Also taking place January 24–26 is the annual Color Breed Council Judges Academy, held at the Doubletree Hotel at Warren Place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Billy Smith and APHA Director of Judges David Dellin will be among the attendees of this annual seminar, designed to educate judges who officiate APHA, ApHC, PtHA, PHBA, NSBA, AMHA, IBHA and POAC competitions.

Sun Circuit Shootout Participants: Katherine Berg, Baylor, Florence, Texas, Sr., Marilyn Brandt, West Texas A&M, Andover, Ill., Sr., Taylor Brown, Fresno State, Strathmore, Calif., Fr., Layla Choate, South Carolina, Murray, Ky., Jr., Austin Griffith, Ohio State, Dublin, Ohio, Sr., Brynn Larson, New Mexico State, Brush Prairie, Wash., Jr., Darby Mailhot, Delaware State, Ontario, Canada, Fr., Raivenne Scott, South Dakota State, Cornelius, Ore., So.

On February 24 from noon-1:30 p.m., Convention-goers can sign up for the New President’s Inaugural Luncheon welcoming APHA President Mary Parrott, who is only the second female APHA president in the past 15 years. Outgoing President Gregg Reisinger will look back on his seven-year tenure as a member of the Executive Committee while Mary will present her vision for the upcoming year.