Industry's best honored at International Bowl Expo in Las Vegas By Mark Miller
07/10/10
Part of each International Bowl Expo is spent honoring the best the sport and business has to offer and the 2010 event June 28-July 1 in Las Vegas was no exception.
Pictured left: Liz Johnson, left, and Norm Duke were honored as 2009 BWAA Bowlers of the Year at Bowl Expo.
The week started off with elections for the officers in the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America. Taking their positions July 1 were:
Martino also earned one of the industry service awards, the President's Medal. The highest honor, the Victor Lerner Memorial Medal and 2010 BPAA Hall of Fame inductee, went to Ted Hoffman Jr. of Dublin, Calif.
Other industry service award winners were:
John Jowdy (right), El Cajon, Calif., was inducted into the Bowling Coaches Hall of Fame while Joe Kristof, Columbus, Ohio, and Jeanette Robinson, Las Vegas, were presented as members of the 2010 Trailblazer class.
In addition, 15 bowling center owners were cited as BPAA Proprietors of the Year in their states. They were:
The Bowling Writers' Association of America also honored its best for 2009:
Column
Republished courtesy of Examiner.com (July 9, 2010)
Part of each International Bowl Expo is spent honoring the best the sport and business has to offer and the 2010 event June 28-July 1 in Las Vegas was no exception. Pictured left: Liz Johnson, left, and Norm Duke were honored as 2009 BWAA Bowlers of the Year at Bowl Expo.
The week started off with elections for the officers in the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America. Taking their positions July 1 were:
- John Snyder, Alpena, Mich., president
- Cathy DeSocio, Wichita, Kan., vice president
- Tom Martino, Hopelawn, N.J., treasurer
- Nancy Schenk, Fayetteville, N.C., secretary
- Mike Ducat, Winter Haven, Fla., director-at-large
- Kathleen Perry, Woodbine, Md., director-at-large
- Jim Stubler, Peru, Ill., director-at-large
Martino also earned one of the industry service awards, the President's Medal. The highest honor, the Victor Lerner Memorial Medal and 2010 BPAA Hall of Fame inductee, went to Ted Hoffman Jr. of Dublin, Calif.
Other industry service award winners were:
- Roger Dalkin, Greendale, Wis., V.A. Wapensky Award
- Bob Stubler, Peru, Ill., Ruben A. Dankoff Award for Public Policy & Legislative Service
- Johnny Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., Dick Weber Bowling Ambassador Award
- Dan Labrecque, Battle Creek, Mich., Special Projects Awards
John Jowdy (right), El Cajon, Calif., was inducted into the Bowling Coaches Hall of Fame while Joe Kristof, Columbus, Ohio, and Jeanette Robinson, Las Vegas, were presented as members of the 2010 Trailblazer class. In addition, 15 bowling center owners were cited as BPAA Proprietors of the Year in their states. They were:
- Ron Schnell, Cardinal Lanes Shipyard, Wilmington, N.C. (Carolinas/Georgia)
- Jim Decker, Double Decker Lanes, Rohnert Park, Calif.
- Paul Kreins, Bowl Ero Lanes, Lakewood, Colo.
- Robert Dykes, Oakfield Lanes, Brandon, Fla.
- Randy Thompson, Plaza Lanes, Des Moines, Iowa
- Tom Sims, Fox Bowl, Wheaton, Ill.
- Steve Kunkel, The Bowling Center, Bluffton, Ind.
- Roger Phillipi, Community Bowling Centers, Livonia, Mich.
- Mike Warring, Junction Bowl, Insanti, Minn.
- Andy Bartholomy, Bartholomy Centers, Springfield, Mo.
- Jim Russo, Manor Lanes, Tonawanda, N.Y.
- Bob Cooke, Lex Lanes, Lexington, Ohio
- James Plessinger, Suburban Bowlerama, Inc., York, Pa.
- Jeff Cathy, Red Bird Lanes, Duncanville, Texas
- Daniel Kirkwood, Big Al's Inc., Vancouver, Wash.
The Bowling Writers' Association of America also honored its best for 2009:
Lydia Rypcinski (right), Chicago, Mort Luby Hall of Fame Award - John Berglund, St. Martin, Alberta Crowe Meritorious Service Award
- Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., Men's Bowler of the Year
- Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., Women's Bowler of the Year
- Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, Male Senior Bowler of the Year
- Robin Romeo, Newhall, Calif., Female Senior Bowler of the Year
- John Janawicz, Winter Haven, Fla., Male Amateur Bowler of the Year
- Brenda Edwards, Mansfield, Texas, Female Amateur Bowler of the Year
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