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EXHIBIT JUDGES

Michael D. Stephan

Mike Stephen is the Executive Director of Potawatomi Wildlife

Park, Tippecanoe, Indiana serving in that position since 1991.  A

Graduate of Huntington University, he holds a degree in Biology

with an emphasis in Natural resources and a minor in Natural

Resources.  He also holds a Naturalist Certification from AuSable

Institute of Environmental Science, Michigan.

During his 17 plus years as director of Potawatomi Wildlife Park, he

has overseen the expansion of the park’s acreage by 63% along the

Upper Tippecanoe River watershed.  The parks habitat has also

continued to be developed including the addition of 44 acres of

warm season grasses in the past two years.  Today the 317 acre

Potawatomi Wildlife Park has a broad service area of several

counties in northern Indiana with 8% of its attendance coming from

out of state.

Born in Huntington County, Mr. Stephan grew up on a 2,000 acre

beef/grain farm that is still in operation today in both Huntington

and Wabash Counties.  An avid outdoorsman, he is married with

two children.  They reside on the park in Marshall County.

Walter Malicki

Walter Malicki, from Huntington, Indiana has been an art teacher

with the Whitko Community School Corporation for Grades 9 to 12

since 1977.  He also taught art at Huntington University from 1979

to 1987.  He has both a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree as well as a

Bachelor of Art Education degree from the John Herron School of

Art/Indiana University.  Mr. Malicki was awarded a Masters

Degree of Art from Saint Francis College in Fort Wayne, Indiana in

1981.

He has received numerous recognitions and awards over his career

that include being recognized by State of Indiana Resolutions from

1998 to 2008 for international Art competitions.  Some of his

additional recognitions were: Dekko Einstein Grant for Art Gallery

1998 through 1999, Dekko Award for Teaching Excellence 2001,

Nominated for “2009 Indiana Teacher of the Year” by the Whitko

Community School Corporation.

Mr. Malicki has solo shows at Grace College, Manchester College

and Huntington College.  To his credit many of his students have

received significant awards and recognitions throughout his tenure

as an art instructor.

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