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Hy Delman Don Mitchell IBPI & IBCA Presidents
Award Meritorious
Medal 1949 Ray Shore
1983 Russ Neatherly 1950 M.G. Baker
1984 Carl Hindel 2013 George Webb 1951 Phillip J. Koch
1985 Don Lowry 2014 Bob Gudorf 1952 Joe Kendrick
1986 Wayne Circle 2016 Mike Aulby 1953-55 Nick Johann
1987 Richard Pihulic 2019 Judy Smith 1956 John Anderson
1988 Pat Wilbur Tim Fye 1957 M.G. Baker
1994 Jerry Hindel Shari Fye 1958 Fred Kibler
1995 Denny Cooper Mary Utley 1959-61 Tommy Graves
1997 Charlie Brehob Tommy Lee Baxter 1962-63 Don Lowry
1999 Bob Colburn 2021 Nick Hoagland 1964-65 Carl Hindel
2001 Chuck Kane 2023 Mike Kraushaar 1966-67 Russ Neatherly
2003 Rick Braden 1968-69 omas Young
2013 Cathy Cooper 1970-71 Hy Delman
2015 Dave King 1972-73 Wayne Circle
2017 Steve Kunkel induction into the BPAA Hall of Fame: 1974-75 Joe Quick
2020 Dave Kerschner Don Lowry (1983), Carl Hindel (1989) 1976-77 Pat Wilbur
2022 Scott Devers and Mike Aulby (2023). 1978-79 Richard Pihulic
2024 Mike Aulby • ree Hoosier center operators 1980-81 Errol Klem
have received the BPAA President’s 1982-83 Jerry Hindel
Award: Don Lowry (1977), Cathy 1984-85 Marlin Milligan
Tour stops for so many years. e Cooper (2003) and Scott Devers 1986-87 Charlie Brehob
year following his death, the IBCA (2017). 1988-89 Bob Colburn
Bill Wilson
1990-91
inaugurated the Don Mitchell Merito- • BPAA’s V.A. Wapensky Award 1992-94 Denny Cooper
rious Service Medal to perpetuate his has been presented to two Indianans: 1995-97 Rick Braden
memory. It honors an individual who long-time “Pro Bowlers Tour” play-by- 1998-99 Chuck Kane
has made a signi cant contribution to play man Chris Schenkel (1989) and 2000-01 Jim Doty
the advancement of bowling. long-time Classic Products executive 2002-03 Mike Zellinger
• ree Indiana proprietors have Bob Gudorf (2011). 2004 Pat Sparks
been honored with the Victor Lerner • Mike Aulby (2009) and Tim Mack 2005-07 Scott Devers
Memorial Medal, emblematic of (2020) have received BPAA’s Dick 2008-09 Cathy Cooper
Weber Ambassador Award. 2010-11 Ken Howard
Dave Kerschner
2012-13
• Classic Products received 2014-15 Dan Smith
BPAA’s Special Projects Award in 2016-17 Collin Kerschner
2022 for its work in addressing the 2018-19 Jason Fradenburg
critical shortage of pinsetting machine 2020-21 Sarah French Malott
mechanics. 2022-23 Casey Williams
• Hoosiers in the USBC Hall of
Fame for meritorious service include
Schenkel (1988) and Pearl Switzer men’s association, women’s associa-
(1973). PBA Hall of Famers in that tion, junior association and proprietor
category include Schenkel (1976), representation. e council was dis-
Mitchell (2018) and Jim Doty (2019). solved in 2012.
• In 1964, Roger Tessman, then with • Hindel Bowl was the longest-
the American Bowling Congress Rules tenured BPAA member in Indiana,
Department, urged those attending its membership spanning 82 years.
the Indiana Bowling Association Unable to nd a buyer, the center
Annual Meeting to form a bowling closed its doors on May 1.
Mike Aulby (left) and Scott Devers are council to direct American Junior • Beech Grove Bowl in Beech Grove
the two most recent recipients of the Bowling Congress programs locally. It and Vigo Bowl in Terre Haute now
IBCA’s Hy Delman Award, Aulby this took a while, but in 1983, the Indiana top the BPAA’s list of Indiana member
year and Devers in 2022. Bowling Council was formed with centers at 75 years apiece.

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