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American Rottweiler Club Awards2008 Awards - Presented at the 2009 National Awards BanquetMay 2, 2009
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| Carol Bell | Stacie Fults | Jerome Sampson |
| Earl Bell | Lawrence J. Gebhardt | Christine Scott |
| Tammy Bortz | Carole Gugliucci | John Senger |
| Wayne Bortz | Kenneth Gugliucci | Deborah L. Shibley |
| Carol Burke | Jane Guthro | Tina L. Southerland |
| Teresa "Teri" Carpenter | Blake Johnson | Martha Turner-Dunn |
| Randye DeLorto | Tracy J. McMahon | Diane Winbigler |
| Patricia B. Fisher | Tracy J. Parciak |
15 Years (1994)
| Joe Allegrini | Cathleen A. Green DVM | John A. Novosad |
| Rene Allegrini | Karen M. Guilmette | Donald Rennick |
| Janna Bayle | Michael K. Houtchens | Patricia Rennick |
| Tamra M. Bojarski | Art Irvin | Christina Sims |
| Cindy Childers | Jeanne Irvin | Susan Sprague |
| Glen Coles | Eleanor Jackson | Ivan D. Statzer |
| Shirley Coles | Judith A. Koloski | Mary J. Statzer |
| Mark J. DeSanctis | Erich F. Krause | Pamela Thomas |
| Dante R. DiCarlo | Mark Kreidler | Susan Witt |
| Lisa Duntley | Susan R. Lautner | Laura J. Wells |
| Tim Gaines | Rhonda McClure | Kim Whealton |
| Donna J. Garske | Karla J. Niessing |
20 Years (1989)
| Grace Acosta | Jerry W. Griffin | George Schneider |
| Howard G. Bernier | Connie Hinz | Mary Ann Schneider |
| Mark F. Cissi | Linda S. Johnson | Nancy E. Spear |
| Clara Coker | Tonya Renee Jones | Robert L. Straw |
| Rita DiSalvio | Daniel P. Lemmon | B.J. Thompson |
| Linda L. Fellows | Suzan Otto | Kenny White |
| Marissa Gittelman | Denise Pluta | Robert A. Wickes DVM |
25 Years (1984)
| Janice Berg | Pat J. Greenwood | Judith Spetka |
| Lura S. Bergh | Linda T. Herrscher | Richard Spetka |
| Sandra Burns | Marguerite A. Laskovich | Shelley R. Voorhees |
| Sheila R. Carter | Robert McGlynn | Lee Whittier |
| Malinda L. Fiveash | James McLaughlin | Kenneth L. Wiens |
| Leslie A. Fried | Robert J. Miller | Charles Wiggins |
| Lori Gach | Susan E. Porterfield | |
| Margie Grady | David Schneider |
30 Years (1979)
| Mrs. Ruth Farebrother | Elsie Kissel | Jessie C. Thompson |
| Danielle Green | JRotraut Michels | Judi Wilson |
| Margie Haralson | C.L. "Surely" Rawlings | Margaret Yanta |
| Rose Hogan | Jacqueline Rousseau | |
| Marlene Keene | John Scocca |
35 Years (1974)
| Joan Mishler Reifman | JoAnne L. Thatcher |
In 1974, Bill Stahl, one of the ARC’s founding members, designed, built and donated the Top ARCite Award for the purpose of recognizing the ARC member who contributed the most to the ARC during the past year (2008). This award will be won only once by an individual.
Past Top ARCite winners include: Doris Millet; John Millet; Dorothea Gruenerwald; Ann Maurer; Barbara Hoard; Katherine Evans; Jane Pampalone; Ruth Twiss; Jan Marshall; Catherine Thompson; Dorothy Stringer; Mary Stringer; Doris Baldwin; Robert Hogan; Kay Peltier; Pat Flood; Barbara Koon; Gwen Chaney; Jean Forster; Peter Piusz; Mrs. Bernard Freeman; Doreen Le Page; Denise Gross; Marilyn Piusz; Linda Michels; Donna Rice; Greg Benkiser; Connie Fountain; Joanne Thatcher; Judi Wilson; Glenn Elizabeth Pollock; Lew Olson; Pamela J. Grant; Diane Garnett.
Nominees Were:
The recipient of the 2008 Top ARCite Award is Deborah Shibley.
This award is for the person or group who has done the most for the Rottweiler breed in the United States in the past year (2008).
