JUDGES BIO FORM

Name: Dr. Arthur Lembke, Jr.
9A Harwood Dr. Harwood, MD 20776
Phone/Fax: 410-867-0270
e-mail: artskoi1@aol.com
Profession: Dentist

Size of Pond: 18,000 gals. Indoor pond.

Year Certified as Judge: 1996, Current member of the AKCA Judging Comm., ZNA Certified Judge in 1998

Years in Hobby:34 years

Affiliated Club and how many years: Mid- Atlantic Koi Club since 1990

Positions held in club: Vice President and President of Mid-Atlantic Koi Club, two time MAKC Show Chairman, three times Koi America Show Chairman, Koi Bencher, AKCA Rep for MAKC

Other koi related Activities : He and his wife have been to Japan many times, he has written articles for Koi USA, Nichirin, MAKC Newsletter and several other magazines, he has given lectures on Water Quality, Koi Nutrition, Koi Selection, Filtration, Treatment of Koi Diseases, Injection Techniques, Pond Winterization and Advanced Koi Appreciation, has been to several Judging Seminars around the world and has taught some as well.

Accomplishments: With his wife he has had several Grand Champions and has showed in many Shows around the US, has been MAKC’s Koi Person of the Year, with his wife he has had Koi finish in the top three for AKCA Koi of the Year competion twice, with his wife he has shown a few times in the All Japan Show and won Runner-Up Champion. Judged in United States, Great Britain, Taiwan, Holland , Australia