Star Ratings

The Accumulated Star Awards system was established in 2011 to recognize photographic excellence and competitive spirit across all categories. Star Points are earned for each winning entry in regular monthly competitions throughout the years of one's membership. A First Place ribbon earns 10 points, Second Place 9 points, Third Place 8 points, and Honorable Mention 6 points. All year-end competition winners have already been awarded points and do not count again. Novice competition winners do not earn Star Points.

Also see:  Photographer of the Year winners;  Annual Awards List with top finishers for all categories and classes;  Competition History page.

Accumulated Star Awards (as of 2012)

Stars Photographer 4000 points Gordie Corbin (4213) 3000 points   2000 points Judy Switt (2926) Una Flynn (2341) 1000 points Anita van Rooy (1676) Judy Burr (1394) Kent Mason (1390) Chuck Bress (1338) James Hammack (1193) Carl Root (1166) 900 points Bob Peavy (979) Laura Winslow (918) 800 points   700 points   Beverly Gordon (716) 600 points Chris Hanessian (654) Jim Hawkins (653) 500 points Jose Cartas (570) Mark Segal (566) Dan McDermott (515)

Stars Photographer 400 points Cynthia Kieth (484) Alan Sislen (481) Rebecca Tidman (468) Janet Myder Hammack (452) Evelyn Jacob (429) Alex Guo (403) 300 points Nancy Wolejsza (373) Lester LaForce (365) Sigrid Vollerthun (348) Bill Richards (342) Carol Lee (327) Ross Emerson (318) 200 points Les Trachtman (279) Chuck Lee (250) Ted Oberman (247) Barbara DeLouise (243) Bob Dargel (232) Willem Bier (227) Nikhil Bahl (220) Bill Seelig (217) Joel Hoffman (202) 100 points Jean Yuan (174) Caroline Helou (172) Frank Herzog (164) Roy Sewall (159) Lucia Goldman (154) David Davidson (151) Miranda Chin (150) Bill Olson (142) Alex Karlin (139) Bruce Davis (132) Melissa Clark (128) Tom Sullivan (121) Dawn Sikkema (106)

The legacy Star Ratings below were awarded within each specific category of competition. Points were earned as described above. These Star Ratings were discontinued with the all-new categories established in the 2010-2011 competition year, and replaced by the Accumulated Star Awards above. Star Ratings for former members who long ago left NBCC are omitted for brevity.

Black & White Prints Stars Photographer 6 Stars (1200 Pts) Gordie Corbin 5 Stars (600 Pts) Sue Oberthaler Judy Switt 4 Stars (300 Pts) Hans Adler Judy Burr Ed Flynn Jim Oberthaler 3 Stars (150 Pts) Una Flynn Chris Hanessian Chuck Lee Kent Mason Bob Peavy Carl Root 2 Stars (75 Pts) Beverly Gordon Nick Hanks Alan Sislen 1 Star (35 Pts) Don Burgess Lee Goodwin Bill Olson Ross Pierce Bill Selig Bob Williams Color Prints Stars Photographer 5 Stars (600 Pts) Anita van Rooy 4 Stars (300 Pts) Gordie Corbin Cynthia Keith Bob Peavy Carl Root Laura Winslow 3 Stars (150 Pts) José Cartas Beverly Gordon Chris Hanessian Nick Hanks Jim Hawkins Dan McDermott Bill Richards Alan Sislen 2 Stars (75 Pts) Nikhil Bahl Bob Dargel Una Flynn Frank Herzog Carol Lee Les Trachtman Sigrid Vollerthun Tatiana Watson 1 Star (35 Pts) Willem Bier Barbara DeLouise Ross Emerson Ross Pierce Angelique Raptakis Altered Prints Stars Photographer 3 Stars (150 Pts) Jim Hawkins Anita van Rooy Tatiana Watson Beverly Gordon 2 Stars (75 Pts) Gordie Corbin Dan McDermott 1 Star (35 Pts) Lucia Goldman Sue Oberthaler Carl Root Bill Seelig Les Trachtman 3D Electronic Images* Stars Photographer 2 Stars (75 Pts)   1 Star (35 Pts)   Holographic Prints* Stars Photographer 2 Stars (75 Pts)   1 Star (35 Pts)

Color Slides Stars Photographer 6 Stars (1200 Pts) Gordie Corbin Una Flynn Judy Switt 5 Stars (600 Pts) Kent Mason 4 Stars (300 Pts) Judy Burr Jim Hammack Lester LaForce Mark Segal Anita van Rooy Laura Winslow Chuck Bress 3 Stars (150 Pts) José Cartas Ross Emerson Janet Hammack Ted Oberman Carl Root Russell Tilley Sigrid Vollerthun Caroline Helou 2 Stars (75 Pts) Miranda Chin Ed Flynn Joel Hoffman Alex Karlin Carol Lee Dan McDermott Bob Peavy Tom Sullivan Barbara DeLouise Luis Bustillos 1 Star (35 Pts) Beverly Gordon Jim Hawkins Ned Li Susan Milestone Jerry Raines Electronic Images Stars Photographer 3 Stars (150 Pts) Alex Guo Bob Peavy Carl Root 2 Stars (75 Pts) Nikhil Bahl Judy Burr José Cartas Gordie Corbin Tom Field James Hammack Janet Myder Hammack Evelyn Jacob Kent Mason Alan Sislen Judy Switt Rebecca Tidman 1 Star (35 Pts) Willem Bier Melissa Clark David Davidson Bruce Davis Joel Hoffman Chuck Lee Ross Pierce Bill Richards Anita van Rooy Mark Segal Roy Sewall Tom Sullivan John Telford Les Trachtman Altered Electronic Images Stars Photographer 4 Stars (300 Pts) Gordie Corbin 3 Stars (150 Pts) James Hammack Jim Hawkins 2 Stars (75 Pts) Judy Burr Lucia Goldman Janet Myder Hammack Evelyn Jacob Anita van Rooy Rebecca Tidman Tatiana Watson 1 Star (35 Pts) Lori Ducharme Beverly Gordon Alex Guo Bill Ho Dan McDermott Stu Reiter

* Not yet, but maybe someday.