Collegiate Communiqué
RIFLE • PISTOL • SHOTGUN
NRA Collegiate & School Programs Established 1979
Winter 2012 In This Issue… Meet Dennis Willing, NRA’s Competitive Shooting Division Director… …… 1-2 2012 All-Americans… … 3-4 Announcing the 2013 Championships…………… 5 Developing a Scholastic Shooting Program………… 5
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New Competitive Shooting Director has Experience in the Field By John Parker NRA Competitive Shooting now has a long-time competitor at the helm. NRA Benefactor Member Dennis L. Willing, or Denny as his friends know him, is the new Director of the NRA Competitive Shooting division. “As a competitor, I was offered my dream job and I intend to make the most of it,” said Willing. Willing replaces Mike Krei, who retired after leading the division for six years. Willing will oversee a staff of 23 in managing over 11,000 NRA-sanctioned tournaments and over 40 national shooting championships. Hundreds of thousands of gun owners take part in these competitions nationwide, from the novice to the worldclass competitor. The wealth of experience that Willing brings to the position is unprecedented. A list of his accomplishments would include: • Retired Michigan State Police Detective Lieutenant • United States Marine Corps Vietnam veteran • Two-time Conventional Pistol, Police Champion
• Three-time Michigan State Pistol Champion • NRA Police Combat Governors Twenty winner • Quadruple distinguished shooter in High Power Rifle, Conventional Pistol, Police Combat Revolver, and Police Combat Pistol • Numerous NRA national records • NRA referee at Camp Perry and NRA National Police Shooting Championship • 25 year officer of the Central Michigan Rifle and Pistol League • Former Captain of the Michigan State Police Pistol Team • Former NRA Board member, served on five NRA Competition Committees • Lifelong hunter & Second Amendment activist As a referee at the National Matches, Will-