William E. Simon Olympic Endowment for the Support of Athletes Awarded
ISSF Judges and Electronic Scoring Targets Course Educates and Certifi es Additional Offi cials
USA Shooting (USAS) and the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) hosted an ISSF Judges and Electronic Scoring Targets (EST) Course in Camp Perry, Ohio in January 2013. The ISSF Judges Course
was an advanced competition offi cials’ course for rifl e or pistol that can lead to certifi cation as an ISSF Class B Judge. Several
individuals were certifi ed as a result of the course. The EST course is designed
for competition offi cials who work on ranges equipped with electronic targets to give them the knowledge and skills they need to solve problems arising from the application of EST rules. In addition to the representatives from the
United States, global attendees included Guatemala, Mexico, Canada and Trinidad and Tobago. USAS would like to thank
instructors Gary Anderson, Susan Abbott and Wanda Jewell as well as CMP for helping to deliver this benefi cial program.
(Top) Attendees of the ISSF Electronic Scoring Targets (EST) Course pose for a group shot. (Bottom) the ISSF Pistol Judges course group included several similar faces that also took part in the EST class. Photos by Gary Anderson
The United States Olympic Committee announced that the trustees for the William E. Simon Olympic Endowment for the Support of Athletes have awarded $60,000 in 2013 grant funding to 16 men and women pursuing their dreams of representing the United States at future Olympic and Paralympic Games. Established in 1998 with a gift of $1
million from its namesake - William E. Simon - the William E. Simon Olympic Endowment for the Support of Athletes provides funds to supplement athletes’ training and competition expenses. Annually awarded, these grants are approved by members of Simon’s family who serve as trustees for the Simon Endowment as well as for the William E. Simon Foundation. Since the program’s inception, a total of $720,000 has been awarded to 158 athletes. National Rifl e Team member Sarah
Beard (Fort Worth, Texas) was one of the fi rst recipients to represent the shooting sports in several years.