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© St. Petersburg Times, published March 3, 2002
The winner of the Raymond James Best of Show award and the accompanying $15,000 check at the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts in Tampa on Saturday was Tom Haney of Atlanta for a sculpture called Combo.
Other winners were:
Joel Fremion of Fort Wayne, Ind., $7,500 Board of Directors' Award.
Charles Parkhill of Tampa, $3,500 Mayor's Award.
Marcia Derse of Sylvania, Ohio, $2,500 Anniversary Award.
Les Slesnick of Orlando, $2,000 Friends of the Arts Award.
Sean Parrish of Tampa, $1,000 for best emerging artist.
The following 30 people won $1,000 individual awards of merit: Douglas Becker, Bethel, Minn.; Jill Bedford, Watertown, Wis.; Gwen Bennett, Eureka Springs, Ariz.; Judy Bettencourt, Lafayette, Calif.; Rocky Bridges, Tarpon Springs; Dave Bruner, Sarasota; John Burkey, Mogadore, Ohio; William Cantwell, Port St. Lucie; Ummarid Eitharong, Orlando; Jack Ellis, St. Petersburg; Charles Gatewood, Phenix City, Ala.; Marvin Hill, Johnson Creek, Wis.; Robin Hix, Wimberley, Texas; Kenneth Huff, Orlando; Nicario Jimenez, Naples; Michael Kemper, Oklahoma City; Joachim Knill, Arlington, Mass.; Jeannie Maddox, Dothan, Ala.; Jim Martin, Santa Barbara, Calif.; Mary McFarland, Brodhead, Ky.; James Michaels, Palm Harbor; Bill Nelson, Birmingham, Ala.; Kevin O'Dwyer, County Offaly, Ireland; Phil Parker, Gulfport, Miss.; Gael Silverblatt, Lake Worth; James Spiroff, Deltona; Barbara Urbanski-Umbel, Pawley Island, S.C.; Lynn Whipple, Winter Park; Marty Whipple, Geneva; May Yang, Newton, N.C.