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Award for Service to Archery in
Western Australia.
Kaye Duncan.
Bob Willis.
William (Bill) Nicholson.
Julie Thompson.
Kaye Duncan
What can we say about Kaye except that
she’s just a girl who can’t say "No" and without her we’d be in a
terrible fix.
Kaye took up Archery last century, at
the start of the 1990’s. She joined the Bowmen of Melville, which her
husband Alistair had already joined. She was already heavily involved in
running a Brownies troupe but in her first year in Archery she became
involved in the administration and organising at the club.
Kaye and Alistair took time off for a
working holiday in the UK but retained their membership in Australia
although they also joined the Malden Bowmen whilst on their trip and
shot in many UK tournaments.
Since taking up Archery, Kaye has been
the Archery’s Society’s Treasurer since 1997, Treasurer for the huge
1999 Nationals Indoor and "Head to Head International" Tournament , a
member of the Mad Committee for several years, and still found time to
train as a member of our 1998, 2000 and 2001 State Teams.
During this time too, she has been Club
Treasurer, Social Director, and Catering Manager, and in her spare time
has been raising two very young children, maintained her involvement in
the Brownie movement, and continued her career.
The 2003 ASWA Annual General Meeting
agreed with her recommendation to split the Treasurer’s job for the
future, and so ease an increasing workload for that position, but she
has offered to do one of the new positions.
You will have to stay tuned to find out
what she is going to do with all of her new found leisure time.
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Veteran’s Award for Service to
Archery in Western Australia for his contribution to Archery in Western
Australia for over 35 years.
Bob Willis
The dictionary describes a gentleman as
a cavalier, an aristocrat, and a brick. This definition could also be
used to describe Bob Willis.
Bob took up Archery with the Swan
Bowmen in the mid-1960’s and was something of a mean Field shooter. When
Swan Bowmen closed, he was a founding member of the Benara Bowmen and is
now a member of the Sorrento Archery Club.
We all know that when there is a busy
bee, or nationals or another major event, Bob will be there. He is
always working in the background getting things done quietly and
efficiently and to be honest he is someone that we fail to thank often
enough. He doesn’t expect thanks but deserves it.
With too much time in retirement, a few
months ago, Bob and Marion Willis took on the job of managers of the
Archery Park and in doing so have lifted the standard of service and for
the last three months we have realised operating profits - this is nine
months ahead of what was predicted when the park was first conceived.
They now have many group bookings into the new year too.
Archery is much richer from having
members like, the gentleman, Bob Willis.
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Veteran’s Award for Service to Archery in
Western Australia for his contribution to Archery in Western Australia
for over 35 years - ASWA Life membership.
William (Bill) Nicholson
Bill has been a member of the Archery
Society for 33 years and on the ASWA Executive for seventeen years and
has taken on many non-executive roles too
Prior to Archery becoming his life, he
was living in the highlands of Scotland and had never even heard the
English language. He now speaks Scottish (most of the time), English and
is proficient in sign language.
He was sixteen when he started shooting
and was a founding member of the Governor Stirling Archery Club in 1972.
In 1976, he became ASWA's youngest
Treasurer and held that position for a number of years. During these
years too he also managed to meet Heather and they married, and had two
daughters Candice and Amber. He has really done his bit to recruit
members and workers for ASWA.
As his marriage and daughters matured,
Bill, and Heather, became more involved in developing our sport.
In the late 80's he joined the Archer
Australia Rules Committee and stayed there for 5 years and then in 1992
it was our good fortune when he became the President of ASWA and held
that position for 8 years. During that time too he was the Archery
Australia's WA Board Member.
Still not busy enough, he was also the
chairman of the 1996, 2000 and 2003 Nationals Committees and a committee
member for four other Nationals and the 1988 Asia and Oceania Target
Archery Championships.
There must have been a full moon or
something in the 90's because since that time he has also been the ASWA
Tournament Chairman for 4 years, Grand Prix Coordinator for 4 years,
League Coordinator for 2 years, MAD Committee Chairman for 4 years,
State Team Manager twice, National Judge, and Level 1 Coach
He has fitted twenty four terms of
office into fourteen years.
Having said all of this, I have not
even started to outline his club activities but you should know that he
has been club president for 21 years, and was club secretary for 6
years, coaching for 13 years, and club delegate to ASWA for 5 years.
To add to his achievements, we now have
the next generation coming through and are pleased to have Amber
Nicholson chairing the State Selection Committee. All the way through
too, Heather has been by his side.
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Award for Service to Archery in Western
Australia.
Julie Thompson
Julie
was first introduced to the sport of Archery in the late 1960’s.
Returning from overseas she joined Swan Bowmen in 1975 and after Swan
closed joined Yokine Archers in 1976.
In 1978
both Julie and husband John founded the Benara Bowmen Archery Club where
she continues to work tirelessly for the benefit of her Club.
Julie’s achievements include:
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Level
I accredited Coach in 1980
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Level II Sports Specific in 1983
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State Coaching coordinator during the 1980’s which
included the organisation of coaching camps.
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Acquired Level II National Accreditation in 1987 through a course
conducted by the WA Shooting Association for the Department of Sport &
Recreation.
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State Coaching coordinator in 1992 where she attended National
Coaching meetings, including a busy weekend at the AIS Canberra when
the Coaching Manuals were re-written.
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Also during this time worked on the upgrading and re-accreditation of
all the registered WA Coaches, Levels I & II.
Julie has been involved to varying degrees in all Junior and Senior
Nationals hosted by ASWA since 1979. She was scoring co-ordinator for
the International AOTAC Tournament held in WA in 1988 and was on the
organising committee for the World Crossbow Championships held in WA
in October 2005.
She has traveled with her family to Junior and Senior Nationals and was
a State Team member in 1983.
Julie continues to be involved in Club Coaching and State activities and
is at present the ASWA Selection Committee Chairperson.
A
worthy recipient of this award, November 2006
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