2009 Nominations are closed (as of September 30, 2008)

Election Process Status: Election ballots have been distributed to the Election Committee

The following excerpt is from the October 12, 2008 Election Committee correspondence.

Election:
The purpose of the Election Committee is to elect to the BFTHF Outstanding Brittanys and Distinguished Brittany people that have been nominated by the Nominating Committee (i.e., the voting public).  This committee is charged with electing Brittanys and Brittany people that the electors believe are worthy i.e., those who have made an outstanding contribution to the sport of field trialing and those whose stature is comparable to the previously elected dogs and people.

The election committee is charged with a difficult task and consequently only the  best and the most knowledgeable field trial Ch'ship people are asked to participate in its activities.  It is only natural that these people be drawn from the ranks of people actively engaged in Ch'ship field trials!

 To be elected a Brittany and/or Brittany person must receive 60% of the votes from the Election Committee.  In other words if there are 45 people on the Election Committee and all of them vote, 27 positive votes for each dog or person are required for election.  However, if 38 vote, the 7 who did not vote essentially represent a NO vote and again 27 of the 45 must vote for a dog or person, to elect that dog or person to the BFTHF.  The current plan is to have an Election Committee consisting of 40 to 45 persons.

The next step is the INDUCTION into the BFTHF the candidates the Election Committee elects.  This ceremony will take place in early February in Grand Junction TN in the Hall of Fame building.  If you have an opportunity, you should plan to attend this ceremony.

Nomination Process Status: 2009 Nominations are closed (as of September 30, 2008)

The following is a list of nominees and the total count of nominations received from all sources.  Sources include:
BFTHF Discussion Forum
Correspondence with BFTHF Secretary
Petitions
websites

Dogs

Bunch of Butch                16
Buddy's Trucket Express  66*
Shady's Chik'n Little       441*

People

Harold Brown                 396*
Lyle Johnson                  410*
John Kline                       82*
Dave Walker                  104*

* Placed on Election Ballot

Note - It is likely that duplicate nominations have been received.  However, the criteria to be placed on the ballot took that into consideration when deciding that 50+ nominations from all sources is the minimum acceptable level of participation required.

Various Field Trial Hall of Fame Inductions set for Feb. 7, 2009
Induction schedule will be posted later when available

One of the highlights of the sporting dog world, the annual induction ceremonies for those elected by the various groups to the Field Trial Hall of Fame, is again slated for the BDF facilities in Grand Junction, Tennessee.  The upcoming events will host a full day of activities commencing at on Saturday, February 7, 2009.  The new inductees include ## distinguished people and ## outstanding dogs.   According to the wishes of the BDF Board, the events will again coincide with the kick-off weekend of the National Field Trial Championship for pointing dogs at the nearby Ames Plantation.