The Black Powder Hall of Fame
Recognition
From time to time there is an NMLRA member that goes unselfishly above and beyond to spread their love of muzzleloading, traditional craft and living history. The NMLRA Black Powder Hall of fame exists to honor it’s inductees for their service to the NMLRA and it’s surrounding communities.
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Black Powder Hall of Fame Inductees
1995
Roy “PA” Keeler
W.A. “Bill” Carver
Charles B. Haffner
1996
Merrill P. Deer
Turner Kirkland
Maxine Moss
1997
Lt. Col. Vaughn K. Goodwin
1998
Max Vickery
Claude Willoughby
Robert Bottoms
John Barsotti
1999
Vic Beeson
Jack Rouse
Willis Boitnott
Helen Evans
2000
Edward “Bud” Garrott
Web Terry
Clark Frazier
2001
David Boggs
Jim Doyle
2002
William R. Brockway
Joe Yocum
Roy O. Kornmeyer
Liz Wilcoxon
2003
William Carmichael
Marshall H. Gardner
Dan Kindig
Robert Reiber
2004
George Call
William A. (Bill) Roberts
Edwin D. (Tiny) Van Sant
2005
Thomas Schiffer
Ken Bresien
2007
George Wortner
Harley Donaldson
2008
Charles “Chuck” Dixon
2010
William C. Trigger
Richard Truex
2011
Homer Dangler
Charles (Charlie) Maggard
2012
Marty Murphy
2013
Betty Boitnott
2014
Gene Fahey
Mike Luma
2015
George D. M. Arnold
Andy Larson
Guy R. Smith
Susie Goll Szynalski
2016
Marion Hammer
James Lemon, Sr.
James McIntosh
Nelson Simonds
2017
Bob Copner
Donna Gatlin
Richard “Dick” Kop
H. Armstrong Roberts, III
2018
Owen Collins
Marion “Buddy” Townsend
2019
Dave Arnold
Richard Miller
Scott Mings
Sharron Smith
2020
Sharon Cunningham
James C. Fulmer
David Miller
2021
Charles W. (Bill) Hoover
Robert C. Schlegel
John Kleihege
2022
Bob Clapp
Jack Lewis, Sr.
Dennis Priddy
Inducted Posthumously
1995
E.M. “Red” Farris
Roland E. Harper
1996
Virgil Hartley
1998
Walter M. Cline
Boss Johnston
Powell Crosley, Jr.
Lewis Sanchez
1999
Robert “Bob” Watts
Morris Van Way
Lee T. Good
2000
Wilford Shaw
Sgt. Alvin York
2001
Walter Grote
LaDow Johnston
Don Schuerman
2002
H. Phil Orem
John Bivins, Jr.
2003
Wes Kindig
2006
Jesse Booher
2007
John D. Baird
2008
Dr. John “Jack” Riddell
2011
Don Thornton 2013
Kathy Elliott
2014
Jerome Wilson
2015
Paul C. Griffith
2016
Jack Weichold
2017
Elaine Arnold
Roy Gatlin
2018
Gary Brumfield
L. Gordon Davis
Clarence R. “Bull” Ramsey
2019
Harold W. “Polecat” Porter
2022
John Braxton
Robert A. Elka, Sr.
Charles David “Chuck” Oder