Doctor and Master of Pipes Awards

[craiginthecorn]

This year's recipients were:

Master of Pipes: Neal (npod) Osborne and Michael Parks

Doctor of Pipes: JT Cooke and Jeff Weiner

 

[kcghost]

The first person listed is the Trade or Industry person and second is the Hobby person.

 

[kcghost]

I'll see if I can find my list of Masters of Pipes.

 

[JimPM]

For those individuals who have made a significant contribution to the piping industry, it seems like an appropriate recognition. An honorable distinction voted by a body of previous winners is a major accomplishment. Folks should be acknowledged and rewarded for their good efforts. If you listen to or read information disseminated by these winners, personally I find their knowledge does bring considerable value, Why not award that?

 

[jpberg]

For those individuals who have made a significant contribution to the piping industry, it seems like an appropriate recognition. An honorable distinction voted by a body of previous winners is a major accomplishment. Folks should be acknowledged and rewarded for their good efforts. If you listen to or read information disseminated by these winners, personally I find their knowledge does bring considerable value, Why not award that?

Because some guys on the interweb don’t like it.

 

[craig61a]

They call me Dr. Pipes...

 

[ashdigger]

I used to work in a bait shop, and I was really good at what I did, some would call me a Master.

 

[hauntedmyst]

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I used to work in a bait shop, and I was really good at what I did, some would call me a Master.

The thing is to never stop practicing. Some baiters only toy with it occasionally but only a dedicated few will stick it out and practice and practice and practice with vim and viggar until they become a Master.

 

[craiginthecorn]

Rich Esserman sent me the complete lists today. Since @kcghost already shared the list of Doctors, I'll share the list of Masters.

2017
David Shain
Sykes Wilford

2018
Aziz Panjwani
Jeff Gracik

2019
Adam Davidson

2020
Jon David Cole
Chad Terpstra

2021
Shane Ireland

2022
Michael Parks
Neal Osborn (npod)

 

[npod]

Here is a collage of the awards ceremony from this year's banquet dinner. It was a very nice presentation. They presented the awards in-person for years 2020 and 2021 along with 2022 due to show cancellation the prior years. They did stretch the age cutoff in my case .

 

[sgarrity]

Congrats to all of the winners!! And thanks for the lists and pics. Just the info I was looking for .

 

[mso489]

Inasmuch as pipe smoking is a social activity and a profession for many, I think these awards are rather cool. It would have been lucky if kcghost's explanation had been the first post after the original post, to put the whole thing in focus.

Awards can sometimes arouse envy or are dismissed, or the selection of recipients is disputed. But I think they serve a good purpose in crediting at least some of the people who make contributions to a community and encouraging others to support the community.

I believe the French pipe making community bestows professional titles on its senior pipe makers. There's a title that goes with it, or maybe several, but I can't remember what it is. Since pipe making in France is deeply traditional, highly competitive, and a really tight community, this is especially coveted and esteemed by people eligible to receive it.

Artisans who made two of the pipes I have received awards and/or distinctions for their work. Deservedly.

 

[trudger]

Congrats Neal (@npod)! I know you are not as active here as much as in the past. Insta is where your photography shines and it is the right format for your images and insight on the pipe & tobacco world. Props on the recognition from a community I know you love and respect.

 

[kcghost]

Here is a complete list of the Doctor of Pipes.

June 10, 2022

Recipients of the Doctor of Pipes Award​

(1998-2022)​

Year​	Recipient ​
​	​
1998	Tom Dunn* Frank Burla * CPCC
1999	Barry Levin* Basil Sullivan*
2000	Chuck Levi Ed Lehman*
2001	Bob Hamlin** Rich Esserman
2002	Mary McNiel Chuck Rio CPCC
2003	Peter Stokkebye* Linwood Hines
2004	R. David Field Ben Rapaport CPCC
2005	Michael Butera Rick Newcombe
2006	Marty Pulvers Mike Reschke CPCC *
2007	Tom McCranie Federico Baylaender*
2008	Alberto Bonfiglioli Gibb Robinson
2009	William John Ashton Taylor* Fred Janusek
2010	Alan Schwartz Fred J. Hanna
2011	Paul Creasy John Eells
2012	Mike McNiel Tad Gage
2013	Lee von Erck Rex Poggenpuhl CPCC
2014	Andrew Sissom Craig Cobine CPCC
2015	Brian Levine Dennis Congos
2016	Chuck Stanion
	Eugene Umberger CPCC
2017	G.L. Pease
	Vernon Vig
2018	Rob Cooper
	Paul Bender CPCC
2019	Steve Monjure
	John Tolle

2020	Sykes Wilford Jeff Knoll
2021	Mark Irwin Steve Fallon
2022	Jim Cooke Jeff Weiner

 

[ssjones]

The Chicago Pipe Club awards it at their show.
I don’t get you guys who are pissing on this.

I agree. In our hobby, those awards are quite deserving for individuals who make significant contributions to our hobby. Here's an old thread with a list of past recipients:

Doctor of Pipes Recipients :: General Pipe Smoking Discussion

In another thread someone proposed that a "Pipe Person of the Year Award" be created. I argued that we already have an award that addresses this need. That is the "Doctor of Pipes" that is awarded by the Chicagoland Pipe Collectors Club each year. Below is a list of the 30 people who have been...

pipesmagazine.com

 

[monty55]

Congrats to all! It was good to see Pipestud pick up his 2021 award. Well-deserved Steve!