PEOPLES CHOICE
Selected by attending membership at each annual AKA Convention, the Peoples Choice award is purely based on general appeal and popularity, sometimes making winning this award more exciting than Grand Champion.
Below is a partial photo gallery of People’s Choice winners, if you can help us fill in missing years (info/photos), please contact portal AT kite DOT org to volunteer.
2019 – Seaside, Oregon
Kite – Cliff Pennell – “Ruby Red”
Accessory – Lindsey Johnson – “Northern Lights for Kites”
2018 – Shreveport, Louisiana
Kite – Donna Houchins – “Metamorphosis”
2017 – Ocean City, Maryland
Information coming soon
2016 – Seaside, Oregon
Information coming soon
2015 – Enid, Oklahoma
Kite – Alexa King
Accessory – Alex Meyer
2014 – Nags Head, North Carolina
Kite – Jon Trennepohl – “Suspended Wing Delta”
Accessory – David Tuttle
2013 Seaside, Oregon
Kite – Ron Bohart
2013 Seaside, Oregon
Accessory – Steve de Rooy
2013 Seaside, Oregon
KAP – Matt Cyphert
2012 Enid, Oklahoma
Kite – Alexa King
2011 – Wildwood, New Jersey
KAP – Darrin Skinner – “Bannerific Labyrinth”
2009 Rochester, Minnesota
KAP – Jim Powers
2009 Rochester, Minnesota
Kite – John Pollock
2009 Rochester, Minnesota
Accessory – Linda Sanders
2010 – Seaside, Oregon
Kite – Walt Mitchell – “Rising Phoenix”
KAP – Pierre Lesage – “AhuTongariki, Easter Island”
2008 – Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Kite – Glen Haynes
Accessory – Debbie Von Bokern
KAP – Pete Dolphin
2007 Ocean Shores, Washington
Kite – Bazzer Poulter
2007 Ocean Shores, Washington
Accessory – Linda Sanders
2007 Ocean Shores, Washington
KAP – Doug Davlin
2006 De Moines, Iowa
Kite – Eric Wolff
2006 De Moines, Iowa
Accessory – Bill Schumacher
2006 DeMoines, Iowa
KAP – Pierre Lesage
2005 – Ocean City, Maryland
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2004 – Seaside, Oregon
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2003 Dayton Ohio
Accessory – Arnold Stellema
2003 Dayton Ohio
KAP – Dan Brinnehl
2002 Ocean City, MD
Kite – Jose Sainz
2003 Dayton Ohio
Kite – Pete Dolphin
2001 – Billings, Montana
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2000 – Treasure Island, Florida
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1999 – Muncie, Indiana
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1998 – Ocean Shores, Washington
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1997 – Wildwood, New Jersey
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1996 – Santa Monica, California
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1995 – Tulsa, Oklahoma
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1994 – Wildwood, New Jersey
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1993 – Seaside, Oregon
Kite – Randy Tom
Accessory – Stan Swanson
1992 – Lubbock, Texas
Kite – Jose Sainz
Accessory – Ilene Atkins/Michael Graves
1991 – Jacksonville, Florida
Kite – Oscar and Sarah Bailey
Accessory – Dennis Kumerowski
1990 – Seaside, Oregon
Information coming soon
1989 – Honolulu, Hawaii
Kite – Bobby Stanfield, Bobbi and Mike Lane
1988 – Chicago, Illinois
Kite – Martin Lester
Accessory – Dennis Kumerowski
1987 – Washington, DC
Kite – Scott Skinner
Accessory – Chris Silvin
1986 – Newport, Rhode Island
Information coming soon
1985 – San Diego, California
Kite – Adrian Conn
Accessory – Dave Nichols
1984 – Nashville, Tennessee
Kite – Adrian Conn
1983 – Columbus, Ohio
Kite – Hammamatsu Team
1982 – Detroit, Michigan
Kite – Adrian Conn
Accessory – Charley Sotich
1981 – Detroit, Michigan
Kite – Brooks Leffler
Accessory- Bob Price