Allan became a hunter education instructor in the Kansas City Region in April of 1998 and a bow hunter education instructor in 1999. Allan quickly became a driving force in the hunter education program and immersed himself in all aspects, while still holding a full time job. Allan became an active member and in 2003 a life member of The International Hunter Education Association (lHEA) and was a Charter Life Member of the Missouri Hunter Education Instructors Association (MHEIA). In 2004, he was elected to the MHEIA Board of directors.

International Hunter Education Association (IHEA) Gladney Davidson Memorial Award was made to our late Missouri Instructor Allan Hoover today during the IHEA-USA awards luncheon at it's annual conference in San Antonio, Texas.