In 2005, Crosman Corporation established the Crosman Friend of Youth Shooting Award, "to recognize an individual whose commitment to excellence in youth shooter education and dedication to a lifetime of safe shooting have enhanced the future of the sport." Deborah Lyman has won the 2009 Crosman Friend of Youth Award to be presented at the 2009 SHOT Show Reception in Orlando, Florida, on Friday January 16, 2009.
Deborah Lyman has spent her life shooting, both competitively and recreationally, as well as hunting and teaching. However, it is her teaching and dedication to youth education that makes her the recipient of this year's Friend of Youth Award. As a champion shooter in both smallbore and three position rifle shooting and a member of several national US teams, Deborah has the skill to educate shooters; she is also a Certified Master Hunter Safety Instructor. Lyman has also lectured on the psychology and mental training of shooting. In the end, however, it is her love of children and helping them succeed that drives her.
Ed Stack, President, Chairman and CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods and winner of the Crosman Spotlight on Youth Shooting Award, has been an advocate for the outdoors for decades. As the head of his company, he has encouraged marketing initiatives that get young people off the couch, away from their computers and outside to enjoy and appreciate the wonders of nature. For the past two years, the Dick's Outdoor Adventure Tour, a 60-plus stop tour across the country, has given more than 30,000 youngsters their first shooting experience using Crosman airguns.
2009 Friend of Youth Shooting Award
Deborah Lyman has spent her life shooting, both competitively and recreationally, as well as hunting and teaching. However, it is her teaching and dedication to youth education that makes her the recipient of this year's Friend of Youth Award. As a champion shooter in both smallbore and three position rifle shooting and a member of several national US teams, Deborah has the skill to educate shooters; she is also a Certified Master Hunter Safety Instructor. Lyman has also lectured on the psychology and mental training of shooting. In the end, however, it is her love of children and helping them succeed that drives her.
2009 Spotlight on Youth Shooting Award
Ed Stack, President, Chairman and CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods and winner of the Crosman Spotlight on Youth Shooting Award, has been an advocate for the outdoors for decades. As the head of his company, he has encouraged marketing initiatives that get young people off the couch, away from their computers and outside to enjoy and appreciate the wonders of nature. For the past two years, the Dick's Outdoor Adventure Tour, a 60-plus stop tour across the country, has given more than 30,000 youngsters their first shooting experience using Crosman airguns.
