The NCSSA Selection Committee will consist of a Chairman and 6 members and will annually select those individuals who will be inducted into the NCSSA Hall of Fame during the North Carolina State Closed Skeet Shooting Championships. The criteria under which the nominees will be considered are shooting achievements and sustaining contributions. State Officers cannot serve on the HOF Committee.

1. The individual must have been an active member of the NSSA/NCSSA for at least 10 years.
2. Exception to above can be granted for those whose shooting was terminated due to death, terminal illness, or disability.
3. The individual must have been selected at least 2 times to an All-State Team and won at least one State Championship title, open or concurrent.
4. Ladies must have been selected at least 1 time to the All-State Team and have won at least one Open or Lady State Championship title.
5. The “ALBERT S. TUFFS” award is to be presented to individuals who have provided significant contributions to the sport; they must have demonstrated a continuing support to registered skeet shooting and have made a significant impact on our sport at the Local, State, and/or higher level.

Meeting the minimum criteria does not guarantee that an individual will be selected. In all, a shooter must have established credentials, when compared to the standard of his/her era and accomplishments of peers, would be considered outstanding and the individual must have been an active member that has shown a significant and sustained contribution and dedication to the sport and NSSA at the National, Zone or State level. Shooting accomplishments are not the fundamentally overriding consideration taken into account for this prestigious award.

• The approved criteria and nominating procedure will be published annually on the state’s website. Submissions for the award should be mailed or emailed to the Secretary of the State Association and may be submitted by anyone, using the Candidate Nomination Application (available from the State Secretary or on the NCSSA Website here.) The deadline for submissions is May 15th (2009 deadline is July 1st), in order for the candidate to be considered for induction at the next ceremony. The State Secretary will provide a list of nominees’ to the webmaster to post in the Hall of Fame section. The Hall of Fame Committee Chairman will retain all Hall of Fame nominations and consider them from year to year. (It is not necessary to resubmit a nomination every year.)
• Submissions for shooting proficiency will require all shooting accomplishments, as all pertinent information may not be available to the Hall of Fame Committee.
• HOF Committee recommendations will be sent to the State Secretary by July 1st (July 15th for 2009 season) to be approved in order to be included on the agenda for the State Championships.
• The Hall of Fame Committee will forward not more than the number of candidates shown below for each of the following categories:
  • Open Shooters (2)
  • Ladies Shooters (1)
  • Albert S. Tuffs Award (1)

1. Upon receipt of the nominees’ information from the State Secretary the HOF Committee Chairman, will place the names on a written ballot in alphabetical order. The ballot will then be voted upon and the results will be forwarded to the State Secretary. The Committee Chairman will only vote to break a tie. The Committee Chairman will retain all ballots on file.
2. When counting votes, the nominee must have at least a majority vote of four (4) Committee Members to be elected into the Hall of Fame.
3. A maximum of four (4) nominees can be selected and inducted in any one year.