PAST COMPETITION JUDGES

1985                    Nora Sands Owen (Dallas)

1986                    Richard Gaddes (St. Louis)

1987                    Speight Jenkins (Seattle)

1988                    Ian Campbell (San Diego)

1989                    Marc Scorca (Chicago)

1990                    Plato Karayanis (Dallas)

1991                    Edward Purrington (Washington, D.C.)

1992                    John Moriarty (New England Conservatory)

1993                    Richard Gaddes (St. Louis)

1994                    Dr. David Blackburn (Natchez) and William Fred Scott (Atlanta)

1995                    Shirlee Emmons (New York) and William Hicks (New York)

1996                    Dr. David Blackburn (Natchez) and Robert McFarland (Philadelphia)

1997                    Dr. David Blackburn (Natchez) and Dr. Judith Auer (Boulder)

1998                    Michael Johnson (Univ. of Memphis) and Martha Longmire
            (Kansas City)

1999                    Richard Gaddes (Santa Fe) and Regina Sarfaty Rickless (Santa Fe)

2000                    Peter Hemmings (Los Angeles) and Juliana Gondek (Los Angeles)

2001                    Jerome Pruitt (Univ. of Hartford) and Thomas Smilie

2002                    Dr. Carol Kimball (Univ. of Nevada) and Jonathan Pell (Dallas)

2003                    Nicoletta Ciliento (Italy), Peter Russell (Colo.) and Nora Sands
            (Austria)

2004                    PRELIMINARIES:   Shannon Stoddard (Opera Omaha), Lynn
            Jemison-Keisker (Utah Festival Opera) and Darren Keith Woods             (Ft. Worth Opera) FINALS:  Richard Gaddes (Santa Fe Opera),             Francis Graffeo (Knoxville Opera) and Karen Keltner (San Diego             Opera)

2005                    Preliminary: Paul B. Kilmer, St. Louis; Ashley Putnam, New York;
            Dona D. Vaughn, New York.
            Finals: Katherine Ciesinski, Houston; Sherrill Milnes, Illinois

2006                    Preliminary: Darren K. Woods (Ft. Worth);
            Doris Yarick Cross (New Haven); Dean Williamson (Seattle)
            Finals: Dona D. Vaughn (New York); Jonathan Pell (Dallas);
            Roger Pines (Chicago)

2007                    Preliminary: Ann Baltz; Bruce Donnell; Katherine Ciesinski;             Finals: Sheri Greenwald; Richard Cross; Dr. David Blackburn;             

2008                    Preliminary: Anne Baltz; Bruce Donnell; Dennis C. Jackson;             Finals: Darren K. Woods; Kathleen Kaun; Timothy Noble;

2009                    Preliminary: Mark Calkins (St. Olaf College, Minnesota), Shirlee             Emmons (New York City), Curt Peterson (St. Lake City, Utah)             Finals: Michael Ballam (Utah Festival Opera, Logan, Utah), Daniel             Biaggi (Palm Beach Opera, West Palm Beach, Florida), Katherine             Ciesinski (Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York).             

2010                    Preliminary: James McDonald, Pelham Pearce, Brad Woolbright             Finals: James M. Keller, Timothy O'Leary, Carol Vaness