1990

The 63rd Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee took place on May 31st, 1990. It was held at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C., and 226 spellers participated.

In an interview, Amy Marie Dimak shared that she knew all 11 of her Finals words; she didn’t make any guesses!

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About the 63rd Bee

Champion

Amy Marie Dimak

Seattle, Washington

Amy Marie Dimak, age 13, sponsored by The Seattle Times, won the $5,000 prize by correctly spelling the word “fibranne.”

Amy Marie Dimak married and became Amy Dimak King. She was a molecular biotechnology research technician before becoming a stay-at-home mom. She later became a nurse at a hospital in Anchorage, Alaska.

Location

Capital Hilton

at the Presidential Ballroom

Winning Word

fibranne(n)

FAHY-bran

a fabric made of spun-rayon yarn.

This word is from French.

OFFICIALS

Directors

Sondra J. Austin and Reta Rose

Judges

  • Dr. Robert E. Baker
  • Leroy C. Dillard
  • Mary Brooks
  • John M. Scott

Pronouncers

  • Dr. Alex J. Cameron
  • Dr. Caesar A. Carrino

SPELLER ROSTER

  • Matthew Benjamin Abrams
  • Laurent Julien Aglietti
  • Rani Shea Aldridge
  • Ken M. Alfano
  • Heather Elizabeth Ambrose
  • Michael P. Argosino
  • William Hardy Aston, III
  • Kanika Bahl
  • Holly Ann Balasubramanian
  • Mary C. Ball
  • Mark Jonathan Bane
  • Johnny E. Bariou
  • Leonard W. Barry
  • Aimee Marguerite Baumann
  • Rebekka Shauntae Blagmon
  • Dealon Blom
  • Darby Faith Bookout
  • Charlotte Lyn Bright
  • Megan Louise Brown
  • Andre’ D. Brown
  • Elizabeth Ann Browne
  • Jennifer Lynne Bryan
  • Cheryl Anne Caprio
  • Joseph H. Carroll
  • Kristin Mary Cashore
  • Laura Beth Cato
  • Kristen Jeanine Cerven
  • Aarthi Chary
  • Sandy Fong Chin
  • Sandra Yong Chincarini
  • Sun Young Choi
  • Anand Chokkavelu
  • Woosuk Chong
  • Katie Marie Chriest
  • Cynthia Danielle Cohen
  • Ryan Douglas Collins
  • Allison K. Cooper
  • Bob Cordell
  • Shane M. Cosma
  • James T. Cotton
  • Natasha Cox
  • Carol Anne Crockett
  • Dean A. Croshaw
  • Jayatri Das
  • Lisa Datta
  • Catherine Lauren Dean
  • Eliane B. DeCastro
  • Chasidy Delese Delts
  • Amy Marie Dimak
  • Shane Dizon
  • William P. Dolan
  • James Matthew Donegan
  • Beth Ann Dougherty
  • Monique Dumont
  • Aileen Dy
  • Marchelle Dawn Ebbensgard
  • Dinah U. Edmeka
  • Lisa M. Edwin
  • Abbey Severance Eisenhower
  • Lori Kathleen Elder
  • Joyanna K. Ellis
  • Eric Enders
  • Nathan Herald Erb
  • Kimberly June Finke
  • Amy Jo Foltz
  • Tomiko Foreman
  • Amy Patricia Francy
  • Jason Eric Freudenberger
  • Alice Gates
  • Robert R. Getz
  • Jacob Gitten
  • Mary Elizabeth Grahmann
  • Angela Frances Greaves
  • Brian Timothy Green
  • Wyatt Michael Greene
  • Jamie Leigh Grennan
  • Jamie Lamont Griffin
  • Daniel H. Gulya
  • Lucy Handfield
  • Kristen Hanson
  • Jeremy Dewayne Harmon
  • Erika Harrell
  • Patrick Michael Hearon
  • Nathan John Heick
  • Donald A. Hertges
  • Kaley Faline Hill
