Cody Firearms Museum Curator Ashley Hlebinsky Earns Major Awards

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

USA -(Ammoland.com)- Cody Firearms Museum Curator Ashley Hlebinsky of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West has been awarded the Professional Outdoor Media Association’s (POMA) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s (NSSF) annual Grits Gresham Shooting Sports Communicator Award for 2017.

The prestigious honor recognizes extraordinary achievements in communications in the areas of responsible firearms use, the shooting sports, and hunting.

Hlebinsky accepted the award Tuesday, January 18 during the 2017 Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show) State of the Industry Dinner in Las Vegas.

“The entire POMA organization is excited to honor Ashley for her contribution as a firearms communicator, historian, and expert analyst in the media. She also will proudly add her own piece of history as the first female to receive this prestigious award,” said Kevin L Orthman, Executive Director of POMA. “The Grits Gresham Award is one of the highest awards POMA gives out each year, and Ashley is a great example of someone who has spent her career changing the face of firearms in the media, and preserving …Read the Rest

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