The award winners for the Cyndi Taylor Painters' Exhibit held at John Wood Community College in March have been announced.

Thirty-one students of award-winning artist Cyndi Taylor participated in the show, held in the Heath Center Gallery on the JWCC campus in Quincy.

Awards were presented as follows:

* Best of Show: Daryl Shankland, Quincy, "Smokey Mountains."

* Animals: First place -- Alesa Spangler, Quincy, "Cosmo"; second -- Ramona Durham, Nelson, Mo., "King Cat"; third -- Joe Lord, Plainville, "Daybreak."

* Landscapes: First place -- Jody Snow, Barry, "Pohutakana Tree"; second -- Donna Rodemich, Quincy, "Seaside Serenity"; third -- Pat NolinWinkler, Quincy, "Crimson Autumn."

* Floral/Still Life: First place -- Ross Castle, Montgomery City, Mo., "It's Just a Boat"; second -- Donna Rodemich, Quincy, "Captured Memories"; third -- Bill Mullen, Hannibal, Mo., "Passage."

* Traditional Portrait: First place -- Ross Castle, Montgomery City, Mo., "JFK"; second -- Shirley Crank, Quincy, "Grandmother"; third -- Rachel Allison, Hannibal, Mo., "Legolas."

* A Moment in Time: First place -- Jody Snow, Barry, "Young Buddhist Monk"; second -- Daryl Shankland, Quincy, "Sadness"; third -- Lisa Moran-Cortes, Quincy, "Jerry Garcia."

Several special awards were presented by area business sponsors, and a number of honorable mention awards were also presented.