, United Kingdom
Song Thrush/Redwings

Best In World, Fish
Gold Medal Winner
SIMON BLACKSHAW, Venlo, Netherlands
European Rudd

Second In World, Fish
BILL NEWMAN, Holdenville, OK
Largemouth Bass

Third In World, Fish
CYRIL SMITH, Woodland Park, CO
Brown Trout

Best In World, Gamehead
Gold Medal Winner
TODD KRANAU, Blue Hill, NE
Wild Boar with Rattlesnake

Second In World, Gamehead
DOUG SINNIGER, LaCrosse, WI
Cape Buffalo

Third In World, Gamehead
TOM WEICKUM, Cheyenne, WY
Blue Wildebeest

Best In World, Mammal
Gold Medal Winner
KEN ZIMMERMAN, Martinsburg, PA
Desert Bighorn Sheep

Second In World, Mammal
CHARLIE FANTA, East Lansing, MI
Coyote

Third In World, Mammal
WADE PEARSON, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Cougar

Best In World, Mixed Group
Gold Medal Winner
JIM HICKS, Mecosta, MI
Coyote and Whitetail Deer

Second In World, Mixed Group
KEN WALKER, Alberta Beach, Canada
Alligator and Nutria

Best In World, Reproduction
Gold Medal Winner
SIMON BLACKSHAW, Venlo, Netherlands
Gekko

Second In World, Reproduction
JEFF MOURNING, Littleton, CO
Caiman

Best In World, Re-Creation
Gold Medal Winner
JOE SEGLER, Garden City, MI
Labrador Duck (Extinct)

Second In World, Re-Creation
JAMES DAY, Florence, IN
Golden Eagle

Third In World, Re-Creation
KEN WALKER, Alberta Beach, Canada
Sabertooth Cat (Extinct)

Best of Category, Collective Artists, Lifesize Mammal
$500.00 Cash Prize
DAKOTA TAXIDERMY, Bismarck, ND
Marco Polo Sheep

Best of Category, Collective Artists, Bird
$500.00 Cash Prize
BEREND KOCH and MATHIAS FEUERSENGER, Germany
European Starlings

Best of Category, Collective Artists, Gamehead
$500.00 Cash Prize
ROBERT SANDERS and ROD GARCIA, Lafayette, CO
Blackbuck

Best of Category, Collective Artists, Mixed Group
$500.00 Cash Prize
RANDY DESORMEAU and BILL BRANDENBURG, Michigan
Ruffed Grouse and Brook Trout

Best of Category, Collective Artists, Recreations and Replicas
$500.00 Cash Prize
DON FRANK and RANDY PIKE, Missouri
Walleye

Second In World, Live Taxidermy Sculpture
$300.00 Cash Prize
JOHN SCHMIDT, Woonsocket, SD
Coyote

Third In World, Live Taxidermy Sculpture
$200.00 Cash Prize
JOHN SANZO, Ontario, Canada
Fox

Best of Category, Taxidermy Sculpture, Gameheads
BRIAN EPPLEY, Millersburg, OH
Whitetail Deer

Best of Category, Lifesize Mammal
JASON SNOWBERGER, Duncansville, PA
Coyote Pups

Best of Category, Gamehead
CHARLES HENRY, JR., Johnstown, PA
Black Bear

Best of Category, Fish
DARIN FLYNN, Loranger, LA
Crappie

Best of Category, Bird
RYAN ZEIGLER, Marion, IL
Canada Goose

Best of Category, Whitetail Deer Head
JOHN T. GRIFFITH JR., Waldorf, MD
Whitetail Deer

Best of Category, Reptile/Amphibian/Invertebrate
KURT ZIMMERT, Neulengbach, Austria
Rinoceros Viper