OHIO STATE TRAPSHOOTING FOUNDATION
HALL OF FAME BY-LAWS 
Organization
The formation of the Ohio Trapshooting Hall of Fame, herein after called Hall of Fame, is at the direction and jurisdiction of the Ohio State Trapshooting Association (O.S.T.A.) 
The board of the Hall of Fame shall consist of five (5) members. The current president of the O.S.T.A. will be one of the five members. The other four (4) will be appointed by the O.S.T.A. board and shall consist of one (1) from each of the four (4) zones. Initial appointment will be made for a staggered term of one (1) year for the Northeast and Southwest zones and two (2) years for the Northwest and Southeast zones. Hall of Fame board members thereafter will be appointed to a two (2) year term. The O.S.T.A. Board of Directors shall designate one of the appointed members as chairman. The members of the appointed board will serve a maximum of two (2) full two-year terms. Vacancies may be filled at any meeting of the O.S.T.A. Board of Directors. The board of the Ohio Trapshooting Hall of Fame shall conduct the business and other matters on the Hall of Fame and shall have the final jurisdiction in all matters of the Hall of Fame. 
Ex- Officio shall be a non-voting Chairman (may cast deciding vote in case of tie.) -- board vote/1994. 

Qualifications of inductees for Hall of Fame. 
(A) An inductee may be selected for one or both of the following reasons: 
(1) The ability of the inductee in the sport of trapshooting. 
(2) The contribution of the inductee to the sport of trapshooting. 
(B) The candidate must be or have been a member of the Amateur Trapshooting Association or other 
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organization recognized by the O.S.T.A. as promoting the sport of trapshooting. 
(C) The candidate must be an Ohio native or have spent the majority of his or her shooting career in the state of Ohio or made a major contribution to the sport of trapshooting while a resident of Ohio. 
(D)  The candidate must possess good moral character and remain in good moral standing after induction. This moral clause holds the individual to a certain behavioral standard so as not to bring disrepute, contempt or scandal to another individual or party and protects the public and private image of the organization.
Selection of Inductees into the Hall of Fame 
Any Ohio resident who is a member of the Amateur Trapshooting Association may submit the name of an individual for consideration by the Hall of Fame Board.
 The submission must be in writing along with a brief description of the qualifications of the individual. The submission must be to the Chairman of the Hall of Fame Board not later than ninety (90) days prior to the annual Ohio State Trapshoot. - Deleted by Board vote/1993 

The Hall of Fame Board will consider the submitted individuals and all other available information in order to select an inductee. The Hall of Fame Board may select one (1) or two (2) inductees or may elect to omit a selection in any year that, in their opinion, a deserving individual does not exist.  Exception will be made to the selection process during the first year of existence (1991). Those individuals who have A.T.A. Hall of Fame status and are eligible for the Ohio Hall of Fame shall be inducted into the Ohio Hall of Fame.
January 10, 2009- It is the decision of the board to expand the Hall of Fame inductees up to five (5) deserving individuals in the year 2009 with three (3) of the individuals to be age 75 or older, or deceased.  Thereafter, up to three (3) deserving individuals with one individual to be age 75 or older, or deceased.

Induction
Members of the Ohio Trapshooting Hall of Fame shall be listed in the Ohio State Shoot program on a continuing basis. Other honors as considered appropriate by the O.S.T.A. will be given. 

                                                                                                                                                  

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