NEW YORK SHELL CLUB NOTES No. 256 November 1979 Page 5 
C.0.A. WINNERS NEW MEMBERS 
The Grand Trophy awarded by the Conchologists of America 
shell shows was accompanied this year te additional a ep 
year's subscription to these NEW YORK SHELL CLUB NOTES. We are 
pleased to add, in this way, our congratulations to the winners, 
whose studies and labors have resulted in outstanding entries as 
judged by the °%.0.A. Awards Committee under the chairmanship of 
Dr. R. Tucker Abbott. To our knowledge at least fourteen shell 
shows have been held to date in 1979, with nine Grand Trophy Awards. 
The winners, whom we welcome as corresponding members, are: 
Gene D. Everson, 1660 SW 27th Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312 
for his exhibit "Seashells of the Americas" at the Astronaut Trail 
Shell Show January 19-21. (Could almost have been entitled "Shells 
of the Western Hemisphere.") 
Violet and Charles Hertweck, 637 Sheridan Drive, Venice, Florida 
33595 for their large and varied display of shells of one family, 
Pectinidae, at the Broward County Shell Show February 2-4. 
Harry and Edith Chippeaux, 1308 Biltmore Drive, Fort Myers, Flor- 
ida 33901 for their exhibit at the Naples Shell Show February 16- 
148, Theirs was a large and detailed scientific display containing 
practically all the species in the family Strombidae. 
Neil M. Hepler, 435 South Federal Highway, Deerfield Beach, Flor- 
ida 33441 for his educational exhibit at Sanibel's Shell Fair 
March 1-3. His extensive, in depth study, "The Chambered Nautilus," 
won awards also at the Broward and St. Petersburg shows. The ex- 
hibit is now in the Delaware Museum of Natural History. 
James E. Cordy, 385 Needle Blvd., Merritt Island, Florida 32952 
for "Self-Collected Marine Mollusks of the California, Panamic and 
Caribbean Provinces." This was presented as the joint effort of 
Mr. Cordy and his wife, Bobbi, at the Central Florida Shell Show 
held at Winter Park March 9-11. 
Peter G. Sheasby, 71 Courtington Lane, Bloxham, Banbury, Oxon 
0X15 4HS, England, for his entry in the Visual Beauty-Shape Cate- 
gory at the British Shell Collectors Club Annual Show in London in 
April. His "Spiral of Murex" was a most attractive display of 
specimen shells on a spiral stand which in itself suggested a 
shell shape. 
Marjorie and R. Wayne Stevens, 1835 NE 16th Ave., Portland, Oregon 
97212 for an imaginative exhibit, "Theme from Genesis," with pairs 
of mollusks approaching and entering the ark, at the show of the 
Oregon Society of Conchologists June 2-10. 
Margaret and Archie L. Jones, 4370 SW 14th Street, Miami, Florida 
33134 for their excellent exhibit of Liguus at the Jacksonville 
Shell Show July 28-29. Mr. Jones is well-known for his many years' 
work with Liguus. 
Sally A. Payne, Route #4, Box 462A, Decatur, Alabama 35603 for her 
exhibit at the Indianapolis Regional Shell Show. We have no date 
or description. 
(We will publish 1980 shell show dates as they are received. -Hd.) 
