Documents on this page were written by Paul Davison. 

Paul H. Davison   (10/16/1932 – 09/17/2009) passed away 9/17/09 due to a long battle with cancer.  He would have been 77 years old in October.

Archery has lost one of its most dedicated and motivated members one month before his 77^th birthday.  Paul Davison served our sport in many capacities as a shooter, a range builder, an administrator, and a life long leader.  In Ohio he was Vice-President, then President and NFAA Director, and finally NFAA Great Lakes Councilman.  When he moved to Georgia he became tournament director, State Secretary/Treasurer and Newsletter Editor, and then State President and NFAA Director.  The Southeast Directors then elected Paul NFAA Southeast Councilman.   As Councilman he served two terms on the Rules Interpretation Committee and served on the Scholarship, Hall of Fame, and Promotion and Public Relations Committees.

Paul Davison was a recipient of the NFAA President’s Award, the second highest award bestowed by the NFAA and an award conferred sparingly in recognition of outstanding service to the archery community.  He was currently serving as Parliamentarian and Recording Secretary for the NFAA Annual Directors’ Meeting and as NFAA Historian.  He was a regular figure visible at our National and World Archery Festival events taking pictures and writing articles about the events for Archery magazine.  Paul’s skill and abilities have been evident throughout our magazine with articles, editing, and compilation of the Sectional and State News section of the magazine.  He was tireless in his efforts to improve every aspect of our organization and sport and was presented with the NFAA Medal of Merit.  He served as a leader in the NFAA Barebow Fraternity, served the American Archery Council (AAC) as Secretary, and Chaired the AAC Public Shooting Range Committee where he organized and managed a “Places to Shoot” directory.  He served as mail match coordinator for the International Field Archery Association.  He designed the charts that appear as Appendices in the back of our NFAA Rule Book.

Paul was a contributing photographer for both Archery and US and International Archer magazines.  He wrote several booklets on archery range development and was the archery venue design consultant and volunteer coordinator for the 1996 Olympic Games and the 1996 Paralympic Games at Stone Mountain, Georgia.  While NFAA Councilman, he developed the current functionally oriented NFAA legislative committee structure.  He wrote the National Tournament Director’s Handbook and Checklist, five versions of the Archery and Bowhunter Range Guidelines, and Cost Sharing the Development of Archery Ranges.

Paul H. Davison lived in Duluth, Georgia.  He graduated from Ohio State University with a BS and an MS in Aeronautical Engineering in 1955.  He retired from Rockwell Boeing, a major aerospace company, with 36 years of service in 1991.  He was preceded in death by his son Phillip and a daughter Patricia (Patty).  He is survived by his wife Doris; his daughter Janice; his grandson Douglas Galloway of Columbus OH; and his sister Jane Harsh of Dublin OH. 

NFAA mourns the loss of a great friend and a tireless leader.

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NFAA History Highlights 1939-2005

Jun/Jul 2005
Apr/May 2005
Feb/Mar 2005
Dec/Jan 2004
Oct/Nov 2004
Aug/Sep 2004
Jun/Jul 2004
Apr/May 2004
History of the NFAA - 1934 - 1974
Feb/Mar 2004
Oct/Nov 2003 and Dec/Jan 2004     NFAA History Highlights 1939-2003
Aug/Sep 2003
Jul/Aug 2003      Results from 2003 Field and Sectional Report
Jun/Jul 2003
May/Jun 2003   Results from 2003 Sectional 3-D and 2003 Sectional Indoor
Apr/May 2003
Feb/Mar 2003
Dec/Jan 2002
Oct/Nov 2002
Aug/Sept 2002
May/June 2002
March/April 2002

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Range Design Guidelines.  (179K)

Cost Sharing the Development of Archery Ranges.  (574K)

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