2000 MMSI Show Awards CHICAGO MEDAL(s)           Mike Blank Bob Knee   BEST OF SHOW             Mike Blank - Trumpeter of the Grenadiers a Cheval    ARCHER JACKSON AWARD Walt Keener GOLD MEDALS - Open Division Scott Pasishnek - Death of General Wolfe Doug Cohen - Hellfire and Gunsmoke Jim Holt - Khaki and Scarlet Mario Venturi - Medieval knights Nello Riveccio - The Black Band Mariano Numitome - Defense of the Eagle David Lane - Napoleonic display Vincent Wai - Polish winged Hussar Phillipe Gengembre - Louis XI Greg DiFranco - Guard Lancer trumpeter Kostas Kariotellis - Eastern figures Roberto Martignoni - New Guinea warriors Palevi and Giumelli - Murat Al Safwat - Napoleonic figures Fletcher Clement - The Prince Bill Horan - Braddock's defeat Mike Blank - Guard Grenadier Trumpeter Nick Infield - "Five Minutes, Mr. Karloff" GOLD MEDALS - Painters Division David Hoffman - Chasseur a Cheval of the Guard Mike Blank - Napoleon Bonaparte Tim Flagstad - Grenadier, 1st Foot Jesus Gamarra - Overall Display Carrie Redick - Madame Recamier Jose Gallardo - Overall display Diego Ruina - Cameron Highlander Matt Materne - Clobberin' time David Lane - Mounted French Napoleonic figures Einion Rees - Pichupipun Peter Ferk - Napoleon GOLD MEDALS - Ordnance Division Chris Mrosko - Overall display Joe Porter - SAS jeep Steve Hustad - Mavis SILVER MEDALS - Open Division Kevin Golden - Dispatch for Jackson Ian Haggerty - Caesar Augustus Bill Chilstrom - The Scouts Matt Wellhouser - Parting Shot Larry Peters - The Swamp Slug Alievi and Lane - Murat Rick Taylor - Pieta Einion Rees - Arapahoe Elder Daniel Guerra - Eight Deer Nacuaa Enzo Favaro - Claude Meuzieu Jon Harbuck - 1st Virginia Cavalry Alan Thompson - Officer, Swiss Regiment Maurizio Berselli - Wolves Greg Gihlar - Wacht am Rhein Steve Weakley - Last Stand, 52 BC Dan Tisoncik - Unforeseen end Alan Ball - Legionnaire Ludi Carrano - West trained band Tom Holtz - 3rd Swiss Regiment, 1812 Guy Biberan - Jean de Gallion Dave Browne - Majestic warriors SILVER MEDALS - Painters Division Bob Sarnowski - US Ranger Rick Girardin - English Footsoldier, 14th Century Ged Kincaid - Clan officer Carl Palm - Native Americans Bill Chilstrom - German and Italian, WW II Claude Moreau - Medieval figures Rod Curtis - French Drummer Boy Joe Porter - Whehrmacht Infantryman Jim Munn - Captain, Guard Artillery Mike Leonard - French Dragoon, 1870 Larry Peters - Orc Richard Thorne - Preparing for the Sun Dance Ian Haggerty - Bad Ass and Ugly, too Frank Fernandes - Naapoleon Matt Springer - Mameluk, 1800 Jim Johnston - Gladiator Bruce Christensen - 9th Louisiana Greg Liebert - Frontsoldat, Russia Jules De Raucourt - Poitiers, 1356 Randy Myers - Roman Legionary Lee Williams - Conquistador David Dikun - Knight Pat Vess - Jean le Bastart Paul Kelly - Anglo Saxon Mario Fuentes - Aquilifer, 100BC Rick Taylor - Chasseur a Cheval Mike Hall - Highland Clansman, Culloden SILVER MEDALS - Ordnance Division William Siebert - HMS Victory Victor Hernandez - Overall display Serge Sirounian - Small Arms Larry Peters - M51 Dan Tisoncik - French Char d2 Bob Hickl - Modern German AFV's Merrill Anderson - Albatros Nick Shearman - Jagdpanther Larry Watson - Naval aircraft Mike Bedard - Pershing tank Tom Norrbohm - British Cats John Bernier - World War II aircraft Ken Alfter - Sky Diver 1 Keith Ward - Fokker DR1 Jack Taylor - PE 12B BRONZE MEDALS - Open Division Pete Herrara - Normandy Invasion Eric Janssen - Last Ammo check Hap Wolfgram - World War II display Barry King - Napoleonic display John Osgood - Northern Cheyenne wolf scout Richard Thorne - Kit-Fox warrior Chris Mrosko - Finnish soldier Brett Avants - The Great War Steve Hustad - World War I Germans Mike Kohta - Down from Vinnie's Lodge Paul Kernan - French Marine, 1756 Mike Bedard - From the Bowels of Hell I strike at thee Jeff Brodzik - "The future ain't what it used to be" Walt Damon - Tarleton Ed Wahl - Davros Chris Mai - Afghan Warrior Marko Kevo - "Schnell!" Rick Harley - Provisions Didier Hachem - Asterix the Gaul Joe Porter - Making a List and Checking it Twice John Long - Trimming the Hedges Roland Laffert - Saving the Colors Bob Nuszbaum - Tristan and Isolde Randy Myers - The Desert Fox Matt Springer - English Infantryman at Agincourt Eric Mosso - Mohawk Indians Warren Judge - Berlin, 1943 Ed Harm - Operation Varsity Peckham and Vallerio - Old Abe Bill Silk - Blue Devil #15 Rod Curtis - French Second Empire, 1852-70 Jim Lyne - Bayonets at Gandamak Kreston Peckham - Kaiserschlacht, 1918 BRONZE MEDALS - Painters Division Bobby Sarnowksi - Die Hard    Russ Nail - Irish Galloglas Garry Beetley - Artillery Officer Jason Green - European knight Paul Ashley - French Drummer 1860 Gianni Versari - Lancer of Berg Joe Hudson - Dances with Wolves John Long - Viking Doug Conte - Erich Topp Bob Nussbaum - Hussite knight John Larson - Gargoyle Greg McEvoy - Celt Paul Greene - Norman Knight Paul Kernan - Gullum Ian MacKenzie - Chasseur a Cheval Scott Carter - 79th Highlander Tad Wigmore - German Trumpeter Bob Hennings - Wellington John Bornio - Wworld War II Foes Jim Lyne - British figures Didier Hachem - Mameluk, 1799 Daniel Guerra - Eldar officer Glenn Merritt - 1st Zouaves Eric Janssen - Phantom of the Opera Marko Kevo - SS Handschar Division John Schuster - Captain John Bob Bethea - Confederate Infantry Greg McKellar - Napoleonic figures Francisco De Simone - Pompeus Maximus Jeff Fisher - French officer, 1640 Don Wardlaw - World War II figures Leopold Slawski - Napoleon Jon Harbuck - Army of the Tennessee Allan Yong - Waffen SS Gerri Larkin - The Magnificent Pantaloon Brett Avants - World War II figures Joseph McEvoy - Flodden Field, 1513 John Bailey - Oberleutnant Craig Hatch - Blood warrior Dan Tisoncik - US paratrooper Nirschl Juergon - Infantry Chief Chris Barrett - Cossack Cavalry Commander Barry King - Officer, 52nd Foot, 1815 Hap Wolfgram - Ardennes Warren Judge - Burgundian Kevin Ulrich - Saladin Dave Oswalt - Legionnaire Nick Shearman - Shawnee warrior Penny Meyer - All Attitude Bob Hickl - German knight Steve Durling - Sergeant, 93rd Highlanders Eric Mosso - Wikiska Sioux Warrior Pete Herrera - Obergefreiter Bob Kevin Golden - Jubasci Mike Bedard - "Who shot the moose?" Dave Peschke - Joan of Arc Gilbert Moreno - 92nd Gordon Highlander Joe Payne - Major, Chamborant Hussars Jack Muldoon - Napoleon in Coronation robes Walt Damon - Napoleon in Italy BRONZE MEDALS - Ordnance Division Eric Janssen - Sd.kfz 222 John Wendt - Artillery Steven Lipke - USSR Victor Class III Andre Bedard - Skyraider Chip Childs - Panzer IVA Jack Kennefick - Ferarri 643 Jacques Duquette - M5A1 Stuart Bill Chilstrom - PLO tank Ed Harm - Crowmell tank Ron Damrotowski - CMP C-60 Rick Principato - Fe 26 CERTIFICATES OF MERIT - Open