The Wood Award for Excellence is given, when deemed appropriate, by the TWBW Board of Directors. It is awarded to members of the professional media who have been outstanding in the promotion of our sport. This year's unanimous choice is Don Wright of Killeen / Ft. Hood. Don is a freelance writer who currently writes a weekly column for the Killeen Daily Herald. His work also appears regularly in the Dallas based Bowling News, the Houston based Gulf Coast Bowling News, the San Antonio based Across the Lanes and Bowl magazine. He has also been published in Bowlers Journal. Don is a retired Army Chief Warrant Officer and Vietnam veteran. He served 23 years as a special agent for the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command and has been an avid bowler for over 50 years. He has served as a local association officer and is a Life Memberof the Killeen/Ft. Hood Bowling Association. Don began writing about bowling after the death of former Wood Award winner Herb Gormley. Don |
approached the Killeen paper
and asked if he could take a crack at a weekly column. They assented and initially
gave him about 2 inches of space on page three of the sports section. Now, twelve
years later, bowling has the entire front page of the sports section every Wednesday.
Don and his wife G. G. who takes most of the pictures for his columns, are also both certified youth coaches. Incredibly, the Wood Award is the first that Don has ever received for his writing excellence. When informed of his award, Don stated that he was "very humbled and honored." He also went on to praise the leadership and work of TWBA and our writers‚ organization. The award namesake and sponsor is TWBW Life Member and TWBA Hall of Fame Member Millie Wood. |
| Our 1999 Writer of the Year is Tiffany Saunders of Canyon, Amarillo,
Houston and Bay City, TX.. Tiffany is a Communications major at West Texas A&M
and bowls on their collegiate squad. She got her start in the YABA program in Bay
City, graduated to a more competitive program in the Houston YABA during high school
and currently competes at the local association level in Amarillo. Her primary focus is radio and television communication but her writing skills are obvious to those who have read her work. Judges comments simply stated, "Wonderful Article, Great Job". The Writer of the Year award is sponsored by TWBA Life Member and Hall of Fame Member, Lil Poole. |
This award is open to all members of TWBW and is given for an article or story that appears in the Association Hi-Lites section of Across Texas Lanes. This year's winner is Anne Marie Rumsis of the Killeen/Ft. Hood WBA. Anne Marie has expressed her gratitude for the award. Anne Marie earned this award for an article she wrote that appeared in the Spring 1998 issue of Across Texas Lanes. Those who have read the piece stated that it is written much like a journal entry. Contest Chairman Ann Powell said that it reminds her of a letter home to family and friends, describing what she is seeing and doing. Anne Marie noted, "writing for my association has been one the highlights of being a publicity chairperson and I will continue to write about our bowlers and friends with pleasure. " This award is sponsored by TWBW Life Member and TWBA President, Beverly McLendon |
Newsletter of the Year Award - Art work, content and layout are the criteria by which our judges rank the local association newsletters. This year's "best of the best" is Austin's "Scatterpins" , edited by Cheryl Ross. The two issues of Scatterpins submitted for consideration in this year‚s contest scored a phenomenal 69 out of a possible 70 points. Judge's comments included "Very nice format", "Good font choice" and "Well written and informative". The award is sponsored by TWBW Life Member and TWBA Director, Mary Burns. |
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Austin WBA |
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Montgomery Co. WBA |
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Pasadena WBA |
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Hidalgo Co. WBA |
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Austin WBA |
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Amarillo WBA |
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