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AGS Judging Program
AGS Certified Judges
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Want to become a Certified Judge?
You start as an  Apprentice Judge.
​Link to the Training Program
Apprentice Judge Training Materials
  • ​*New 2023 AGS Judging Handbook
  • AGS Judging by Category Guidelines​

Judging Program Team
Bonnie Gibson, AZ
Phil Moorhead, IN
Sylvia Nelson, CA
Terry Noxel, NY
Record Keeper: Dallas Lunsford

Contact Information:
[email protected]
[email protected]
  • Link to List of Certified Judge Instructors
  • Link to Scoring & Tallying FORMS for Judges & Clerks
  • Link to Activity Reporting Forms

Continuing Education Classes
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Submit a Judges Activity Form when you have participated or led any of the Continuing Education classes
  • (Note: the class leader can submit a group form for all participants or each can submit their own form).
  • Forms may be  printed and mailed or send an email with the information to us at [email protected].
Click here to find Reporting Forms
Techniques Articles for Training Purposes
  • Pyrography article (Fall 2021)
  • Carving article (Winter 2021)
  • Coiling article (Spring 2022)
  • Clay article (Summer 2022)
  • Color and Finishes article (Fall 2022)​


Training Resources
  • Judge Scoring Forms
  • Clerk Forms
  • ​New Judging Criteria article (Summer 2022)
  • Judging Overall Appearance article (Winter 2022)
  • Judging Craftsmanship & Degree of Difficulty (Spring 2023)
  • AGS JUDGING HANDBOOK - revised 2023 
  • JUDGING BY CATEGORIES

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  • Home
  • Join
    • Standard Membership-2025
    • Auto Renewal Membership
    • CA+International Membership
  • Magazine
    • Quarterly Contest
    • Back Issues
  • Chapters
  • Calendar
  • Education
  • Gourd Growing Tutorials
    • Manipulated Gourd Tutorials
    • Sellers: Seeds, Gourds
    • Growing
    • Harvesting
  • Crafting Techniques
    • Pyrography
    • Crafting Resources
    • Crafting Tutorials
  • Judging
    • Competition Scoring Forms for Judges & Clerks
    • Training Apprentice & Certified Judges
    • Judges Activity Reporting Forms
    • List of Judge Instructors
  • Artistry Award
  • Jim Story Award
    • JSA-Eligibility/Entry
  • History of Gourds Around the World
  • About
  • Judging