2025

Canadian National Championships

• Masters Division:  Best in Division; 1st Best of Show, Saw-Whet Owl

​Ward World Wildfowl Carving Championships

• Masters, Decorative Miniature: 2rd Best of Show, Barred Owl   

       Harassed by Blue Jays

2024

​Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

• Decorative Miniature:  1st Best of Show, Northern Goshawk

• Decorative Life Size:  1st Best of Show, Northern Cardinal

Louisiana Wildfowl Festival - Gulf South Championship

• 1st Best of Show, Saw-whet Owl

Louisiana Wildfowl Festival - North American Championships

• Decorative Life Size:   2nd Best of Show - Red-bellied Woodpecker

• Miniature:  1st Best of Show - Barred Owl

2023

World Wildfowl Carving Championships

• Masters, Decorative Life Size: 3rd Best of Show, Blackbird Trio

​Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

• Decorative Miniature:  1st Best of Show, Swallow-tail Kite

• Decorative Life Size:  1st Best of Show, Elf Owl

• Decorative Life Size:  2nd Best of Show, Blackbird Trio

• Decorative Life Size:  3rd Best of Show, Redpoll

Louisiana Wildfowl Festival - Gulf South Championship

• 3rd Best of Show, Baltimore Oriole Pair

Louisiana Wildfowl Festival - North American Championships

• Decorative Life Size:   1st Best of Show - Northern Cardinal

• Miniature:  1st Best of Show - Northern Goshawk

2022

Ward World Wildfowl Carving Championships

• Masters, Miniatures: 2nd Best of Show, Red Kite

​Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

• Decorative Miniature:  Best of Show, Red Kite

Louisiana Wildfowl Festival - Gulf South Championship

• Decorative Life Size:   Second Best of Show, Yellow-headed Blackbirds

Louisiana Wildfowl Festival - North American Championships

• Decorative Life Size:   Best of Show - Scarlet Tanager

• Miniature:  Best of Show - Swallow Tailed Kite

Canadian Nationals

• Masters Division, Decorative Life Size:  2nd Best of Show

2019

Ward World Wildfowl Carving Championships

• Miniatures: 2nd Best in World, Snowy Owl and Crow

​Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

• Decorative Life Size:  First Best of Show, Eastern Towhee

• Decorative Life Size:  Second Best of Show, Northern Pygmy Owl

• Miniatures:  2nd Best of Show, Great Grey Owl

• Miniatures:  3rd Best of Show, Red-tailed Hawk

Lancaster Woodcarvers Show

• Decorative Life Size:   First Best of Show, Barn Owl

Canadian Nationals

• Masters Division:  First in Birds of Prey, First in all Decorative Birds, and 3rd Best of Show, Northern Pygmy Owl

​​2018

​​Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

• First Best of Show, Elf Owl

• Second Best of Show, Barred Owl

• Third Best in Show, Kestrel

2017

​Ward World Wildfowl Carving Championships

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• Third Best in World, Elf Owl

• Third Best in Masters, Birds of Prey & Upland Game Birds, Barred Owl

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

• First Best of Show, Barred Owl

• Second Best of Show, Pygmy Owl

• Third Best in Show, Magpie

Lancaster woodcarvers show

•    First Best of Show, Barred Owl

​2016

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

• First Best of Show, Decorative life-size, Short Earred Owl

• Second Best of Show, Decorative life-size, Northern Cardinal

• Third Best of Show, Decorative life-size, Yellow Shafted Flicker

• First Best of Show, Decorative Miniature, Great Horned Owl

• Second Best of Show, Decorative Miniature, Burrowing Owl

• First Best of Show, North Carolina Songbird, Northern Parula Warbler

Ward World Wildfowl Carving Championships

• Third Best in Division & First Best in Category, Masters Division, Upland Game Birds and Birds of Prey, Short-earred Owl

• Second Best in Category, Masters Division, Birds of Prey, Screech Owl

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

• First Best of Show, Open Division, Rest of Marsh, Great Horned Owl

• First, Open Division, Rest of Marsh, Tree Clinging Birds, Northern Flicker

• Third, Open Division, Rest of Marsh, Perching Birds, Cardinal

 

2015

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

• First Best of Show, Decorative life-size, Great Horned Owl

• Second Best of Show, Decorative life-size, Fairy Wren

• Third Best of Show, Decorative life-size, Golden Winged Warbler

• First Best of Show, Decorative Miniature, Snowy Owl

• Second Best of Show, Decorative Miniature, Snowy Owl

• First Best of Show, North Carolina Songbird, Cedar Waxwing

• 1st Best of Show North Carolina Songbird: Cedar Waxwing

Ward World Wildfowl Carving Championships

• First Best in Show, Life-size Advanced Division, Fairy Wren

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

• First Best of Show, Open Division,Great Horned Owl

• Second Best of Show, Open Division, Fairy Wren

• Third Best of Show, Open Division, Golden Winged Warbler

• Second Best of Show, Open Miniature Division, Snowy Owl

2014

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

• Selected and featured as 2014 Master Carver.

