2010 FAAS Annual Publication Awards
Below are a list of KWAS club members who recently were given awards by FAAS (Federation Of American Aquarium Societies). Congratulations on your outstanding efforts.
Best Editor and
Publication More than Six Issues First Place Cam Turner Fins and Tales
Best Changing Cover Original Art First Place Cam
Turner Fins and Tales
Best Exchange Article Honourable Mention Zenin
Skomorowski Exchange Editor’s Report, February 2009 Fins and Tales
Kitchener-Waterloo Aquarium Society
Best Article on a species of Fish First Place Phil
Maznyk In Search Of EBJD's Fins and Tales Kitchener-Waterloo Aquarium Society
Best Article on Plant Maintenance, Cultivation or
Reproduction First Place Ed Koerner The Backyard Aquarium Fins and Tales
Kitchener-Waterloo Aquarium Society
Best Article on Plant Maintenance, Cultivation or
Reproduction Second Place Ed Koerner Cryptic Bio-Types Fins and Tales
Kitchener-Waterloo Aquarium Society
Best Article on Plant Maintenance, Cultivation or
Reproduction Third Place Ed Koerner Floating Plants Fins and Tales
Kitchener-Waterloo Aquarium Society
Best How To or Do-It-Yourself Article First Place
Ed Koerner More Than a Hole in the Ground Fins and Tales Kitchener-Waterloo
Aquarium Society
Best How To or Do-It-Yourself Article Second Place
Zenin Skomorowski Moonlighting a Tank Fins and Tales Kitchener-Waterloo Aquarium
Society
Best Article on Health or Nutrition Second Place
Phil Maznyk Avoid Being A Nervous Fishkeeper Fins and Tales Kitchener-Waterloo
Aquarium Society
Best Article on Health or Nutrition Third Place
Terry Clements Tank Cycling Tips: good bugs Fins and Tales Kitchener-Waterloo
Aquarium Society
Best Traveling Aquarist Article First Place Rein &
Char Breitmaier The Minimalist Aquarist in Israel – Parts 1, 2 and 3 Fins and
Tales Kitchener-Waterloo Aquarium Society
Best Continuing Column by a Single Author or Author(s)
First Place Zenin Skomorowski Name That Fish (mystery fish guessing contest
results) Fins and Tales Kitchener-Waterloo Aquarium Society
Best Continuing Column by a Single Author or Author(s)
Second Place Ed Koerner The PlantED Tank Fins and Tales Kitchener-Waterloo
Aquarium Society
Best Continuing Column by a Single Author or Author(s)
Third Place Rein & Char Breitmaier The Minimalist Aquarist Fins and Tales
Kitchener-Waterloo Aquarium Society
Best Article All Other Categories Third Place Bob
Channen 66 Years and Counting Fins and Tales Kitchener-Waterloo Aquarium Society
Author of the Year Second Place Ed Koerner
Kitchener-Waterloo Aquarium Society
Junior Level 1 Best Spawning Article Under 500 words
First Place Griffin Quigley Breeding Livebearers Fins and Tales
Kitchener-Waterloo Aquarium Society
2009 Club Awards
At the December Christmas social meeting, KWAS
President Geoff Money handed out the 2009 annual awards to several deserving
club members. For those members who did not receive an award keep up the great
work, your efforts are not going unnoticed. Congratulations to the following
members for their outstanding efforts this past year.
Bob & Dorothy Daniells Service Award Zenin Skomorowski
Presidents Award Dave Holtz
Hobbyist of the Year Cam & Tanya Turner
Junior Hobbyist of the Year Jonathan Samson
Breeder of the Year Ed Koerner
Horticulturist of the Year Ed Koerner
Authors Award Rein Breitmaier
Adult Jar Show Champion Zenin Skomorowski
Junior Jar Show Champion Jonathan Samson
Oktoberfish 2009 Awards

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