GREENDALE, Wis. - The Women's International Bowling Congress' Nominating Committee announced the candidates for positions on the WIBC Board of Directors, including president.

Nominees for the position of WIBC president are Sylvia Broyles, Spring Branch, Tex., and Elaine Hagin, Castro Valley, Calif. The position becomes vacant as current WIBC President Joyce Deitch will not seek re-election and retires after her term expires on July 31, 2002.

Additional nominees are as follows:

2nd VICE PRESIDENT: Joan J. Feinblum, Redwood Empire and California WBAs

5th VICE PRESIDENT: Tamoria C. Adams, Charlotte and North Carolina WBAs

Barbara M. Johnson, Jackson and Mississippi WBAs

DIRECTOR #1: Cher I. Rider, Davenport-Bettendorf and Iowa WBAs

DIRECTOR #2: C. Darlene Baker, Clinton, Champaign-Urbana and Illinois WBAs

DIRECTOR #3: Deloise I. Poindexter, Washington, D.C. and Virginia State WBAs

DIRECTOR #4: Jo E. Dimond, Columbus and Ohio WBAs

DIRECTOR #5: Betty K. Kingsley, Rochester and New York State WBAs

DIRECTOR #6: Suzanne M. Windisch, Iowa City and Iowa WBAs

The Nominating Committee will introduce its candidates the day before elections at the 2002 WIBC Annual Meeting, April 22-24 in Milwaukee. Nominees from the floor are not part of the committee's report. Each candidate is nominated to serve a three-year term. Resumes for each candidate will be posted on bowl.com by Dec. 21.

The WIBC is the world's oldest and largest women's sports membership organization with nearly 1.4 million members. WIBC's mission is, "To identify and fulfill the needs of women bowlers."