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    Chris Rommel is a member of the National Caricaturist Network (NCN), an international organization devoted to the promotion of the art of caricature to the public as well as the education about the art form to its members.  The NCN is currently about 500 members strong and is growing every year.  This organization is represented by many countries and has some of the best caricature talent in the world in its membership.  An annual convention and competition is held for socialization, education and competition among each other.  Artists at the convention display their skills as they compete for the “Caricaturist of the Year” award (a gold nose statuette known as the 'Golden Nosey') as well as competing in a variety of specialized categories such as best likeness, best portfolio and best color technique among many other categories.  All competitions are judged by the vote of all attending members.  These prestigious awards are highly regarded in the caricature community and recognize world-renowned artists.  Among winning the top honored 'Golden Nosey' award, Chris has won many other awards during the past seven years by competing in several contests at past NCN conventions, including...

• 2001 NCN Convention (Atlanta, GA)
  8th Place "Caricaturist of the Year"

• 2002 NCN Convention (Las Vegas, NV)
  1st Place "Studio Caricature of the Year" (Christopher Reeve)
  1st Place "Portfolio of the Year"
  1st Place "Best Likeness from Slides"
  Silver Nosey Award - 2nd Place "Caricaturist of the Year"
  9th Place "Convention Caricature of the Year" (Dion Socia)

• 2003 NCN Convention (Orlando, FL)
  6th Place "Convention Caricature of the Year" (Lar DeSouza)

• 2004 NCN Convention (Orlando, FL)
  1st Place "Best Likeness from Slides"
  8th Place "Caricaturist of the Year"

• 2005 NCN Convention (Las Vegas, NV)
  2nd Place "Studio Caricature of the Year" (Donald Trump)
  Silver Nosey Award - 2nd Place "Caricaturist of the Year"

• 2006 NCN Convention (Orlando, FL)
  2nd Place "Best Likeness from Slides"
  2nd Place "Guest of Honor Award" (David O'Keefe)
  Golden Nosey Award - 1st Place "Caricaturist of the Year" (NCN's Top Honor) promoting Chris to "Master" caricaturist

• 2007 NCN Convention (Reno, NV)
  NCN "Master" - Not eligible to compete in professional competition