Talking Hands Award Sections
Talking Hands Award
Evaluation and Judging Panel
Based upon an average score of twenty-three or more, a recommendation is then made to our international panel. Our judges unanimous approval is required for the award presentation and is final.
All of our judges are long time friends in life and or online for an extended period of time. Each has begun their web building experience like everyone else, initially through trial and error and then through online courses and formal training in colleges, universities or trade schools in an effort to keep up to date in a field which is ever changing and full of excitement and challenges. While none would consider themselves "experts", they are steeped in experience and offer easy to understand help and guidance as we all build web sites which are accessible to everyone.
Judges
Mary-Allison Lancaster, whose current assignment is managing editor for the Brewton Standard will be assisting, as time permits, with edits of our web site production, location of experts in the various teaching and learning areas of our Talking Hands Award honorees to write laudations and review of our submissions for accuracy and authenticity.
Bernie Howe teaches CSS and HTML at Web Tech University. He is a cancer survivor whose
personal and commercial web building skills are exhibited in sites which are compliant in CSS, HTML and disABILITY. Bernie became an advocate of accessibility, long before doing so was law. He signs
guest books with flair and his compassion for those less fortunate than ourselves has grown an army of advocates.
Martin Arashi In Memory
Trisha is self taught on the computer, HTML and web page production. Her children are grown, now she and her husband of 36 years share their home with a dog named Boo and a cat called Angel. Trisha has served as a team leader with TSF and as a Community Leader with GeoCities where her gift for writing poetry was expanded along with her excellent communication skills.
Vance Elderkin resides in North Carolina. He is a retired radio/TV announcer who now teaches communication at NC State University, along with doing freelance voiceover and writing. He is a self-taught webmaster who also dabbles in music composition.
Lupércio Mundim is the owner and evaluator of Poetic Soul, he was born in November 4 of 1946 in Brazil and lived in the cities of Ipameri, Goiânia and Rio de Janeiro. He is an accomplished poet and a lawyer who studied in the Anhanguera University of Goiânia.
Rhonda Serong (New Zealand)-past Business Consultant with an intense interest in the English language, self taught with HTML and web page production and owner of O.N.Z.C.D.A. since 1998 she has a thorough understanding of a web site visit which will leave a person a better world citizen when they return to their normal daily activities. Rhonda also serves in various capacities within other areas of the award community.
Assistant Awards Coordinator
Tommy Walters lives in Lavonia, Georgia with his wonderful wife of 46 years. Tommy was born on Easter Sunday April 9, 1939. Being retired Tommy has had cancer two times but lucky enough to survive for past 16 years. In 1990 Tommy suffered a massive heart attack which leaves a portion of his heart not functioning. He is grateful to God for all these trials and wants very much to be of help to others. Tommy is director of HPIP prayer board and enjoys answering request from people all over the world.
Awards Coordinator
Denny Lancaster is chairperson of the Heartland Golden Heart Award (now inactive); evaluator for three years-Award of Excellence; mentor and evaluator for The Site Fights, five years.
He is the father of four children, a tax attorney, a certified webmaster through online courses and is a MCI (master certified instructor) in ten disciplines, who established the Talking Hands Award because of his love of "special children."
Training and Our Responsibility
