1928 – February 2, 2008

– Chapman Acadamy – Columbia, MO
– Friend of Jeff Cooper
 the man the late, great Jeff Cooper called “the maestro” 
of practical handgun shooting according to Massad Ayoo

• United States Marine Corps, Pacific Ocean theater, World War II
• Marine during early stages of the Korean Conflict
• fireman in Oregon as he completed his Degree in Civil Engineering
• worked as a policeman in California
• 1950s worked at California Highway Department
• 1950s – Central to the development of practical shooting
• 1950s pioneer of the Southwest Pistol League
• 1975 won the first IPSC Handgun World Shoot
• 1975 Opened the world-renowned Chapman Academy of Practical Shooting in Columbia Missouri
• 1976 – Founder of the International Practical Shooting Confederation
• 1979 retired from competition
• 1979 His training facility became the home of the Bianchi Cup
• retired from the Academy in 1995

• 2012 is a banner year in that Chapman Academy is now open for teaching again