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2004 Decipher Volunteer Awards

Each year, Decipher recognizes our most outstanding volunteers with several awards. Thursday night, August 19th, at the Gen Con dAgent Summit and dinner, the 2004 Volunteer Awards were presented by Decipher Chairman & CEO Warren Holland.

Tournament Director of the Year
The tournament director who has run the most sanctioned tournaments in the past year recieves this award. This year, Kevin LaPorte was the winner with 62 sanctioned events to his credit.

Kevin LaPorte, Tournament Director of the Year

Writer of the Year
Many of our volunteers contribute strategy articles and deck designs to the DGMA and Decipher websites. The 2004 Writer of the Year went to Patrick Sullivan. (Patrick was unable to attend the summit.)

Rookie of the Year
The four nominees for best performance by a "rookie" dAgent were Arturo Robles, Kirk England, Scott Goodrich, and Steven Florent. All received a special watch, and Scott Goodrich was selected as Rookie of the Year.

Rookie of the Year Scott Goodrich (center) with
volunteer coordinator Kyle Heuer (left) and CEO Warren Holland.

Volunteer of the Year
Nominees were Jean-Christophe Toffaloni, Hayden-William Courtland, Matt Clemans, and Tristan Marsman. Again, each was presented with a watch for their numerous contributions to our volunteer programs. Tristan Marsman, named Volunteer of the Year, was presented with a Rohan helm, crafted by Weta Workshops.

Tristan Marsman, Volunteer of the Year

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Kathy McCracken
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August 20, 2004