2001 Portrait Society of America Competition Winners
 

<img src=http://forum.portraitartist.com/images/award.gif align=left> Grand Prize - Michael Shane Neal, Nashville, TN
Best of Show - Dawn Whitelaw, Brentwood, TN
First Place - Bruce Wolfe, Piedmont, CA
Second Place - Jason Bouldin, Oxford, MS
First Honors - Robert Liberace, Washington, D.C.
Honor Award - Loreen Adams, New York, NY
Honor Award - Zhang Li, China
Honor Award - Wei Luan, Alberta, Canada
Honor Award - Aapo Pukk, Estonia
Honor Award - Zhiwei Tu, Woodbridge, IL

The competition was so strong this year the judges established additional levels of recognition:

New this year were 4 Award of Merit (received award at banquet)
Loryn Brazier, Richmond, VA
Mike Chelich, Hammond, IN
Tom Edgerton, Greensboro, NC
Arthur Egeli, Pasadena, CA

Also, new this year were 16 Certificate of Recognition (making up the top 20-these were shown at opening ceremonies.

Jackie Capp, Edina, MN
Martha Carpenter, Jekyll Island, GA
Adeline Cooper, Media, PA
Shari Ford, Knoxville, TN
Stephen Griffin, Edgewater, MD
William Hardin, Peoria, IL
Karen Holt, Dallas, TX
Jacqueline Jasper, East Stroudsburg, PA
Linda Kollacks, Libertyville, IL
Rich Nelson, Royal Oak, MI
Jack Pardue, Alexandria, VA
Mitsuno Ishii Reedy, Norman, OK
Adam Rhude, Cotuit, MA
William Suys, Jr., Racine, WI
Karen Jobe Templeton, Helper, UT
Mary Ann Viola, Rochelle Park, NJ