Great Lakes Region of the Astronomical
League.
NIAG/GREATCON Competition Summary
This year (2001) marked the 11th annual
NIAGfest/GREATCON competitions, run since 1991 by Chuck
Allen, and in 2001 by Ron Whitehead. The first two competitions
(in 1991 and 1992) were held at Hidden Hollow. The last
nine (1993-2001) have been held at NIAGfest at Camp
Crosley near Warsaw, Indiana. NIAGfest is the annual
festival of the Northern Indiana Astronomical Group,
a consortium of three societies -- the Warsaw Astronomical
Society, the Fort Wayne Astronomical Society, and the
Michiana Astronomical Society.
Competitions are held in three major categories --
Imaging, Telescope Design, and General Astronomy (slide
supported quiz). A total of 140 different people have
won awards, including 196 first place awards, over the
11 years of competitions. Here is a summary of (1) all-time
points leaders, (2) all-time Masters Qualifiers, (3)
the 1999 competition results, (4) the 2000 competition
results, and (5) the 2001 results.
Top-40 All-Time Points Leaders (1991-2001)
Points leaders are calculated using
a simple 5-3-1 basis, where 1st place = 5 etc. (Overall
awards do not count since they are based on points.)
The number of first place awards is listed in parentheses.
Overall awards are indicated by year.
No, Name Points No. of First Awards Overall Awards (year)
1. Gary Jones 96 (12) 1993, 1994, 1995
2. Terry Mann 88 (8) 1995, 1996, 1998
2. Tim Cross 88 (8) 1995, 1996, 1998
4. Father Jim Fahey 77.5 (8) 1994, 1996
5. Mike Warnell 65 (8) 1993, 1995
6. Jon Erwood 57 (5) 1997, 1998
7. Dave DeRemo 56.5 (6) 1995, 2000
7. Craig Priebe 56.5 (6) 1995, 2000
9. John Chumack 46 (7) 1992, 1996
10. Jim Brudi 36 (4)
11. Tom Laskowski 31 (3) 1995, 1997, 1999
12. Mike Cook 30 (5) 1998
12. Karen Kerrv 30 (3) 2000
14. Rick Schrantz 28 (3) 1991, 1992
15. Laura Ainslie 25 (3) 1993, 1994, 1996
16. Phil Hudson 24 (4)
17. Mike Borman 23 2/3 (3)
18. Scott Conner 23 (3) 1997
19. Brad Gough 20 (2)
19. Michael Gough 20 (4) won 4 Under-14 Quiz
21. Glenn Gombert 19 2/3 (2)
22. Tim Bennett 18 (3)
22. Chris Highlen 18 (2)
22. Joe Childers 18 (3)
25. Nancy Gould 17 (2)
26. Marlene Morrison 16 (2)
26. Terry Hubbert 16 (2) 1999
26. Bill Nigg 16 (2) 1999
29. Tom Collier 15 (1)
30. Jim Seevers 15 (1)
31. Dave Wickholm 14 (1)
31. Joseph Lawrence 14 (2)
33. Don Himes 13 (2)
34. Kurt Eberhardt11 (1)
34. John Greelee 11 (2)
34. Thomas Taylor 11 (2)
34. Roger Morrison 11 (2)
34. Gene Stringer, Mark Hausen, Steve Russell 11 (1)
39. Bob Curry 10 (2)
40. Andy Harwood 9 (1)
94 others <9 ea. (48)
All-Time Masters Qualifiers (1991-2000)
Masters are NIAG/Greatcon contestants
who have repeatedly excelled in one of the three major
categories. To qualify, contestants must either (1)
win the first place overall award in a major category
in two different competitions in a five year period,
or (2) accumulate 30 or more points in two competitions
in a five year period. Masters receive special plaques
and cannot thereafter displace non-Masters for awards,
although they themselves must compete against all others.
On this list, Masters are listed in order of certification.
(Duplicate awards in the same year are the result of
team efforts or ties.)
Mike Cook**
Rick Schrantz 1st overall, Imaging 1991, 1992, 2001**
Laura Ainslie 1st overall, Quiz 1993, 1994, 1996
Gary Jones 1st overall, Imaging 1993, 1994, 1995
Mike Warnell 1st overall, Imaging 1993, 1995
John Chumack 1st overall, Imaging 1992, 1996
Tim Cross 1st overall, Imaging 1995, 1996, 1998
Terry Mann 1st overall, Imaging 1995, 1996, 1998
Father Jim Fahey 1st overall, Telescopes 1994, 1996
Tom Laskowski 1st overall, Quiz 1995, 1997, 1999
Jon Erwood 1st overall, Telescopes 1997, 1998
Craig Priebe 1st overall, Telescopes 1995, 2000*
Dave DeRemo 1st overall, Telescopes 1995, 2000*
Karen Kerr 1st overall, Imaging 2000**
Joe Childers 1st overall, Quiz 1999, 2000
** qualified with 30 points
in 1999 and 2000 or 2001
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