Name:Galen Hansen Address: 11230 Rolling Hills Drive Phone/Fax: (619) 440-3930 e-mail:Galenkoi@aol.com and Galenkoi@cox.net Profession: Obstetrician, Gynecologist

Size of Pond: 13,000 gallons

Year Certified as Judge: 1994 (Assigned as part of committee of 3)

Years in Hobby: 1981

Affiliated Club and how many years: Koi Club of San Diego (Founder) 1984 ZNA So Cal 1984

Positions held in club: President of Koi Club of San Diego:1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995. Show Chairman:1987, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004. Original Newsletter Editor. AKCA Rep for about 10 years. On Executive Board from inception of club

Other koi related Activities: ZNA Certified Judge since early 1990’s. Science Editor KoiUSA since about 1990. Written articles for KoiUSA for about 15 years. Speaker throughout the US on Koi Health, Koi Selection and Judging, Pond Construction and Filters, and all aspects of the koi hobby. Wrote By-Laws for AKCA Judging Program. Organized all of the 9 years of the AKCA Judging Seminar. Attended most of the ZNA Judging Seminars in the US

Accomplishments: Most proud accomplishment, Pioneered the much neglected subject of Koi Health, both in disseminating information as well as achieving the involvement finally of some DVM’s in the koi hobby. Showed my koi in 88 koi shows winning over 1300 prizes. Being available for everyone in the hobby for koi health issues. Spearheading the concept of putting a koi pond in the Japanese Garden in Balboa Park in San Diego. First Koi Person of the year in Koi Club of San Diego. Organizing first AKCA Seminar outside of LA in 1990. Starting and continuing the Koi Judging segment in Koi USA . Judged in: Japan, Australia