Each year the Minyanville Academy of Arts and Sciences selects a number of awards from all the entrants at the annual Minyans in the Mountains Conference.  The academy's motto has always been, "If you can't laugh at yourself, laugh at someone else."  In that spirit, below are this year's winners!

• The Travis Bickle Déjà Vu Award - Professor Neal Dingmann.  Yes, we're talking to you.
  
  
• The "Keep Your Junk Out of My Paint" Award - The lithe and petite Minyan Loring Randolph for sending Minyan Adam Barkeloo's sure basket deep into the stands during Minyan basketball.
  
  Minyan Loring Randolph playing her patented sticky defense
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  Photo Courtesy Minyan Charlie Mangano
  
  
• The Professor Jeff Macke Mini-Me Award - (Tie) Senior Editor Bill Meehan, Minyan Ken Klaiman, Minyan Mark Bloudek
  
  (L to R):  Senior Editor Bill Meehan, Minyan Ken Klaiman, Professor Jeff Macke and Minyan Mark Bloudek
  
  Photo Courtesy Minyan Charlie Mangano
  
  
• The "Almost Famous" Band-Aid Award - MInyan Candace Wei
  
  
• The Longer You Wait for Dinner (the Better it Tastes) - Minyanville Intern Jenna Drenten for decision-making under duress.
  
  
• The “Who’s Your Caddy?” Award - Minyan Ken Klaiman (no Mrs. Klaiman, we don't know what this means either!)
  
  Professor Bennet Sedacca and Minyan Mrs. Ken Klaiman
  
  
  
• The G’Day/Bad Night Award - Professor Laurie McGuirk
  
  Professor Laurie and Minyan Lisa
  
  Photo copyright (c) 2006 Minyan Michael Gat
  
  
• The "No seriously, I'm a heterosexual--see, I brought my girlfriend's entire family" Award - Minyanville Intern Nick Hughes
  
  
• The "Who Needs a Shirt Under My Fleece Vest- -I’m a Professor!" Award - Professor Adam Michael
  
  
• The Hop-a-Long/Hop-Away Award - Minyan Keleigh Thomas
  
  
• The Best Hop-a-Long/Hop-Away Supporting Actor Award - (Tie) Minyan Andre Hazelwood and Professor Scott Reamer.
  
  
• The "I Broke Him Just to Ride Him" Award - Minyan Lila Kerns
  
  Professor Kevin "Pepe" Depew and his wife, Minyan Lila Kerns
  
  Photo copyright (c) 2006 Minyan Michael Gat
  
  
• The Saturday Night Stand Up Guy Award - Professor David Miller.  We'll give him this: he was, at least technically, standing up despite the rapid eye movement.
  
  
• The "You My Boy, Blue!" Award - Minyan Charlie Magnano
  
  
• The Once Bitten, Twice Shy Award - Event Planner Leah Burke
  
  
• The Fool Me Once, Shame On Me Award - Assistant Editor Farley
  
  
• The Attention to Detail, Zero Defect Award - Queen V, Vanessa Ohayon
  
  Vanessa... with her "encouragement stick"
  
  Photo copyright (c) 2006 Minyan Michael Gat
  
  
• The Speak Softly and Carry a Short Stick Award - Minyanville President Kevin Wassong for automatically assuming he won the Minyan golf longest drive award all the while losing it to Minyan Todd Hibbert
  
  
• The Jeff Spicoli, Cool Bud Thirsty Waves Award - Minyan Eric Majeski
  
  Minyan Eric "Spicoli" Majeski
  
  Photo copyright (c) 2006 Minyan Michael Gat
  
  
• The Minyans in the Mountains Award for Best Photography - Minyan Michael Gat
  
  
• The "I wish I knew how to quit you" Award - (Tie) Todd Harrison, Kevin Wassong