The APDT Chronicle of the Dog Summer 2018 | Page 14

ASSOCIATION NEWS | CHAIRMAN AWARD
Allan Bauman Receives
APDT’s First-Ever
Chairman Award
APDT charter member and
former president Allan Bauman
is the recipient of the first-
ever Chairman’s Award, which
recognizes an individual who has
significantly impacted the work
of the Association during a long
period of time. Allan was the first APDT president, serving from
1995 through 2001, the longest stint in the history of the association.
“Allan is one of our longest standing members who has been deeply
committed to the APDT,” said APDT Chair Megan Stanley about
her selection. “He has also had a positive impact on dog training
and is well-respected in the industry. He has attended all of our
conferences and sat on the APDT Foundation board for many years,
where he also served as president.”
Allan recently stepped down from his Foundation board position
and we wanted to acknowledge and thank him for his many years of
service and dedication for us, Megan added.
“It’s truly an honor to be the first recipient of the Chairman of the
Year Award,” Allan said. “APDT is a great organization and has had
many dedicated individuals who have made a difference in making it
the organization it is today. It is very humbling to be acknowledged
as one of those individuals.”
Allan’s love for animals began as a child growing up on an orchard.
There was always a dog in the family, as well as other pets, such as
groundhogs, raccoons, birds and other creatures that happened to
appear. A career was born, however, in 1977 when Allan and his
wife, Rose, got a Golden Retriever. Allan took the dog to obedience
class and found he enjoyed the training and started to compete in
competitive obedience. He achieved much success in competitive
obedience and began assisting with instructing classes.
In 1982 he rented an old hunting kenn