NATIONAL WOMEN BOWLING WRITERS APPROVE
PROPOSED BYLAWS FOR NEW ORGANIZATION
During their annual meeting in Orlando April 23, the National Women Bowling Writers unanimously adopted the proposed bylaws – as amended – to create a new writers organization in cooperation with the Bowling Writers Association of America.

Included in NWBW’s actions were:

1) Overwhelming support in favor of having the proposed new organization use the existing BWAA name (that action, of course, would require BWAA’s approval as well).

2) Unanimous support for the new organization’s board to determine where and how the organization would be incorporated (eliminating a previous provision that would have used USBC’s headquarters as the organization’s “legal” address).

3) Unanimous support for the new organization’s board to determine where the Annual Meeting would be held (in a subsequent non-binding vote, NWBW members indicated a preference for USBC as the meeting location)

4) Took action to allow the NWBW board to “dissolve” their organization if BWAA also approves the new organization.

NWBW also elected eight board members who would represent that organization on the board of the proposed new group: Hazel McLeary, Victoria, BC, Canada; Joan Feinblum, Santa Rosa, Calif.; Nancy Chapman, Green Bay, Wis.; Fran Buettner, North Port, Fla.; June Lawhorn, Tulsa, Okla.; Jackie Wyckoff, Cupertino, Calif.; Kathy Watson, Richmond, Calif., and Chris Beard, Gardnerville, Nev.

Twenty-two BWAA members were among the more than 60 writers who attended a special tour of Kegel’s state-of-the-art instruction, research and manufacturing facility in nearby Lake Wales as well as a USBC Hall of Fame/media luncheon, where USBC’s Tom Clark announced winners of the 2005 US Bowler Writing Contest. (5-1-2006)

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HAGGERTY, NATION UNANIMOUS PICKS
AS NATION’S TOP COLLEGIATE BOWLERS

BWAA President Bill Vint (center) presents Stefanie Nation and P.J. Haggerty with their BWAA Collegiate Bowler of the Year awards.

ROCKFORD, Ill. — Fresno State University junior P.J. Haggerty and Central Florida senior Stefanie Nation were named Collegiate Bowlers of the Year and Most Valuable Players for the 2005-06 season by the Bowling Writers Association of America and National Collegiate Bowling Coaches Association, respectively, during ceremonies kicking off the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships here April 26.

It is the second straight MVP and Player of the Year season for Haggerty, a member of Junior Team USA for the last three years, and the second consecutive year as a first-team All-American for Nation, the three-time reigning U.S. Junior Amateur champion.

BOWLING WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
2006 COLLEGIATE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
Male — P.J. Haggerty, Fresno State
Female — Stefanie Nation, Central Florida

Male Runners-up
Cory Simmons, Newman
Ronnie Sparks Jr., Pikeville
Zach Taylor, Kansas
Brian Valenta, Lindenwood

Male Honorable Mention
Cassidy Schaub, Pikeville
Erik Vermilyea, Nebraska

Female Runners-up
Lindsey Coulles, Morehead State
Clara Guerrero, Wichita State
Karen Rosprim, Fresno State
Olivia Sandham, Wichita State

Female Honorable Mention
Kayla Bandy, Pikeville
Michelle Carcagente, Central Florida
Megan Larson, West Texas A&M

(5-1-2006)

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