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ORLANDO, FLA. – Dick Evans of Daytona Beach, Fla. was elected president of the Bowling Writers Association of America by the board of directors following the 2008 annual meeting at the International Plaza Hotel in conjunction with Bowl Expo. Evans previously served as president in 1986 and 1987. The new term of office begins Aug. 1 and runs through July 31.
Executive Director Steve James announced he will retire from the BWAA position Jan.1, 2009 after seven years in that role. James, Fox Point, Wis. is a 40-year BWAA member, was elected president in 1993 and served as board chairman from several years. An application will be available to any member who has an interest in the position. A decision is expected to be made by the board in early September.
Jackie Wyckoff of Campbell, Calif. was elected vice president and director Mike Hennessy of Bluffton, S.C. was appointed to the BWAA executive committee.
Six candidates were elected to the board for two-year terms from a field of 14 candidates. Those elected were Bill Vint, East Troy, Wis.; Kathy Watson, Richmond, Calif.; Tom Clark, Milwaukee; Joan Romeo, Van Nuys, Calif.; Jim Goodwin, Rockwall, Texas, and Wyckoff.
Thomas Madrecki of Northbrook, Ill. and Liz Sautter of Sunnyvale, Calif. were awarded $1,000 scholarship by the Chuck Pezzano Scholarship committee chaired by Joan Romeo. They were granted one-year free membership in BWAA.
Lyle Zikes of Arlington Heights, Ill. and Romeo of Van Nuys, Calif. were honored at the Columbia 300/BPAA awards dinner. Zikes became a member of the BWAA Hall of Fame while Romeo was presented with the organization’s Meritorious Service honor.
BWAA members agreed with the board’s recommendation to eliminate the High School Bowler of the Year award due to the difficulty of accumulating enough information from that group of young people and coaches throughout the nation. BWAA continues to honor bowlers of the year in the professional, amateur, senior and collegiate categories.
During the Bowl Expo Trade Show, BWAA members provided press releases for all proprietors and exhibitors for their hometown news media at no charge. The first-time project was extremely successful.
Madrecki’s writing credentials include the following: Associate News Editor for the Cavalier Daily, University of Virginia; winner in the Bowling This Month Amateur Writing Contest, and a summer internship writing for Bowlers Journal International.
He is also a Level One USBC certified coach and for the last three years has served as the captain of his high school bowling team. He is currently attending Virginia where he maintains a grade point average and scale of 3.75/4.0.
Sautter comes with equally excellent credentials. She writes for the Homestead Herald, the local bowling center Youth Newsletter, and is a USBC Certified Level 1 Coach. The sophomore attends UC-Berkeley, maintains a grade point average of 2.9/4.0.
The BWAA annually awards the Chuck Pezzano Scholarship to worthy recipients and is named in honor of BWAA, American Bowling Congress and Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame journalist Chuck Pezzano of Clifton, N.J.
Qualities considered include academic achievement (2.5/4.0 GPA or equivalent) civic involvement and bowling participation.
GREENDALE, Wis. – David Whitley of the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel, Gary D'Amato of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and Bo Emerson and Joey Ivansco of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution are the top winners in editorial, feature, news and photography categories, respectively, in the 2007 US Bowler Writing Competition.
Winners in the 56th annual media awards program, sponsored by the United States Bowling Congress’ official membership publication, were announced June 24 during the Bowling Writers Association of America’s annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.
Whitley's commentary on the little-known fact the National Collegiate Athletic Association offers bowling for women took the top spot in the Editorial category. Whitley traveled to the Nashville, Tenn., home of
2007 NCAA champion Vanderbilt University to gather first-hand information about the story.
D'Amato's winning feature "300 the Hard Way" talked about Milwaukee's Michael Day returning to the pinnacle of bowling more than three years after losing his left foot in an industrial accident. It was D'Amato's third top selection in the contest with his first two coming in the News division in 2004 and 2005. It was his eighth overall award.
Emerson was at Suburban Lanes near Atlanta to chronicle the event as Bill Hargrove became the oldest league bowler ever at age 106. Ivansco also was there and it was his poignant images of the event that earned him the top spot in the new Photography division.
Each category winner earned $500 from the $4,500 in total prizes.
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