About
Columbus Fencing
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Last updated 09 Jan 2011 |
Columbus Ohio Division (COD) of the United States Fencing Association serves the geographic area within a 50 mile radius of downtown Columbus, Ohio, and may include other areas that petition to join COD. The division was formed under the Amateur Fencers League of America on March 30th, 1927.
- Original AFLA charter (545 KB scanned image)
The latest Code of Regulations was adopted on April 24, 2006.
- Code of Regulations, 24-Apr-2006 (MS Word document)
Columbus Ohio Division includes five member fencing clubs and about 100 individual members. In addition to serving members of the USFA, COD acts as an information center for non-member clubs and individuals both inside and outside the division boundaries. COD members are active in competition, fencing instruction, promoting fencing to the general public through fencing demonstrations, short Introduction to Fencing classes for the general public, and WWW pages such as this one.
Columbus Ohio Division sponsors the following fencing events each year:
- Columbus Open
- Junior Olympic Qualifiers
- All Ohio High School Tournament
- Columbus Divisional Qualifiers
- Dr. Todd Curn Memorial
Our COD Member Clubs sponsor many additional events each year.
The COD Board of Directors and Officers roughly monthly. Proceeds from tournament registration and equipment rental fees are used to purchase and maintain electrical scoring equipment and a modest stock of rental fencing gear.
Officers and Directors are nominated informally throughout the year and a slate of candidates is finalized by the Nominating Committee. Elections are held at the final COD sponsored event of the year, which also serves as the Division's annual general meeting.
2010-2011 officers are:
| Chair | Joseph S. Streb | (614) 224-0200 | |||
| Vice Chair | Mark Hedien | ||||
| 2nd Vice Chair | Terry Amrine | ||||
| Secretary | Doug Bliss | (614) 846-2949 | |||
| Treasurer | Fred Hunker | (614) 263-1501 | |||
| Director | Charles Simonian | ||||
| Director | Julia Richey | ||||
| Director | Jeffrey Wilson | ||||
| Director | Samuel Lillard | (614) 766-9121 | |||
| Director | Ingrid Biederman | ||||
| Referee Committee | Joseph S. Streb |
Columbus Ohio Division, USFA, Inc. is a not for profit corporation, and is the same as "Columbus Ohio Division" above. Articles of incorporation are kept by Mark Hedien and are available for public inspection.
Wondering where
can I fence in central Ohio?
Questions abut fencing in the Central Ohio
area? email info@columbusfencing.org
Comments about this site? email Doug Bliss at webmaster@columbusfencing.org