  • Jamie Holbach
  • Jason Lynn Holt
  • Alicia Rennay Hudgins
  • Stephan P. Huff
  • Joseph Anthony Hunt
  • Eugene Hwang
  • Titania Leung Inglis
  • Lisa Midori Ishimaru
  • Virginian Grace James
  • William M. Jay
  • Herschel Jeffrey
  • Chelesa Collins Jerry
  • Karen Jones
  • Dennis William Jowers
  • Amaliya Francis Jurta
  • Valerie Lynne Kann
  • Wendy Jean Kemp
  • Lori Kensel
  • DoHyung Kim
  • Scott Andrew Knapp
  • Philip Winfield Knerr
  • Jason Matthew Knott
  • Ellie Kochanski
  • Stefanie Koperniak
  • Bethany Anne Kramer
  • Tina Kuenzel
  • Eleanor Louise Laise
  • Melissa Elaine Lake
  • Eric Benjamin Landreneau
  • Jill Marie Lauck
  • Janice Chung-See Law
  • Alisha Marie Lee
  • Susan J. Lee
  • Eric C. Lee
  • Alice S. Lee
  • Erin Nicole Lewis
  • Jonathan Liu
  • Kevin Y Liu
  • Paul Abner Loeffler
  • Christa Ann Logsdon
  • Laura Kathryne Love
  • Wendy Lu
  • Kevin Joel Mass
  • Richard Edwin Maupin
  • Angela M. Meadows
  • Michael Daniel Menninger
  • Courtney Erin Mertes
  • Swaroop Mishra
  • Matthew Anthony Molloy
  • Beezer Moolji
  • Joanne Christine Moorehead
  • Nathan McLain Morgan
  • Amanda Donovan Mortimore
  • Jennifer Jean Mullins
  • Ed E. Myers
  • Sandra Nathan
  • Lekshmi Nayar
  • Valerie Ann Nienberg
  • Chasity LaDonna Nobles
  • Timothy Nolan
  • Jeff J. Nolan
  • Ak-bar Oliver
  • Alex L. Ong
  • Benjamin Carol Orsburn
  • Jack W. Pan
  • Kinita D. Patel
  • Nicolas Pena
  • Sara Amber Perry
  • Limbania Picasso
  • Kelly Gail Postlethwait
  • Ann Rakpraja
  • Rudy Ramirez
  • Heather A. Ranck
  • Arnab Ray
  • Bryan Patrick Reece
  • Jason D. Reichel
  • Tasha Susannah Reid
  • Margaret Brooks Rhine
  • Mira Rho
  • Stephan F. Rhone
  • Thalia J. Robakis
  • Mariela Guadalupe Rodreiguez
  • Andre’ Javelle Ross
  • Juana Sanchez
  • Charles O. Sauls
  • Zac James Schuneman
  • Mary Margaret Shaffer
  • Malinda Shepherd
  • Eric P. Shin
  • Suzanne Michelle Shontz
  • Nikhil S. Shringarpurey
  • Krissy Jean Sievers
  • Gavin Skeckler
  • Elizabeth Ann Skomp
  • Rebecca Slotnick
  • Matthew P. Snider
  • Max Chen-Yee Soong
  • Wilson Thomas Southerland
  • Antonia Spiliakos
  • Christine Spring
  • Shannon Ann Strohfeldt
  • Sarah Sulkowski
  • Tessa Alfonsaamary Sundaram
  • Daniel Christopher Synder
  • Edward Wang Tamiso
  • Christopher Andrew Thorpe
  • Carolyn Michelle Todd
  • Joshua James Tolman
  • Patrick Michael Toolis
  • Jessamyn A. Tracy
  • Miriam Udel
  • Gina Lynn Vanover
  • Pamela E. Varma
  • Sharon Rachel Vater
  • Gautam Venkatesh
  • Todd Erik Wallace
  • Jacque Waltman
  • Steve Wang
  • Natalie Wang
  • Sonya Grace Wang
  • Aaron Watson
  • Jaime Catherine Webb
  • Adrian Michael Weber
  • Mark Weinsier
  • Casey Lee Weiss
  • Taylor West
  • Marisa G. Westervelt
  • Shani-Jinaki Whipple
  • Jeffrey Lynn Whitworth
  • Julie Anne Wight
  • Freddie M. Williams
  • Brian Williamsen
  • Ryan Williamson
  • Aimee Lorelei Wiltz
  • Kristy Wolf
  • John Pyong Yun
  • Melody T. Yung
  • K Zillich
  • Anthony Zuba

* Winner
** Runner-Up