Past recipients include: Muriel Freeman; Doris Baldwin; Bruce Billings; Revera “Vee” Wayburn; Nicki Giesy & Betty Gerber; Judy Beaupre; ARC Herding Committe (Tricia Millsap, Carol Krickeberg, James Hoyt, Mid Rothrock & Roger Myer); Jeanette Quay; Greg Benkiser; Jump Heights Committee (Mrs. Bernard Freeman, Nancy Gaffney, Mary Ann Pecen, Donna Rice, Jeff Shaver, Cathy Thompson & Emy Verkosen); Rottweiler Health Foundation Founders (Donna Rice, Revera “Vee” Wayburn, Patrice Lee & Susan Reis, DVM); Doreen LePage; Grace Acosta; Frank Nelson; Ron & Teri MacArthur; Glenn Elizabeth Pollock; Geula Resnick; Junior Showmanship Committee (Lew Olson, Cindy Earich Leibert & Connie Fountain); Hurricane Katrina Rescue (Linda Stoltz & Lew Olson); ARC Legislative Committee (Leisa Boysen, Karen Brinkley, Jan Cooper, Lynn Lopez, Karen Perry & Jeff Shaver); Jan Cooper.
Nominees Were:
The recipient of the 2008 Friend of The Rottweiler Award is the ARC Disaster Committee & Volunteers.
Plaques were presented to the ARC Members who were part of the Committee:
| Patricia R. Carmel | Pamela J. Grant | Elissa O’Sullivan |
| Cindy Childers | Evie L. & Manson Johnson | David A. Roberts |
| Tina Church | Gene Norman | Erik Lee Scott |
| Ann Glynn | Lew Olson | Carolyn Zembrodt |
ARC would also like to thank all the others who helped out in rescue work in relation to Hurricane Ike.
The Bruce Billings Good Sportsman Award (formerly known as Gaines Good Sportsmanship Award) honors an ARC member who has shown outstanding sportsmanship in conformation, obedience, or any type of trial activities in the past year (2008). An individual may receive this award only once.
Past recipients include: Jean Forster; William Gruenerwald; Jocko Rousseau; Catherine Thompson; Lauri Ladwig; Mid Rothrock; Art Twiss; Doris Baldwin; Mary Ann Roberts; Lorene Jones; Ed Dupont; George Daigle; Ellen & David Minturn; Karla Ebert; Sue McGinty; Steph Anderson; Janet Noble; Anthony DiCicco; Tamra M. Bojarski; Dr. Tommy Casiango; Pat Crawford.
Nominees Were:
The recipient of the 2008 Bruce Billings Good Sportsman Award is Ann Felske-Jackman.
Last year the AKC began offering a Medallion for Member Clubs to honor an individual who has made a difference in the world of purebred dogs in the past year. We did not receive the Medallion until it was too late to present at last year’s National, so this year we are presenting both the one for 2006 and 2007.
Past recipients include: Doris Baldwin (2006); Pansy Roberts (2007)
Nominees Were:
The recipient of the 2008 AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award is Pat Crawford.
An AKC Good Samaritan Award letter of recognition and a certificate will be awarded to any person who, in the opinion of the ARC Board of Directors, has aided and/or promoted an individual Rottweiler or our breed in some outstanding way.
This year we are presenting this award to Jodi Preis from Cookeville, Tennessee.
Through the fightbsl@yahoogroups.com web group Jodi has been tirelessly on the forefront of alerting people all across the country regarding anti-canine and breed specific legislation, giving them legislation, contact information, meeting times and generally encouraging others to get involved and help protect our rights to own, love and enjoy our dogs.
This award is in recognition of services performed outside the realm of competition. Applicants must have a minimum of 25 hours in a given year (2008) donating their time and ability of their Rottweiler to any one or a combination of the following:
Therapy nursing homes, hospitals, etc.
Rescue placement of Rottweilers
Utility search and rescue, law enforcement, etc.
Education visiting schools, manning information booths, etc.
Specially designed medallions are offered by Donna Banker Rice through the American Rottweiler Club to all recipients:
This Year’s Recipients Are:
This award reflects the ARC’s desire to promote and encourage activities which present the positive aspects of the breed. Primary consideration for this award will be given to those who have unselfishly devoted their time and the ability of their Rottweiler to improving their community or enhancing the lives of others.
Mirko Medallions are offered by Donna Banker Rice through the American
Rottweiler Club to all recipients:
This Year’s Recipients Are:
This award will be presented posthumously to a deserving canine candidate who died in the calendar year prior to the National Specialty (2008) and who was distinguished in the area of therapy, rescue or education.