• First Best of Show, Open Division, Long-earred Owl

• Second Best of Show, Open Division, Saw-whet Owl

• Third Best of Show, Open Division, Lilac Breasted Roller

• First Best of Show, Open Miniature Division, Barred Owl

• Second Best of Show, Open Miniature Division, Bald Eagle / Osprey

• First Best of Show, North Carolina Songbird Championships, Black-throated Green Warbler

Bird Carvers & Wildlife Arts Show and Sale, East Sandwich, MA

• Featured Carver 

Atlantic Flyway Classic- open division

• First Best of Show, Decorative Life Size, Great Horned Owl

• Second Best of Shown- Decorative Life Size, Northern Oriole

• First Best of Show - Decorative Miniature, Barred Owl

• Second Best of Show, Bald Eagle and Osprey

Ward World Wildfowl Carving Championships

• First Best in Category, Birds of Prey, Great horned owl

• Third Best in Category, Birds of Prey, Saw-whet Owl

• First Best in Category, NP Land Birds, Lilac Breasted Roller

• Second Best of Life-sized Advanced Division, Lilac Breasted Roller

• Second Best in Category, Miniature Birds of Prey, Eagle/Osprey

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

• First Best of Show, Open Division, Long-earred Owl

• Second Best of Show, Open Division, Lilac Breasted Roller

• Third Best of Show, Miniature Open Division, Barred Owl

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

• Selected and featured as 2014 Master Carver.

• First Best of Show, Open Division, Long-earred Owl

• Second Best of Show, Open Division, Saw-whet Owl

• Third Best of Show, Open Division, Lilac Breasted Roller

• First Best of Show, Open Miniature Division, Barred Owl

• Second Best of Show, Open Miniature Division, Bald Eagle / Osprey

• First Best of Show, North Carolina Songbird Championships, Black-throated Green Warbler

2013

Ward World Wildfowl Carving Championships

• First Best of Show, Life-sized Advanced Division, Burrowing Owl

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

• First Best of Show, Open Division, Burrowing Owl

• Second Best of Show, Open Division, Saw-whet Owl

• Third Best of Show, Open Division, Cooper's Hawk

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

• First Best of Show, Open Division, Cooper's Hawk

• Second Best of Show, Open Division, Saw-whet Owl

• Third Best of Show, Open Division, Burrowing Owl

• First Best of Show, Open Miniature Division, Great Horned Owl

2012

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

• Third Best of Show, Miniature Division, Great Horned Owl

2011

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

• First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

• First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

• Third Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

Northeast Waterfowl Festival

• Second Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

Florida Winter Nationals

• Best of Show

2010

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

• Third Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

• First Best of Show, Open Miniature Division

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

• First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

• Second Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

• Third Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

Northeast Waterfowl Festival

• First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

2009

Wings and Water Wildlife Festival

• First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

• Second Best of  Show, Open Life-sized Division

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

• Third Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

2008

New York State Wildlife Artist of the Year

IWCA National Shorebird Championships

• First Best of Show, Open Division

Wings and Water Wildlife Festival

• First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

• Second Best of  Show, Open Life-sized Division

North American Decorative Shorebird Championships

• First Best in Show

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

• First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

• Third Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

• People's Choice Award

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

• First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

• Second Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

2007

Virginia Beach Wildlife Art Show

• Third Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

• First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

• Second Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

• Third Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

2006

New York State Wildlife Artist of the Year

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

• Second Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

• Third Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

• Third Best of Show, Open Miniature Division

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

• First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

• Third Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

• First Best of Show, Open Miniature Division

• Second Best of Show, Open Miniature Division

• Third Best of Show, Open Miniature Division

2005

Louisiana Gulf South Championships

• First Best of Show, Professional Decorative Miniature Division

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

• First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

• Second Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

• Third Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

2004

Core Sound Decoy Festival

• First Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

New York State Wildlife Artist of the Year

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

• First Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

• Second Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

• People's Choice Award

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

• First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

• Third Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

2003

Ward World Wildfowl Carving Championships

• Second Best of Show, Advanced Miniature Division

Core Sound Decoy Festival

• First Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

• First Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

• Third Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

• First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

• Second Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

2002

Core Sound Decoy Festival

• First Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

New York State Wildlife Artist of the Year

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

• First Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

• Third Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

• First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

• Second Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

• Third Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

Virginia Beach Wildlife Art Show

• First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

• Second Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

• Third Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

2001

Columbia Flyway Art Festival

• Audubon Award

Virginia Beach Wildlife Art Show

• First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

• Second Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

• Third Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

• Secon Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

• Second Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division