TCI Convention Awards 2008

PAGEANT WINNERS
• Miss Tall International 2008: Billie Jean Morison, Golden Gate Tip Toppers
• First runner-up: Linda Marshall, Portland Skyliners Tall Club
• Second runner-up: Deborah Hall, Central Arizona Tall Society
• Winnie Heinson Memorial Miss Congeniality Award: Linda Marshall, Portland Skyliners Tall Club

AWARD WINNERS
• Recipient of the Frank Winker Lifetime Achievement Award: Bill Moehle
• Recipient of the Kae Sumner Einfeldt Lifetime Achievement Award: Carolyn Hagendorf
• Attendance Award (number of members at convention): Sacramento Tall Club
• Travel Award (most total miles traveled by percentage of members): Carolina Tall Club
• Membership Increase—number of individuals: Portland Skyliners Tall Club
• Membership Increase —percentage of membership: Tall Club of Montreal
• Best Newspaper: Portland Skyliners—Megan Lukens, Editor
• Best Internet Homepage: Central Arizona Tall Society—Cathy Noble, Webmaster
• Publicity Award: Central Arizona Tall Society

MERIT AWARDS
• Maggie Anderson, Portland Skyliners Tall Club
• Peggy Cooke, Central Arizona Tall Society
• Michele Cripps, California Tip Toppers
• Robert Habenicht, Florida Skyliners of Miami
• Linda Huege, Paramount Tall Club of Chicago
• Joan Jacobs, Boston Beanstalks
• Barbara Jorgensen, Sacramento Tall Club
• Brian Miller, Rocket City Tall Club
• Walter Narog, Tall Club of Rochester
• Cathy Noble, Central Arizona Tall Society
• Teresa Parrish, Portland Skyliners Tall Club
• Cindy Riddles, Sacramento Tall Club

SPECIAL MERIT AWARDS
• Bill Moehle
• Linda Ring
• Ginny Mills

SPORTS AWARD WINNERS
• Womens' Golf Winner: Laura Cofran
• Mens' Golf Winner: Bob Williams
• Mens' Golf Runner-Up: Bill Moehle
• Tennis: Dave Kostowny
• Volleyball Winning Team: Mendie Campbell, Joe Durrenberger, Barry Umbs, Paul Deyden, Ralph Ring

SCHOLARSHIPS
TCI Gave one $1,000 scholarship this year, and the TCI Foundation was able to give nine more. Please see the next issue of ExecuTALLk for a list of the names of the winners and the clubs that submitted them.

NEW CLUBS
One new club was voted into TCI by the Delegates: Tall Friends of Ft. Lauderdale.

OFFICERS/APPOINTEES 2008-2009
• Executive Board
Megan Lukens, President
Kate Weigant, Executive VP Publicity
Sharon Speer, VP Membership
David Lukens, Finance Officer
Maggie Anderson, Miss TI Coordinator
Michele Corbeil, Editor
Linnea Harmon, Secretary
• Treasury Club: Minnesota Heartland, Gayle Stout Treasurer
• Alternate Executive Club: Redwood Empire, Ginny Mills President
• Advocate: Jan (Palmer) Waters
• Archivist: Doris Chickering
• Publisher Club: Portland Skyliners
• Marfan Liason: Dave Rasmussen
• Internet Administrator: Jim Mixon
• Photographer (formerly Historian/photos): Laura Cofran
• University Coordinator: Linda Brake
• Bylaw Administrator: Bill Moehle
• Foreign Correspondent: Uwe Seyler

TCI CONVENTION 2009
• Host: Las Vegas Tall Club