| Maria Angelotti The selection for this year's "Presidents Cup" goes to a very enthusiastic person, Maria Angelotti. Maria was born in Haverhill, MA and attended Haverhill High School and Marymount Manhattan College. The reason for this selection is the great interest she has had in the future of the Candlepin Industry. Maria is married to Dale Angelotti and between them, they have 4 children, Tyler, Henry, Rick and Jennifer. Maria is the Manager and the Executive Administrator of Pilgrim Lanes in Haverhill. Even with this family , Maria has spent many hours serving not only Pilgrim Lanes, but the Massachusetts Bowling Association and the International Candlepin Bowling Association. Let's begin at Pilgrim Lanes. There she helps oversee Pilgrim's fantastic in-house Junior Program; additionally, she is involved with the Junior Bowling Programs from both the United States and Canada. Maria believes in the future of these children. In the Massachusetts Bowling Association, she was asked to be its Vice President and accepted the opportunity. With this election, came many new ideas as she prepared for her term as President. In fact, when the 2 years were up, the Association asked Maria to serve yet another term, which she did with a smile. In her years as President, she brought many new ideas to the organization. She organized and participated in the Children's Expo to promote Candlepin Bowling for 2 years. She got Disney Radio involved with Candlepin Bowling. She has served on numerous committees for the betterment of the Industry. As an officer in the MBA, she became very involved with the International Candlepin Bowling Association. There she also served on many committees like Tournament, Rules, Ethics and others. Maria always has a smile and has been, and is now, a great asset to our Candlepin Industry.
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2008 |
| Chris Anton It is only fitting that at these International Candlepin Bowling Association Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, we honor Christo, or Chris, as he is best known, with the 1999 President's Cup for outstanding accomplishments and contributions which have bettered the sport of candlepin bowling. For more than 50 years now, Chris Anton has accomplished and contributed a lot. He's a proprietor and a promoter and one of the best friends of the candlepin industry. In 1970, he was inducted into the World Candlepin Bowling Council's Hall of Fame for Extraordinary Service and Sports Contribution. At age 39, Chris became the youngest ever to receive that honor. The Maine Sports Hall of Fame in 1995 inducted him for his competitive ability on the bowling lanes. You would have to search long and hard to find an individual that has contributed more to the candlepin bowling than Chris has. He was one of the founding fathers of The International Candlepin Bowling Association and among the pioneers drawing up its bylaws. One of his greatest accomplishments came in 1964 when, as chairman of the World Candlepin Bowling Council, he led the drive to create the Hall of Fame. The first induction was held in 1965 and it has since evolved into the ICBA Hall of Fame. To this day Chris is the man that keeps the Hall of Fame afloat. He is chairman of the selection committee and as such solicits and sifts through countless nominations searching for the perfect candidate for induction. As great as his accomplishments and contributions to the industry have been, Chris has also been a civic-minded individual. He has served eight years on the Biddeford Maine, Board of Education and five years on the state panel.
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1999 | |
| Bill Bolton Bill Bolton is no stranger to candlepin bowling. He started from the ground up 49 years ago. At the age of 12 he worked weekends and after school as a pinboy. He continued for five years at this father's newly opened 20 lane Turnpike Bowladrome on Route 2 in Cambridge, MA. In 1954 he took over the day to day operations from his dad Earl (who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1977) and lead the center into a huge expansion in 1960. The results were two floors of bowling with 34 candlepin and 20 ten pin lanes. Included were two restaurants, pool tables, videos, a health club and a cocktail lounge. Active in Massachusetts Bowling Association for well over 30 years, Bill has been chairmen of many and served on virtually all committees at one time or another. He was also a three term president. In recent years he handled the reinspections and standardization of all candlepin lanes in Massachusetts, instructing and certifying others in Maine, New Hampshire, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Currently he is the Managing Director of both the Massachusetts Bowling Association and the International Candlepin Bowling Association. |
1991 | |
| Kevin Cormier The "Presidents Cup" is a unique award, given to someone that the President of the International Candlepin Bowling Association sees as adding a positive touch to this unique bowling game. In this case the decision was relatively easy; as I looked to the future of Candlepin Bowling I saw a lot of enthusiasm in a young man named Kevin Cormier. Kevin lives in Gardner, Massachusetts, kind of in the Center of the State. The father of a young son named Adam, Kevin encouraged Adam to compete. He urged Adam to take the game as a means of opportunity to make new friends and enjoy other bowlers. Fortunately for Adam, Kevin became very interested in the game himself. Kevin attended school in the Gardiner area and graduated from Mount Wachusett Community College with a degree in Mechanics in 1988. As no evidence of a zest for bowling exist in Kevin's educational background, I firmly believe that Kevin was reciprocally encouraged by his son Adam's love of the game to become more involved in the sport himself! After traveling to many bowling centers with Adam, Kevin soon decided that it would be a good idea to attend the ICBA Instructors School. Kevin did so, completing the school in 2002. Actually, Kevin had already managed to help form the MA Youth Traveling League in 2001, a year prior to attending and completing the Instructor's School! Initially, the league featured 6 teams from areas between Gardner and Amesbury, Massachusetts. Now in its 5th season the league sports 2 division of 10 teams each and spans an area from Holyoke to Amesbury Massachusetts! Kevin concedes that this is not a one-man operation, but a total TEAM effort from all of the bowling centers involved. Kevin also became very involved with a Web Site called Candlepin Corner. This site has had over 200,000 hits and the information has been viewed worldwide. Kevin's abounding enthusiasm for Candlepin Bowling is no longer restricted to the Junior Traveling League and his Web Site; Kevin is now the Manager of Brian's Bowl A Way in Gardner, Massachusetts. Congratulations on your Award Kevin and thank you for making Candlepin Bowling such an important part of the lives of so many potential champions. |
