VSSA Hall of Fame - Rules and Guidelines

Article One

The Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Virginia Skeet Shooting Association hereby establish the Virginia Skeet Shooting Association Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is formed to honor those residents of the State of Virginia who have distinguished themselves through either major contributions to the promotion and welfare of the sport of Skeet Shooting within the State of Virginia or by excellence in terms of shooting ability. Only persons who have consistently exhibited a high degree of sportsmanship in these activities shall be considered for selection.

Article Two

In order to be administered on a fair and consistent basis, free from temporary influences, the following rules and guidelines for its administration and selection of recipients for such honors are hereby established.

A. Selection of the initial persons to be inducted into the Hall of Fame shall be made by a committee of three (3) persons. The VSSA President shall be on the initial committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint the remaining two (2) members, each to serve an initial term of three (3) years. The Committee shall be anonymous, known only to the President and the Executive Committee of the VSSA. No committee member shall serve consecutive terms.
1. The Committee shall select the members of the Hall of Fame. The initial inductees and subsequent inductees shall be announced each year during the Virginia State Skeet Championships. An appropriate personal award shall be presented to each inductee at that time.
2. Following the initial year, the President of the VSSA shall select a member of the Hall of Fame on a yearly basis to serve on the Committee for each subsequent year, said Hall of Fame member replacing the VSSA President as a Committee member. If no member is willing or able to serve in any subsequent year, the VSSA President shall serve in their place for that year. The Hall of Fame member will report to the President on Hall of Fame Committee activity.
3. All selections of persons to be inducted into the Hall of Fame shall be kept secret prior to induction and no Committee member shall make public any nomination considered or divulge any information concerning the Committee deliberations. All three (3) committee members must affirmatively vote for any Hall of Fame inductee.
4. The number of persons selected for membership in the VSSA Hall of Fame shall not exceed four (4) persons in the first year of existence and two (2) inductees for each year thereafter. A lesser number may be selected in any year if the Committee so decides.
5. Nominations for the Hall of Fame shall be made by any VSSA member completing a VSSA Hall of Fame Nomination form and forwarding such Nomination form to the VSSA President. Nomination forms will be posted on the VSSA website. In order to be considered for selection the nomination must be received by the President by February 1 of each calendar year for selection that year. Nominations received after February 1 will be considered the following year. Nominations will be considered for a total of five (5) years. If a nominee is not selected within that period, a new application must be submitted for subsequent consideration. The Committee members may not consider persons for whom no nomination form has been presented, as the committee exists solely to consider/judge the worthiness of the applicants.
6. No Committee member, nor any relative of any member, shall be selected by the Committee for Hall of Fame membership.

B. In making the selection(s) of person(s) to be inducted into the VSSA Hall of Fame, the Committee shall be guided by the following:
1. Major contributions - Administrative Excellence (maximum of 1 selection per year in this catagory)
a. This category is created to honor those persons whose primary contributions have come from outside the competitive shooting arena. Contributions must have been made over a minimum term of ten (10) years. At least three (3) of the qualifications listed below in subpart (b) must be met by a candidate.
b. Contributions to the sport of skeet shooting shall include the following:
i) Service as a VSSA state officer.
ii) Service of a VSSA Club Representative.
iii) Actively involved in the running of skeet shoots within the State of Virginia to include: club skeet chairman, referee, registration and scoreboard personnel, and financial contributors.
iv) Virginia skeet shooter active for a period of at least 25 years regardless of shooting proficiency.
v) Service as an instructor to other skeet shooters, especially when performed without any form of compensation.
vi) Any other contributions of either time or money to the promotion of skeet shooting in the State of Virginia.

2. Shooting Proficiency
a. For individual shooting achievements a nominee must have been shooting for fifteen (15) years or more.
b. Nominees shall have won a minimum of ten (10) championship titles, either High Overall, High All Around, or individual gun championships, achieved Virginia State Team status, achieved All American team status, or set or tied a World Record (individual, concurrent, and team events included), accomplished any other major shooting event, or combination of the above totaling ten (10) or more. For purposes of Hall of Fame consideration, Championships are defined as (a) World Championships, (b) Zone 2 Championships, (3) Virginia State Championships, or (d) Open High Overall, High All Around, or Gun Championship at any top 100 skeet shoot.
c. A shooter must have established a shooting history that, when compared with the standard of his/her era, is considered outstanding.

Article Three

If the shooting career of a deserving individual should be interrupted by an untimely death or disablement, it is the Hall of Fame Committee's responsibility and privilege to reduce the resident and shooting requirements, as they may feel warranted, to maintain the quality of the Hall of Fame membership. If a nominee does not wholly qualify for induction under either B (1) or B (2) above, they may, in the discretion of the Hall of Fame Committee qualify under a combination of factors under B (1) and B (2).

Article Four

The Board of Directors is charged with the task of locating a suitable permanent site for the recognition of the Hall of Fame, or a virtual Hall of Fame to be displayed on the VSSA site on the Internet. Members will personally receive suitable plaque(s) and will be properly recognized in that area.

Nomination for the Virginia Skeet Shooting Association Hall of Fame

Nominee's Name: ______________________________________________ NSSA # __________

Nominee's Address: _____________________________________________ Phone # ___________

Year began shooting: __________ # yrs shooting: _________ # yrs shooting in Va: __________

Category of Nomination (circle one): Administrative Excellence Shooting Proficiency

Administrative Excellence:

VSSA Office(s) held: ________________________________ Date(s): __________________

VSSA Club Representative for: ______________________(club) Date(s): __________________

Club Skeet Chairman for: ___________________________(club) Date(s): __________________

Indicate those that have applied:

Official Referee Dates:______________________

Registration/Scoreboard Worker Club(s):__________________Date(s):___________________

Monetary or Prize Donor/Sponsor Club(s):__________________Date(s):___________________

Skeet Shooting Instructor Club(s):__________________Date(s):___________________

Additional Information or Other (explain on reverse)

Shooting Proficiency:

List 10 Championship titles from Open HOA, HAA, or Gun Championships from any World, Zone, State Championship, or any top 100 shoot (use reverse or a separate sheet)

State Team: __________________________________ (team made) Date(s): ____________________
(use reverse or separate sheet if necessary)

All American Team: ____________________________(team made) Date(s): ____________________

Set or Tied a World Record (individual, concurrent, or team):

Shoot where Record/Tie Occurred: _____________________ Date(s): ____________________

Record Set or Tied: ___________________________

Nomination submitted by: _________________________________ NSSA #_____________________

Phone #: ___________________________