National & Roving Specialty Judges
The Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of America National Specialty is held each October in conjunction with the Montgomery County Kennel Club, an All Terrier Dog Show. Puppy Sweepstakes and occasionally Veteran Sweepstakes are also offered.
SCWTCA also sponsors a Roving National Specialty in even-numbered years. Sanctioned Local/Regional Wheaten Clubs, Terrier Group Clubs, and/or All Breed Clubs can request to host a Roving National Specialty, therefore the location and time of year change each time. Puppy Sweepstakes and occasionally Veteran Sweepstakes are generally offered.
Members of SCWTCA with voting rights nominate and vote for the individual who will judge Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers at the National Specialty and National Roving Specialty. Judges for the the associated Sweepstakes are selected in the same way.
*NOTE: The first sanctioned SCWTCA National Specialty was held in 1975
| Year | Breed Judge | Puppy Sweeps Judge |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | John Hillman | – none – |
| 1974 | Dr Josephine Deubler | – none – |
| 1975* | Richard Monnich | Robert Jacques |
| 1976 | Anne Rogers Clark | Mary Nelson Stephenson |
| 1977 | Robert Moore | John Sheehan |
| 1978 | Annemarie Moore | Dan Shoemaker |
| 1979 | Lydia Hutchinson | Dan Kiedrowski |
| 1980 | John Marvin | Gay Sherman (Dunlap) |
| 1981 | Doris Wear | Jackie Gottlieb |
| 1982 | Richard Hensel | Edward McPharlan |
| 1983 | Maxine Beam | Emily Holden |
| 1984 | Lou Auslander | Alice Papaliolios |
| 1985 | Barbara Keenan | Marjorie Shoemaker |
| 1986 | Ken McDermott | Bev Trapani (McDonald) |
| 1987 | Jane Forsyth | Helen Moreland |
| 1988 | Roger Hartinger | Gwynne McNamara |
| 1989 | Anne Rogers Clark | Gary Vlachos |
| 1990 | Ric Chashoudian | Jo Hanton |
| 1991 | Annemarie Moore | Diane Lunde |
| 1992 | Mareth Kipp | Candy Way |
| 1993 | Phyllis Haage (dogs + BOB) Gay Dunlap (bitches) |
Penny Belviso & Cindy Meyer |
| 1994 | Sandra Good Allen | Janet Dalton |
| 1995 | Gwynne McNamara | Marjorie Shoemaker |
| 1996 | Anne Rogers Clark | Audie Howe |
| 1997 | Michelle Billings | Bill Nelson |
| 1998 | Cindy Vogels | Emily Holden |
| 1999 | Lydia Hutchinson | Kathy McIndoe |
| 2000 | Ed Dalton | Helen Moreland |
| 2001 | Gary Vlachos | Ilze Barron |
| 2002 | Candy Way | Genie Kline |
| 2003 | Cindy Meyer | Elaine Azerolo |
| 2004 | Gay Dunlap | Bonney Snyder |
| 2005 | Cindy Vogels | Sue Little |
| 2006 | Jon Cole | Pam Donahue |
| 2007 | Edd Bivin | Nancy Butler |
| 2008 | Margaret Moeller-Sieber | Kathy Clarke |
| 2009 | Patricia Trotter | Cecily Skinner |
| 2010 | Sue Goldberg | Dana Frady |
| 2011 | Gary Vlachos | Emily Holden |
| 2012 | Ken Kauffman | Molly O’Connell Barbara Miller – Veterans |
| 2013 | Sally George | Karen Mueller |
| 2014 | Richard Urquhart | Bev McDonald |
| 2015 | Candy Way | Pam Mandeville |
| 2016 | Anne Katona | Maripi Wooldridge |
| 2017 | Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine | Jinx Moore |
| 2018 | Cindy Vogels | Denise Daniel |
| 2019 | Shari Boyd | Kent Meyer |
| 2020 | 2020 Nat’l Specialty was cancelled due to COVID-19 ** Judges would have been: Clay Coady (breed) / Gwen Meyer (sweeps) |
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| 2021 | Candy Way | Willie Rueda |
| 2022 | Gary Vlachos | Dana Barton |
| 2023 | Gwen Meyer | Patrice Chevalier |
| 2024 | Kathy Clarke | Lisa Lopez |
| 2025 | Pat Mullin | Pam Mandeville |
| 2026 | ||
| 2027 | ||
| 2028 | ||
| 2029 | ||
| Year | Location | Breed Judge | Sweeps Judge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Denver | Thelma Brown | – none – |
| 1977 | Chicago | Stephen Shaw | Dennis Barnes |
| 1978 | Southern California | Derek Rayne | CL Savage |
| 1980 | Minnesota | Thomas Gately | Lorry Brownell |
| 1981 | Northern California | Nick Calicura | Sherry Yanow |
| 1982 | Chicago | Mrs. Tom Stevenson | Maureen Holmes |
| 1983 | Denver | Jim Reynolds | Nona Harwell |
| 1984 | South Carolina | Lydia Hutchinson | Joy Laylon |
| 1985 | Southern California | Ric Chashoudian | Dan Kiedrowski |
| 1986 | Northern California | Jon Cole | Wilma Carter |
| 1987 | Chicago | Edd Bivin | Janet Turner (Dalton) – Futurity |
| 1988 | Denver | Donna Dale | Renee Kotaki, Jacki Luckenbaugh, & Dora Lee Wilson – Futurity |
| 1989 | Connecticut | Stephen Shaw | Penny Belviso – Futurity |
| 1990 | Milwaukee | Gay Sherman (Dunlap) | Barbara Shulenburg – Futurity |
| 1991 | Southern California | Robert Condon | Bob LaRouech – Futurity |
| 1992 | Louisville | Edd Bivin | Bill Nelson – Futurity |
| 1994 | Denver | David Merriam | – none – |
| 1996 | Milwaukee | Nolan Dale | – none – |
| 1998 | Southern California | Gay Dunlap | – none – |
| 2000 | Denver | Audie Howe | Wayne Harmon |
| 2002 | Arizona | Sandra Goose Allen | Nancy Stalnaker |
| 2004 | Southern California | Sue Goldberg | Bev McDonald |
| 2006 | Southern California | Peggy Beisel McIlwaine | Ann Leigh |
| 2008 | Northern California | Gwynne McNamara | Pam Mandeville |
| 2010 | Southern California | Peggy Beisel-McIllwaine | Willie Rueda |
| 2012 | Southern California | Karin Bergbom | Jon Caliri Bill Behan – Veteran |
| 2014 | Southern California | Gay Dunlap | Genie Kline |
| 2016 | Northern California | Sue Goldberg | Kathy McIndoe |
| 2018 | Tampa Bay | Kathy Clarke | Bonney Snyder |
| 2020 | Southern California | Christine Erickson | Molly O’Connell |
| 2022 | St Louis | Bergit Coady-Kabel | Susan Ratliffe |
| 2024 | Louisville KY | Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine | Jinx Moore |
| 2026 | —TBD— | ||
| 2028 | —TBD— |
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