Nancy Chapman elected for meritorious service; Cheryl Daniels, Tish Johnson for performance
Three individuals have been elected into the Women's International Bowling Congress Hall of Fame. They include Nancy Chapman, Oneida, Wis., for meritorious service, and professional bowlers Cheryl Daniels, West Bloomfield, Mich., and Tish Johnson, Northridge, Calif., for superior performance. The three will be inducted in April at the 2002 WIBC Annual Meeting in Milwaukee.
Chapman, a WIBC Annual Meeting delegate for 33 years and a WIBC director for 14 years, also has held the national offices of WIBC 5th, 6th and 7th vice presidents for a total of six years, as well as sergeant-at-arms for five years. Her bowling accolades include induction into the Green Bay Women's Bowling Association and Wisconsin WBA Halls of Fame. Chapman also has received the National Women Bowling Writers' Mary Janetto and Jo Ettien Lieber awards. The Mary Janetto Award is presented to an NWBW member for outstanding promotion of local bowling. The Jo Ettien Leiber Award is presented for distinguished service to the game of American tenpins. Having served WIBC at various levels for more than 40 years, Chapman is a WIBC Member Emerita. Her current service to women's bowling includes holding positions as NWBW first vice president and Badger State Bowling Council president. She was founder of the Wisconsin Women Bowling Writers in 1975, and serves as editor of the Wisconsin newsletter Bowling Action.
A Professional Women's Bowling Association member for more than 20 years, Daniels is recognized for her outstanding achievements. Her on-lanes bowling accolades include 10 professional titles, including the1995 Bowling Proprietors' Association of America U.S. Open in Blaine, Minn. She currently is ranked 11th in PWBA career earnings with more than $700,000. Daniels' other top bowling titles include a 1995 WIBC Championship Tournament Classic Division Team championship, the 1979 Michigan State University Spartan Masters and 1978 All-American Youth Championships. Daniels has been honored as a two-time WIBC All-American and has been inducted into both the Detroit and Michigan WBA Halls of Fame.
A two-time Professional Women's Bowling Association Player of the Year, Johnson is one of the most popular women in professional bowling. She recently became the third pro bowler to bank more than $1 million in career earnings. Johnson's professional career spans 21 years and includes 24 titles. Her most recent pro title was the $50,000 Wheelchair Awareness Classic at Country Club Bowl, Mesa, Ariz., June 7. She is best recognized for her unique delivery and extraordinary talent. Johnson's bowling accolades include several awards such as 1990 Bowling Writers Association of America Bowler of the year, Bowling Magazine's Bowler of the 1990s, 1980 WIBC Alberta E. Crowe Star of Tomorrow, WIBC National High Average, PWBA High Average, WIBC All-American and Bowler's Journal All-American. In 1996, Johnson became the first woman to win the Super Hoinke Classic $100,000 first prize. She was inducted into the Women's Professional Bowling Hall of Fame in 1998.
