03/23/05
United States
BWAA delegates vote to hold 2006 Convention in Las Vegas
Bowling Writers Association of America (BWAA) delegates voted to move the organization's annual convention on a one-year trial to Bowl Expo in Las Vegas, Nev., in June 2006. The action was taken March 17 at the 2005 meeting in Baton Rouge, La.
Offers to conduct future BWAA meetings came from the Bowling Proprietors Association of America, which hosts Bowl Expo, and the newly created United States Bowling Congress, which will meet in April 2006 in Orlando, Fla.
The action means that there will not be an official BWAA meeting for 15 months, which forced a constitutional change to allow president-elect Bill Vint of East Troy, Wis. to extend his term from May 1, 2005 to 30 days following the last date of the 2006 meeting. Exact dates for the 2006 meeting will be made by the executive committee.
Jerry Ramig of Clinton, Iowa, was elected president-elect and his term will begin when Vint's expires. Hazel McLeary of Victoria, British Columbia, was elected vice president and Joan Taylor Schliewenz of East Stroudsburg, Pa., was given a one-year term on the board of directors, filling the void created by McLeary's election.
Elected for two-year board of directors' terms were incumbents Agnes Duffy of Sonoma, Calif.; Charles Dunaway, Baton Rouge; Jim Goodwin, Rockwall, Texas; Jerry Schneider, Greendale, Wis., and Bill Zuben, Largo, Fla.
President Frank Barnhart of St. Louis presided over the three-day meetings and was presented with a BWAA gavel/plaque by Vint. There were 84 members in attendance.
BWAA awards presented included the John O. Martino Award to R.R. (Woody) Woodruff of Glen Rock, N.J; Rip Van Winkle Award to Connie Marchione, Panorama City, Calif., and Mort Luby Sr. Hall of Fame Award to Frank Kietz, Lake Forest, Calif.
Other BWAA members who were recipients of important recognition included Pearl Keller, Chappaqua, N.Y., with the Flowers for the Living award, and McLeary as winner of the Remo Picchietti Humanitarian award. BWAA Executive Director Steve James was inducted into the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame during the week of activity.
A special memorial opened the meeting honoring the late Dan Ottman and Dick Weber, both BWAA members. BWAA granted $1,000 scholarships to collegians Amanda Pezzano of New Jersey, a student at the University of Pennsylvania, and Grant Engel of Hollywood, Fla., a student at Boston University.
BWAA also announced the selection of Shannon Pluhowsky of Phoenix and John Janawicz of Lake Wales, Fla., as its 2004 Amateur Bowlers of the Year. Pluhowsky became the first to win BWAA woman Bowler of the Year honors in addition to the amateur award. PBA star Walter Ray Williams Jr. was BWAA's 2004 male Bowler of the Year. The senior male Bowler of the Year was Bob Glass and the female winner was Shirley Levens.
Offers to conduct future BWAA meetings came from the Bowling Proprietors Association of America, which hosts Bowl Expo, and the newly created United States Bowling Congress, which will meet in April 2006 in Orlando, Fla.
The action means that there will not be an official BWAA meeting for 15 months, which forced a constitutional change to allow president-elect Bill Vint of East Troy, Wis. to extend his term from May 1, 2005 to 30 days following the last date of the 2006 meeting. Exact dates for the 2006 meeting will be made by the executive committee.
Jerry Ramig of Clinton, Iowa, was elected president-elect and his term will begin when Vint's expires. Hazel McLeary of Victoria, British Columbia, was elected vice president and Joan Taylor Schliewenz of East Stroudsburg, Pa., was given a one-year term on the board of directors, filling the void created by McLeary's election.
Elected for two-year board of directors' terms were incumbents Agnes Duffy of Sonoma, Calif.; Charles Dunaway, Baton Rouge; Jim Goodwin, Rockwall, Texas; Jerry Schneider, Greendale, Wis., and Bill Zuben, Largo, Fla.
President Frank Barnhart of St. Louis presided over the three-day meetings and was presented with a BWAA gavel/plaque by Vint. There were 84 members in attendance.
BWAA awards presented included the John O. Martino Award to R.R. (Woody) Woodruff of Glen Rock, N.J; Rip Van Winkle Award to Connie Marchione, Panorama City, Calif., and Mort Luby Sr. Hall of Fame Award to Frank Kietz, Lake Forest, Calif.
Other BWAA members who were recipients of important recognition included Pearl Keller, Chappaqua, N.Y., with the Flowers for the Living award, and McLeary as winner of the Remo Picchietti Humanitarian award. BWAA Executive Director Steve James was inducted into the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame during the week of activity.
A special memorial opened the meeting honoring the late Dan Ottman and Dick Weber, both BWAA members. BWAA granted $1,000 scholarships to collegians Amanda Pezzano of New Jersey, a student at the University of Pennsylvania, and Grant Engel of Hollywood, Fla., a student at Boston University.
BWAA also announced the selection of Shannon Pluhowsky of Phoenix and John Janawicz of Lake Wales, Fla., as its 2004 Amateur Bowlers of the Year. Pluhowsky became the first to win BWAA woman Bowler of the Year honors in addition to the amateur award. PBA star Walter Ray Williams Jr. was BWAA's 2004 male Bowler of the Year. The senior male Bowler of the Year was Bob Glass and the female winner was Shirley Levens.
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