NTA Lifetime Judging Criteria
- Must be an NTA member in good standing.
- Must pay a one-time fee of $50.00.
- Need to have 3 competitions assisting an NTA sanctioned judge. (assisting them can either be as a scribe, or lending advise when needed.)
- Judging experience can be substituted by one of two ways:
- If you have won an NTA Award of Excellence, that can be applied to two judging experiences,
- Or by winning two blue ribbons (both at the NTA national convention in either the Division of Excellence or the Open Division) will count as one judging experience.
- You will be required to have a minimum of one actual judging experience.
Current Lifetime Judges
The following is a list of the National Taxidermist Association’s Lifetime Judges. More information about these esteemed individuals can also be found in the Directory.
Danny Benson
Larry Blomquist
Keith Bowman
Manny Chavez
Frazier Craig
Nancy Crocker
Greg Cuvelier
Tony Finazzo
J.W. Fuchs
Steve German
Ronnie Gaillard
Ricky Givens
Kris Hano
Tony Heisley
Brian Hendricks
Ken Howard
Scott Humble
Gregg R. Ielfield
Tracy Jacobsen
Joe Kaiser
Mike Kirkhart
Richard Krane
John Lager
Garland M. Lessley Sr.
Cally Morris
Archie Phillips
Kent Reedy
Amy Ritchie-Carter
Daniel Roberts
Jean Roll
George Roof
Troy Rose
R.J. Simington
Danny Smith
Matthew Smith
Velma Smith
Frankie Thompson
Fred Vanderburgh
Michael Vickerson
Mitch Webb
Dave Whitney
Matt Zimmerman
Jack Emery