Each year, the NJCL recognizes those who have attended 20 national conventions witha Silver Bowl. This year, we asked them to impart some wisdom about what makes the JCL special and why they keep coming back.
21 conventions:
KEN ANDINO, VA
BARI CLEMENTS, KY
SUZANNE CLIZER, MO
JANET FILLION, MA
SHANNON O’NEILL, FL
CAMERON WARD, GA
22 conventions:
IAN ANDERSON, WA
BRIAN COMPTON, OH
JOHN HAWLEY, CA
LARRY MARTIN, TX
NEHA PATEL ANDERSON, LA
JIM PEZZULO, CT
23 conventions:
WILLIAM LEE, TX
SHANNON SLOAN, TN
24 conventions:
SARAH PALUMBO, AZ
DAVID VOLK, ND
25 conventions:
MARTHA ALTIERI, CA
TOM REED, VA
26 conventions:
AMY ELIFRITS, OH
27 conventions:
CHRIS SLOAN, TN
DOBBIE VASQUEZ, CA
28 conventions:
STEVE GENTLE, OH
29 conventions:
ALICE SANFORD, TN
30 conventions:
STEVE TACKETT, TN
31 conventions:
JEFF COKER, FL
KATHY ELIFRITS, KY
TONY MARTIN, IN
33 conventions:
MEG COOK, ME
CATHERINE STURGILL, FL
GREG VOSHELL, IN
34 conventions:
ED AND LAURA LONG, TN
35 conventions:
SHERWIN LITTLE, OH
37 conventions:
LIZ BOUIS, GA
JIM O’NEIL, MA
38 conventions:
JAMES GREENWALD, WI
SUE ROBERTSON, VA
39 conventions:
RON FOLDS, GA
41 conventions:
MARY JANE BICKLEY, TX
SUSAN MARQUIS, MO
45 conventions:
KAYE WARREN, TN
46 conventions:
NANCY HOWELL, TN
48 conventions:
GRADY WARREN, TN
49 conventions:
ROBERT HARPER, TN,
55 conventions:
SUSAN SCHEARER, VA
HUMANS OF NAT CON
"Conventions today are at least as exciting as they were in 1967. In fact they are probably even more exciting."
-Dennis Webb
"My first was my slasher year and I was introverted and reluctant to join...But this corner of the classics world has become my family. That's what keeps me coming back again and again, even if I am still that quiet introvert."
-Sara Radosevich
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Fall 2015 · Torch:U.S. · LONG-TIME CONVENTION ATTENDEES