Division Steve Wiebe - Encounter John Larson - Lifting body shuttle Scott Nelson - Wyatt Earp Mike Baete - Ancient warriors John Schuster - 82nd Airborne Jeff Fisher - Captain of the Royal Navy Paul Kelly - Little Mikey's Margarita Madness Ray Rixman - Over the top Pete Jovanovic - German soldier Leopold Slawski - Mounted Napoleonics Nick Majerus - "Blur" Serge Sirounian - Long range sinper Jules De Raucourt - Officer, Royal Marines CERTIFICATES OF MERIT - Painters Division Barb Fisher - Ramses and Nefertari Norb Lustine - Preaching the Word Mike Cobb - "Mind Your Head!" Terry Martin - 7th Line Infantry, 1805 Fred Bruhn - Alimani warrior David Lesko - Scary Things Javier Martinez - Mountain Man, 1840 Robin Howard - Jeanne d'Arc Joseph Bles - Australian SAS Bart Muller - Sapper Christopher Krco - Blackbird Pilot Roger Eggert - Corporal, Scots Guards Russ Fisher - Crusaders and Saracens chess set Pat Deluhery - Lee Soon Shin Ed Wahl - Goering Mike Holverson - Overall display Phil Mai - Tirailleur Richard Lucas - Vignettes Jim Swanson - Gefreiter Adolf Hitler Joe Hively - Viking Scott Nelson - Wyatt Earp Paul LaRock - French soldiers Pat Grennan - Trafalgar James Schroeder - Samurai Warrior Jim O'Connor - John Wayne Larry Lee - Ancient flats Tom Holtz - John Bell Hood Mike Canavan - Victory Jose Martinez - Cyborg 2020 Steve Wiebe - Wikiska Warrior CERTIFICATES OF MERIT - Ordnance Division Felix Gonzales - XB-70 Valkyrie Anonymous - P47D David Lesko - T34/85 tank Warren Judge - Opel Blitz Anonymous - B52 bomber Ron Hillman - P26 fighter GENERAL LEVEL - Medals Tom Breed - Overall display Edith Caron - English knight Marc Prefontaine - Chevalier D. Pauwels & R. Chapin - Burgoyne's Army Andre Bedard - Hospitaler knight Ann Mohr - Entire Display GENERAL LEVEL - Certificates of Merit P.A. Villanueva - Russian khiaz Fred Washburn - Mountain Man Andy Hansen - Black Watch officer, WW I Ed Hayes - Pork Chop, The Carny Roustabout Robert Dominick - 2nd US Dragoons, 1861 Chris Centracchio - Thor Frank Ondrus - Rhonda- warrior of Corunda Bob Stein - El Zorro BASIC LEVEL AWARDS Bob Ferreira - Mermaid Denny Westcott - Budapest, 1944 Robert Morales - U-Boat commander THEME AWARD Pete Herrera - D-Day, 6 June 1944 THEME AWARD - Certificates of Merit Mike Baete - In Defense of Rome Richard Thorne - American Indians James Schroeder - Retreat from Moscow DISPLAYERS' AWARD Georg Gaadt - The Prussian Garde du Corps DISPLAYERS' AWARD - Certificates of Merit Bill Silk - Blue Devils Scott Nelson - Wyatt Earp Ray Rixman - Over the top Dave Browne - Majestic Warriors JUNIOR AWARD Ben Mohr - Dungeon master Jacob Porter - Demiveemon and Chicomon JUNIOR AWARD - Certificates of Merit Callum Haggerty - German truck Jimmy Bert - Anne Boleyn Myles Curtis - Jeb Stuart Ben Kernan - T-34 tank Adam Kernan - German knight Ian Baete - Rodan Dominic Hachem - English knight Sara Bert - Dragon STATISTICS FOR 2000 SHOW ADVANCED LEVEL GOLD MEDALS: Open: 18  Painters: 11  Ordnance:  3  Total:  32 SILVER MEDALS: Open: 21  Painters: 27  Ordnance: 15  Total:  63 BRONZE MEDALS: Open: 33  Painters: 59  Ordnance: 11  Total: 103 CERTIFICATES OF MERIT: Open: 13  Painters: 30  Ordnance:  6  Total:  49 (198 medals to 157 exhibitors) (247 Advanced Level awards to 192 exhibitors) GENERAL LEVEL Medals:  6 Certificates:  8  Total:  14 BASIC LEVEL  3 Certificates (264 Total awards to 222 exhibitors)