The Hall of Fame is governed by a four-member Board of Directors and a five-member Advisory Board, which together make up the nine-member Executive Committee which votes on the final inductees from the nominee list.
THOF Board of Directors:
Larry Blomquist, President, Louisiana
Mike Oropollo, Secretary/Treasurer, New York
Ken Edwards, Georgia
Skip Skidmore, Utah
THOF Advisory Board:
Wendy Christensen, Wisconsin
Matthias Fahrni, Switzerland
Mike Kirkhart, Florida
Gary Pegg, Australia
Stephen Rogers, Pennsylvania
The nominee list is screened by the advisory board and the eighteen-member selection committee. Nominees must receive an 70 percent approval rate from this screening to advance. Here are the current members of the Selection Committee:
THOF Selection Committee
Dennis Behn, Colorado
Chris Cammack, Texas
Wendy Christensen, Wisconsin
Richard Christoforo, Massachusetts
George Dante, New Jersey
Brenda Duval, Wisconsin
Terry Ehrlich, South Carolina
Matthais Fahrni, Switzerland
Jack Fishwick, Great Britain
Katharina Hecker, South Africa
Mike Kirkhart, Florida
Russell Knight, Alaska
Dale Manning, Montana
Joe Meder, Iowa
Gary Pegg, Australia
Stephen Rogers, Pennsylvania
Becky Snyder, Pennsylvania
Gail Tout, New Mexico
Tim Stidham, Missouri
Fred Vanderburg, Colorado
Ken Walker, Canada
Mark Walker, New Zealand
Jeff Whitlock, Florida
Any interested party may submit a nominee for consideration by the Selection Committee. Once the list of nominees is closed for the year, the nominees will then be subject to a screening vote. To move past the screening vote, each nominee must receive 70 percent approval from the Selection Committee for further consideration.
Up to four new inductees are allowed every two years. The site of the induction ceremony will be chosen at the time, based upon the prevailing situation.
In the Spring of 2020 the THOF decided to separate inductees into two categories. Historical, whose major contributions were 50 years before his or her nomination date and Contemporary whose contributions were more recent. In each odd-numbered induction year, two historical and two contemporary nominees will be inducted into the Taxidermy Hall of Fame.