A perpetual trophy will be maintained by Dede and Mark Brownstein and the recipient will receive an engraved plaque for permanent possession.
And the recipient of the 2008 Einstein Award is:
(Compiled by Catherine M. Thompson)
This award, donated by Catherine M. Thompson, is presented to the year’s
Top Producing Rottweiler Bitch. (AKC Champions of Record as recorded
in the March 2008 through February 2009 Title Reports received electronically
from AKC.)
Close behind this year’s winner, with 4 offspring finishing in 2008, was Cammcastle Vintagezenner VQR. Bitches with 3 champion offspring for the year were CH Cinabars Two Thumbs Up; CH Der Hagen’s Coyote Ugli, RN; CH Evrmor’s Princess of Maplemor; CH Ivoss Ducks For Diddle; CH Kinjack’s Flash Cance, RN; Kostlich Bluemoon V Adelaide; CH Silver Hills Best By Far; CH Tagar Double Image V Amethyst, CDX, RE; and CH Von Behren’s Moulin Rouge.
The winners of the 2008 “Anka” Award, with 5 champions is:
(Compiled by Marilyn E. Piusz)
Offered annually by Lew Olsen and Jeff Shaver through the ARC to the
Top Producing Rottweiler Dog.
(AKC Champions of Record as recorded in the March 2008 through February
2009 Title Reports received electronically from AKC).
This year there were 212 Champions sired by 105 different dogs, 94 of whom are Champions themselves. 65 of these dogs sired one Champion each; the remaining 40 dogs sired more than one Champion. Of these 17 sired two Champions; 10 sired three; and 5 sired four Champions.
The remaining 8 dogs are considered “Kennel Review” Top Producers. Four dogs, CH Avatar Luck of the Draw CDX RN, CH Ringside’s Odin V Rueger, CH Trinity Gamegards Sudden Impact RN PT, and CH Yngo Van Het Dornedal CDX TDX sired 5 Champions each; CH Loral’s Good Time Garth and CH Shelkon’s A Cool Java Blend CDX RAE HT sired 6; and CH Carter’s Noble Shaka Zulu sired 8.
The recipient of the 2008 “Berte” Award, for the fifth* year in a row, having sired 23 Champions, is:
(Compiled by Janna Morgan)
Offered annually by Diana Lane through the ARC to the Top Producing
Rottweiler Sire of Performance Dogs
(AKC Performance Titles as recorded in the March 2008 through February
2009 Title Reports received electronically from AKC).
The “runners-up” for this award are Ch Trinity Gamegards Sudden Impact RN PT with 25 working offspring; Ch Shelkon’s A Cool Java Blend CDX RAE HT with 26; Ch Pepperhaus Praetorian CD with 27; Ch Keerocka’s Entertainer CD RN with 29 and Ch Gamegards U.S. Marshall RN with 58.
The recipient of the 2008 “Prico” award for the 3rd year in a row, having sired 82 Performance Titled Offspring, is:
(Compiled by Janna Morgan)
Offered annually by Connie Fountain Hinz through the ARC to the Top
Producing Rottweiler Dam of Performance Dogs
(AKC Performance Titles as recorded in the March 2008 through February
2009 Title Reports received electronically from AKC).
The “runners-up” for this award are Ch Esmonds Golden Opportunity RAE2 NA NAJ AXP AJP & Ch Wyndhurst’ Que Osa Carries On CDX RE with 13 working offspring; Ch Galory Bridge of Dreams V Ckel HSAs OA OAJ with 14; and Deerwoods Izabela Grandangel CD RAE AX AXJ OF with 17.
The recipient of the 2008 “Taxi” award, with 23 Performance Titled Offspring each are:
An ARC medallion mounted on a plaque is awarded to any Rottweiler attaining the AKC title of Obedience Trial Champion, Herding Champion, Tracking Champion, and Master Agility Dog (dog’s 1st MACH only) and whose owner is an ARC member.
This year’s recipients are:
An ARC medallion mounted on a plaque is awarded to any ARC member when they receive acknowledgement from AKC that they have successfully completed all Championship points from the Bred-By class in accordance with AKC requirements.
This year’s recipients are:
(Compiled by Diana Lane)
A complete listing of ARC V & VX Awards, as well as the requirements for these awards, are found elsewhere on this website.
(Compiled by Catherine M. Thompson)
As of 12/31/2008
Gold Dams
Silver Dams
Bronze Dams
A complete listing of Production Awards, as well as the requirements for these awards, are found elsewhere on this website.
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