The election for Zone Directors has been completed, finalizing the 2016 election process for 2017-2018 governing bodies. The new Zone Directors are: Zone 1 Â - Michael Ferchaw Zone 2 Â - Alessandro Vitale Zone 3 Â - Tom Pavlack Zone 4 Â - Jim Tiner Zone 5 Â - Steve Patke Zone 6 Â - Gary Matthews Zone 7 Â - Billy D. Williams Zone 8 Â - Steve Malcolm Zone 9 Â - Christopher Naler See also: Officer Election Results Board of Directors Election Results … [Read more...]
Legacy Gift Offers Unique Opportunity to Support Youth Shooting
Two years ago, NSSA member Charles Gates died, leaving a wonderful legacy gift in his estate. Unbeknownst to either organization at the time, Mr. Gates had structured his estate to donate his prized Krieghoff shotgun collection to be sold and the proceeds to support the youth shooting initiatives of both the NSSA and the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF). While his estate benefited from the tax advantages of planned giving, his thoughtfulness also enabled him to further his passion to support youth shooting long after his passing. One gun from Mr. Gates' 10-gun collection now … [Read more...]
NSSA Officer Election Results Announced
The results of the election for NSSA officers for the 2017-2018 term have been compiled by an outside accounting firm, Padgett, Stratemann & Co., L.L.P., and the results are as follows: President Votes John C. Haugh, Ohio 58 Clark Hartness, Mississippi 49 Vice President Donald J. Kelly, Wisconsin 94 Secretary/Treasurer Christopher L. Naler, Texas 54 Tom Pavlack, Michigan 38 Michael F. Ferchaw, New York 13 Ballots were … [Read more...]
Longtime NSSA Member Harry Frey Passes
NSSA member and friend Julius Harry Frey passed away on August 22 at the age of 93. Harry was known as a vibrant, energetic, and enthusiastic person. Skeet was his favorite pastime, and he was a 31-year member who shot at 26 World Skeet Championships, including the 2015 shoot. He was named to the All-American teams as Senior Veteran or Super Veteran every year since 2005. In 2014, he won the Armed Forces HOA Super Veteran Class at 91 and was sponsored by Blaser. Harry had 128,554 lifetime targets; in 2013 at 90 years old, he shot 4750 targets, and in 2014, he shot 3729. He was a Master … [Read more...]
Board of Directors Election Results
The 2016 NSSA Board of Directors election has been completed, and new Directors for the 2017-2018 term have been chosen. See the Elected Board of Directors for 2017-2018 On the list of elected Directors you will also see information regarding the election participation by members through the number of ballots sent out by email and postal mail and the number of voters participating. In some cases, Directors were elected through write-in  votes and may not yet have accepted the position. If they decline, the list will be updated as needed. … [Read more...]