Another honor.....being chosen to help pick Nem5's SOTY and other yearly winners for 2004.

Perhaps the biggest surprise I have received, since Circus World Awards Program started, occured on December 12, 2000. I received the Emerson Plaque from Solitaire. Solitaire is one of the most respected person in the award's community. The Emerson Plaque cannot be applied for and that is one reason it is very special. Thank you Solitaire.

One highlight of running a successful awards program is being bestowed with the "Master of Awards". When Aganon (the dragon) notified me of this accomplishment on August 31, 2001, I was so thrilled. Many thanks are extended to Aganon, Irwin (the old wizard), and the Awardsville Staff. Program has since closed down.

On September 29, 2002, I heard from Don Chisholm. Circus World Gold and Design Awards are now listed as "World's Top Awards."

On September 12, 2002, I received word from Award Sites that my awards program had been upgraded to 5.0. What a thrill!! Award Sites requires a 120 day waiting period between upgrades.

Tom Powell had this to say about the 2001 Circus World award graphic, "Angular lighting is the formula for good design for this award image. Especially when nested on a black background, the light target gives the illusion that there are spotlights showcasing the image. I also found the center object as a charming icon association to the award program's main theme. This attractive graphic weighs in at 9K with little or no compression deteriation detected." Awarded 01/14/2001 and now closed.