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1992 | |
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1988 | |
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1995 | |
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Bart Maderios What more can be said of Bart? I myself have seen this man donating his time and energy at some of the junior events, and it is with a tremendous personal pleasure as the President of the ICBA, to award Bart Maderios the "President’s Cup." |
Plaistow, NH |
2002 |
| Melvin "Ike" Murray The Executive Board of the ICBA is pleased to award the 1996 President's Award to Melvin "Ike" Murray of Oromocto, New Brunswick. Ike's longevity in candlepins goes back to the 1940s. His bowling prowess is well documented in the provinces but his greatest contribution to the industry may well be in the organization and promotion of the sport. He is past vice president of the New Brunswick Bowlers Association, president of the New Brunswick Provincial Men's Championship and founder and president of the "Maritime Men's" Senior Championship from 1982-1995. He was honored in 1990 by being elected to the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame and also to the Pictou County Sports Hall of Fame. Congratulations on a well-deserved recognition for the ICBA's President's Award. |
1996 | |
| Tom Olszta Tonight's recipient of the First President's Award for Excellence in representing Candlepin Bowling is a bowler known to many: Tom Olszta. Called the Larry Bird of Candlepin Bowling, Olzsta's accomplishments are numerous and have become legendary. We'll cite just a few: -6 strings 200 or better -Massachusetts State Men's Open Singles Champion at age 16 - 3 time World Candlepin Bowling Council's Bowler of the Year - 8 career World Candlepin Bowling Council Tour first place finishes - 2 time Massachusetts State Champion - 3 time winner of WCBV-TV Boston's Live Championship Show which has a first prize of $10,000 - 483 triple on WCVB's Candlepin Bowling show ... highest ever recorded - Personal best: 496 triple; 209 single As impressive as the above accomplishments are, they do not capture the flavor of the individual. Taught to bowl at an early age by his grandfather, Ben Hamilton, Olszta, with exceptional hand-eye coordination, quickly became a child prodigy. Hamilton's advice was direct and simple. " Bowl right, no fooling around and try at all times". As he matured, Olszta did the rest on his own with perseverance, desire, will and a sense of drama. This year, after a sensational 8 week run during February and March on WCBV-TVs Candlepin Bowling, which featured a dramatic double-overtime victory and a triple strike and was witnessed by hundreds of thousands in the viewing audience, fan mail and autographs have become a way of life. Through it all, the unassuming Olszta has maintained a sense of style, grace and dignity that is rarely found in any sport. Olszta is manager of Hippodrome Lanes in Southbridge, Mass. and lives with wife Karen, step-son Keith and children Keri and small Tom in Sturbridge, Mass. |
1987 | |
| Bob Parrella This evening we are pleased to award the 1993 President's Award to Robert Parella. It is through his perseverance and dedication that candlepin bowling's unique history and New England roots are not only preserved but also given first class presentation at the New England Sports Museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts. While this award is presented for exemplary efforts during the past year, Bob has worked to incorporate candlepins in this new and unique museum for over five years. Working with chairman Dave Cowens when the museum was merely a possibility, Bob's efforts on behalf of candlepin bowling guaranteed that our industry would become a full partner with the major league sports of New England. The New England Sports Museum is a great tribute to the heritage of New England sports and the candlepin bowling display is a great tribute to our game. Tonight we thank Bob Parrella for his dedication to this project on our behalf. |
1993 | |
| John Vellante For the past 15 years, through his column in The Boston Globe, John has been the voice of the Massachusetts Bowling Association. And when the International Candlepin Bowling Association was in the formative stages, he publicly went on record supporting the concept of one umbrella organization housing the candlepin industries of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. More than 10 years ago, he helped bring The Boston Globe in as a co-sponsor of the MBA State Candlepin Championship Tournament and that relationship stands today as healthy as the day it began. At last year's ICBA Convention in Hyannis, John gave an informative seminar "Working With The Media". In addition to writing his regular bowling column, he serves as Sportsactive Editor at The Boston Globe. Two years ago, he was named winner of the Personality Of The Year Award by the World Candlepin Bowlers Congress and last year was a finalist in professional Bowlers Association writing contest for a feature story on pro bowler Jimmie Pritts Jr. of Metheun. He began his newspaper career in 1960 with The Waltham News-Tribune while a sophomore at St. Mary's High School in that city. After his graduation from St. Mary's in 1962, he attended Boston University School of Public Relations and Communications. He currently attends classes at Boston College, where he is majoring in Social Sciences and Humanities. His selection as the 3rd recipient of the Prestigious President's Cup by the I.C.B.A. Convention and Hall of Fame Committees certainly is well deserving. We extend our congratulations on his being selected and express to him our very sincere thanks for his untiring coverage, promotion and public relations in behalf of the sport of candlepins. John is married to the former Beth Hall and lives in Woburn. He has two children, Michael John, 20 and Lynne Marie, 17. |
1989 |