ARLINGTON TEXAS - The Bowling Proprietors' Association of America (BPAA) announced 2009 recipients of the distinguished Proprietor of the Year awards which will be presented during BPAA’s Annual Membership Meeting Monday morning June 22 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. The meeting is held in conjunction with the International Bowl Expo June 21-25 in Las Vegas.
This will be the fifth year this prestigious award is being presented to a proprietor in each state who has been nominated by their respective BPAA-affiliated state associations for outstanding contributions to the industry and the sport of bowling. These awards are intended to raise the importance prestige and visibility of proprietors’ accomplishments on the state and local levels.
Alabama
Tom Barberini
Oak Mountain Lanes
Pelham AL
California (North)
Bill Hillman
Cloverleaf Family Bowl
CA
Carolinas/Georgia
Frankie McDaniel
Buffaloe Lanes North
Raleigh, NC
Florida
Sandy Finkelstein
Shore Lanes
Merritt Island, FL
Illinois
Marsha Royalty
Four Seasons Sports Center
Sycamore, IL
Indiana
Cathy Cooper
Cooper’s Sport Bowl
Anderson, IN
Kansas
Carol Mackey
Park Hill Lanes
Anthony, KS
Michigan
Robert Smoltz
Ford Lanes
Deaborn Heights, MI
Missouri
Gerry Simmons
Nemo Lanes
Hermitage, MO
Nebraska
Dan Hruza
Longhorn Lanes
Burwell, NE
Ohio
Erv Hoinke
Western Bowl
Cincinnati, OH
Pennsylvania
Jack Minelli
Idle Hour Lanes
Scranton, PA
Texas
Mike Logan
Grand Station Entertainment
College Station, TX
Washington State
Chuck & Shelly Linn
Daffodil Bowl
Puyallup, WA
Wisconsin
Ralph Krueger
Krueger’s Entertainment Center
Menomonee Falls, WI
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