The Bowling Writers Association of America (BWAA) annually selects a Male Bowler of the Year and a Female Bowler of the Year.
Dick Weber Male Bowler of the Year
1942: Johnny Cremins 1943: Ned Day 1944: Ned Day 1945: Buddy Bomar 1946: Joe Wilman 1947: Buddy Bomar 1948: Andy Varipapa 1949: Connie Schwoegler 1950: Junie McMahon 1951: Lee Jouglard 1952: Steve Nagy 1953: Don Carter 1954: Don Carter 1955: Steve Nagy 1956: Bill Lillard 1957: Don Carter 1958: Don Carter 1959: Ed Lubanski 1960: Don Carter 1961: Dick Weber 1962: Don Carter 1963: Dick Weber 1964: Billy Hardwick 1965: Dick Weber 1966: Wayne Zahn 1967: Dave Davis 1968: Jim Stefanich 1969: Billy Hardwick 1970: Nelson Burton Jr. 1971: Don Johnson 1972: Don Johnson 1973: Don McCune 1974: Earl Anthony 1975: Earl Anthony 1976: Earl Anthony 1977: Mark Roth 1978: Mark Roth 1979: Mark Roth 1980: Wayne Webb 1981: Earl Anthony 1982: Earl Anthony 1983: Earl Anthony 1984: Mark Roth 1985: Mike Aulby 1986: Walter Ray Williams 1987: Marshall Holman 1988: Brian Voss 1989: Mike Aulby 1990: Amleto Monacelli 1991: David Ozio 1992: Marc McDowell 1993: Walter Ray Williams 1994: Norm Duke 1995: Mike Aulby 1996: Walter Ray Williams 1997: Walter Ray Williams 1998: Walter Ray Williams 1999: Parker Bohn III 2000: Norm Duke 2001: Parker Bohn III 2002: Walter Ray Williams 2003: Walter Ray Williams 2004: Walter Ray Williams 2005: Patrick Allen 2006: Tommy Jones 2007: Patrick Allen 2008: Norm Duke 2009: Norm Duke 2010: Bill O'Neill 2011: Mika Koivuniemi 2012: Mike Fagan
Female Bowler of the Year
1948: Val Mikiel 1949: Val Mikiel 1950: Marion Ladewig 1951: Marion Ladewig 1952: Marion Ladewig 1953: Marion Ladewig 1954: Marion Ladewig 1955: Sylvia Martin 1956: Anita Cantaline 1957: Marion Ladewig 1958: Marion Ladewig 1959: Marion Ladewig 1960: Sylvia Martin 1961: Shirley Garms 1962: Shirley Garms 1963: Marion Ladewig 1964: LaVerne Carter 1965: Betty Kuczynski 1966: Joy Abel 1967: Mildred Ignizio 1968: Dotty Fothergill 1969: Dotty Fothergill 1970: Mary Baker Harris 1971: Paula Carter 1972: Patty Costello 1973: Judy Soutar 1974: Betty Morris 1975: Judy Soutar 1976: Patty Costello 1977: Betty Morris 1978: Donna Adamek 1979: Donna Adamek 1980: Donna Adamek 1981: Donna Adamek 1982: Nikki Gianulias 1983: Lisa Wagner 1984: Aleta Sill 1985: Aleta Sill 1986: Lisa Wagner 1987: Betty Morris 1988: Lisa Wagner 1989: Robin Romeo 1990: Tish Johnson 1991: Leanne Barrette 1992: Tish Johnson 1993: Lisa Wagner 1994: Anne Marie Duggan 1995: Tish Johnson 1996: Wendy Macpherson 1997: Wendy Macpherson 1998: Carol Gianotti-Block 1999: Wendy Macpherson 2000: Wendy Macpherson 2001: Carolyn Dorin-Ballard 2002: Leanne Barrette 2003: Carolyn Dorin-Ballard 2004: Shannon Pluhowsky 2005: Liz Johnson 2006: Kelly Kulick 2007: Liz Johnson 2008: Lynda Barnes 2009: Liz Johnson 2010: Kelly Kulick 2011: Shannon Pluhowsky 2012: Diandra Asbaty
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