A graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Law School, Froman has held many leadership positions over the years, including: NRA 1st vice president, immediate past president of the National 4-H Shooting Sports Foundation, NRA director since 1992, chairman of NRA's Grassroots Development Committee, and trustee of the NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund. She was also elected to The NRA Foundation's Board of Trustees in 1992 and became the foundation's first woman president. She helped build the Friends of NRA program and establish the foundation's permanent endowment, which now exceeds $20 million. She played a key role in the development of Refuse To Be A Victim^® and helped pilot the hunting component of Women On Target^®.

Froman has become one of the most recognized and respected women in the shooting sports today. She is active in state and federal political and legislative battles, and was instrumental in the grassroots fight to pass right to carry legislation in Arizona. She is recognized as an expert on Second Amendment issues, and as such, has been interviewed by numerous national media outlets over the years.

Sue King, NRA Director and Chairman of NRA's Women's Policies Committee said, "Sandy's character and accomplishments in protecting and nurturing our Second Amendment rights led NRA to honor her as the 2004 Sybil Ludington Women's Freedom Award recipient."

Named for a heroine of the American Revolution, the Sybil Ludington Women's Freedom Award was created in 1995. It recognizes the contributions of women who have demonstrated dedication to the promotion of the Second Amendment, have made outstanding achievements in educational contributions while advancing the purposes and goals of the NRA and, through legislative and legal contributions, have significantly impacted the preservation of the shooting sports at the national level.

NRA's new Marion P. Hammer Woman of Distinction Award will be awarded for the first time in 2005. The criteria are the same as for the Ludington Award -- the only difference is that the Hammer Award honors achievements at the local, state or regional levels. Nominations for both the 2005 Sybil Ludington Women's Freedom Award and the Marion P. Hammer Woman of Distinction Award are due on November 1, 2004. Nomination forms are posted on www.nrahq.org/women.