2014 AWARDS AND AWARDEES
Honorary Members:
Peter Held
Richard Notkin
Outstanding Achievement:
Caroline Cheng
Emerging Artists:
Zimra Beiner
Renee Brown
Mel Griffin
Lauren Mabry
David Peters
Adam Shiverdecker
Victor Spinski Award:
Adam Shiverdecker
Excellence in Teaching Awards:
Mark Burns
Randy Johnston
Regional Awards for Excellence:A�
Candice Groot
Bruce Robbins
NCECA K-12 Exhibition Foundation Educators Award:
Anne Maurice, Marin Academy, San Raphael, California
Cups of Merit Awards:
Josh DeWeese, Bozeman, MT
Ayumi Horie, Portland, ME
Melanie Sherman, Grayslake, IL
International Residency Partner Programs and Recipients:
Merrie Wright, Tyler, TX – The Banff Centre, Banff, Canada
Natasha Hovey, Madison, WI – European Ceramic Work Centre, a�?s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Regina Brown Undergraduate Student Fellowships:
Melanie Sherman – Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
Katie Stone a�� Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Joey Watson – Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
NCECA Graduate Student Fellowships:
Crista Ames – University of Montana Missoula, MT
Henry Crissman – NYSCC at Alfred University, Alfred , NY
Ellen Kleckner – Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
(NSJE) National Student Juried Exhibition Purchase and Merit Awards:A�
NCECA Graduate Awards for Student Excellence:
1st Place: Gun Young Kim, Possession, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2nd Place: Nicholas Wells, Pugilist, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
3rd Place: BillA� Wilkey, Two Quart Lidded Juice Pitcher, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO
NCECA Undergraduate Awards for Student Excellence:
1st Place: Sarah Justice, The Dance, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2nd Place: Irene Tete, Mug, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO
3rd Place: Jordan Pieper, Celadon Tulipiere, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR
Aardvark Clay Purchase Award
Bill Wilkey, Two Quart Lidded Juice Pitcher, University of Missouri-Columbia,
Columbia, MO a�� Graduate
AMACO/brent Purchase Award
Melanie Sherman, Table Setting 1, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO – Undergraduate
Ceramics: Art and Perception/TECHNICAL Merit Awards
Joshua Clark, In What Image, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI a�� Graduate
Erika Sanada, Opposite, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA a�� Graduate
KBH Merit Award
Jessica Longobardo, Nontraditional Holy Family, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY a�� Graduate
Laguna Clay Company Merit Award
Roberto Lugo, Oppression, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA – Graduate
MKM Pottery Tools Merit AwardA�
Sarah McNutt, The Pygmalion Project, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS – Graduate
Mudtools Merit Award
Marty Fielding, Teapot, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL – Graduate
Paperclay Merit Award
Marsha Mack, Snippet, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY – Graduate
Retired Professors Award (Merit)
Victoria Jang, Untitled, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA – Graduate
Smith-Sharpe Fire Brick Supply Merit Award
Crista Ames, Dairy Queen, University of Montana, Missoula, MT a�� Graduate
Studio Potter Undergraduate Merit Awards
Patrick Kingshill, Cup, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Lauren Tucci, Self Portrait, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA
Studio Potter Graduate Merit Awards
Sharon McCoy, Help With Flying, Fort Hays State University, Fort Hays, KS
Bill Wilkey, Sugar Jar, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO
“The Exhibitions are a great wake up call to what’s out there and the commitment that the work demonstrates. It is great seeing my students eyes light up when they see the exhibitions.”