Awards:
CWB National Design Portfolio Honorable Mention Award for Furniture Design 1998, “Carving and Marquetry Dining Table”
CWB National Design Portfolio Honorable Mention Award for Furniture Design 2004, “Chess Table and Chairs”
CWB National Design Portfolio Award for Residential Furniture 2009, “Griffin End Table”
Woodcarving Illustrated Best in Contest Award 2010, “Griffin End Table”
Woodcarving Illustrated People’s Choice Award 2010, “Griffin End Table”
Omaha Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Month Award May 2011
Sarpy County Chamber 2011 Ambassador of the Year Award Dan Zongker
CWB National Design Portfolio People’s Choice Award 2011, “Music Box”
Veneer Tech Craftsman Challenge Honorable Mention 2011, Specialty Items “Music Box”
CWB National Design Portfolio People’s Choice Award 2013, “Traditional Jewelry Box”
Articles:
Wood & Wood Products Magazine’s “Top 100” ranking for 5 years straight 1994-1998
Woodshop News Magazine, cover story, August 1996
Omaha Business Journal, article, 1995 and 1996
Omaha World Herald article, June 1997
CWB Magazine article, August 1997
Midlands Business Journal, 1999
The Encounter Magazine, 2000
Women’s Edition magazine, July 2000
Omaha Magazine, 2001
The Omaha Weekly Magazine May 2001
Global Web Award 2001-2002
Women’s Edition Magazine, May 2002
Midlands Business Journal, 2002
Omaha Magazine, 2002
Medium Magazine February 2003
Women’s Edition Magazine, March 2004
House to Home Magazine, January 2005
Wood Carving Magazine, March/April 2006
Medium Magazine on Line Arts, 2007
Today’s Woodworker, Issue 177 – Jul 17, 2007
KETV News Watch 7, Julie Cornell, August 2007
Action 3 News Live at Five Furniture Designers 2008
Omaha Builder Magazine February 2008
Interior Design Magazine 2008
Women’s Edition, May 2008
Midlands Business Journal, 2008
CWB Magazine Crafting a Table of Galactic Proportions, December 11, 2008
Nebraska Life Magazine January Issue 2009
Strictly Business April 2009
Woodworking Magazine Woodworking Industry, Article from May 28, 2009
Strictly Business– Cover Article, August 2009
B2B Omaha Magazine Summer Issue, September 2010
Midlands Business Journal- October 29, 2010
Woodworking Network December/ 2010
Metro Magazine’s Spirit of Omaha’s Radio Show November 19, 2010
Metro Magazine: Sept 2011 Dreams Come True
Grow Omaha Show – Economic Development Program – KFAB 1110 AM, Dec 18, 2010
Midlands Business Journal- October 15, 2011
CWB- Aug 2011: Purpose-driven Church Furnishings
CWB Aug 2011: E-newsletters keep clients coming back for custom furniture maker
Woodworkers Journal: December 2013 DENNIS ZONGKER: A “PROFESSIONAL HOBBYIST”
Omaha World Herald: Omaha woodworking firm spreads its expertise to a new how-to book- August 2013
Custom Woodworking Business: Zongkers Transmits Wood Craft Traditions Nov 2013
CWB: Wooden Jewelry Box How -to Book Sept 2013
Channel 7 News: 2016 Made in the Metro: Zongkers Custom Furniture
CWB April 2016: Zongkers handcrafted furniture is designed for each customer
Channel 6: Knicely Done: 2019 Brother’s craftmanship on display
Book Written: Wooden Boxes Skill-Building Techniques for Seven Unique Projects
published 2013 By Taunton Press By, Dennis Lee Zongker
Articles written by Dennis Zongker:
“Carving New Life for Old Furniture,” Woodcarving Illustrated Issue #44, 2008
“Making an Elegant Wooden Box,” Woodcarving Illustrated Handcarved Holiday Gifts Vol.2, 2010
Woodcarving Illustrated Issue #63, 2013
Furniture and Cabinetmaking Issue 219-June 2014- Projects and Techniques: “Ebony Cross Banding and Inlay Techniques”
Furniture and Cabinetmaking Issue 218-May 2014- Projects and Techniques: “Stack Moulding- Dennis Zongker creates a stacked top for a Queen Anne-Style Table”
Woodcarving Magazine Issue 138- May/June 2014- “Carved Cabriole Leg” Part 1″
Woodcarving Magazine Issue 139- August- 2014 “How to carve an acanthus leaf on a Cabriole leg”
Woodcarving Magazine Issue 140- October- 2014 “Carving Headboard embellishments”
Furniture and Cabinetmaking Issue 236 -Oct 2015- “Art Nouveau Coffee Table Base” Part 1
Furniture and Cabinetmaking Issue 237 -Nov 2015- “Art Nouveau Coffee Table Base” Part 2 “Table Top”
Woodcarving Magazine Issue 148- Feb- 2016 “Carving Scrolls”
Furniture and Cabinetmaking Issue 245 -June 2016- “Bending Hardwood for a Table Apron”
Woodcarving Magazine Issue 152- September/October 2016 “Carving Elliptical oak leaves and acorns”
Chip Chats Magazine Issue: May-June 2017 “Making the Crown of Thorns”
Chip Chats Magazine Issue: January- February 2018 “Carving the Hands of Mary”
Chip Chats Magazine Issue November- December 2018 “Joseph the Carpenter, From Clay to Wood”
The American Marquetarian Magazine Issue: Spring 2019 “Lion Marquetry”