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The Bowls USA Hall of Fame
Each year, Bowls USA honors people for a career of top results on the green, or for outstanding work off the green that helped lawn bowling in America.
Nominations come from the Divisions. The Bowls USA Council votes, and new members are announced at the Opening Ceremonies of the US Open.
Visit the official Hall of Fame pageHow to nominate someone
Know a bowler or volunteer who deserves it? Here is how it works, in plain terms, from the Bowls USA nominating guide:
- Who nominates: nominations go through your Division, not straight from a club or person. The form must be signed by the Division President and sent by the Division Secretary to the Hall of Fame Chairperson.
- Who qualifies: people with outstanding playing records (club to international), long service in elected or appointed roles, or who have helped grow the sport through coaching, promotion and more.
- Deadline: the Chairperson must pass nominations to the National Secretary at least 30 days before the Bowls USA Annual General Meeting, where the Council votes. Ask your Division early for its own cut-off date.
- Good to know: a Hall of Fame member can no longer play on Team USA (they may still serve as a team manager).
Start by talking to your club president or your Division Secretary.
Open the official nomination formRead the nominating process (PDF)Sandy Wall — Southeast Division
Sandy found lawn bowling in 2011 after moving to Top of the World in Clearwater, Florida. One try and she was hooked. She joined the World Parkway Lawn Bowls Club two years later.
She was U.S. Open Bowler of the Tournament in 2017, and won National Championship gold in Singles (2018) and Pairs (2022 and 2023). She has played for and managed Team USA around the world, from California to Malaysia, China, Australia, Cyprus and Scotland.
Off the green, she served as a Bowls USA Councilor (2016–2020) and Southeast Division President (2021–2022), and is a certified umpire and club coach. She joined the Southeast Division Hall of Fame in 2023.
Read Sandy’s full biographyAll Bowls USA Hall of Fame members
Listed A to Z, with the year they were inducted and their division, from the official Bowls USA member list.
- Skip Arculli · 1999 · Northeast
- Irma Artist · 2003 · Pacific Inter-Mountain
- Orville Artist · 1999 · Pacific Inter-Mountain
- Michael Ashton-Phillips · 2003 · Southwest
- Anne Barber · 2006 · Southwest
- Mary Ann Beckley · 2002 · Northwest
- Jack Behling · 2007 · Central / South Central
- Pat Boehm · 2002 · Northwest
- Richard Broad · 2021 · Northwest
- Ferrell Burton, Jr. · 1999 · Southwest
- Shirley Cam · 2006 · Pacific Inter-Mountain
- Bill Campbell · 2013 · Pacific Inter-Mountain
- James Candelet · 1999 · Southeast / Northeast
- Patricia Cronshaw · 2019 · Southwest
- Kenneth Degenhardt · 2001 · Central
- Edith Denton · 2003 · Pacific Inter-Mountain
- Harold Esch · 1999 · Southeast
- Vivian Esch · 2002 · Southeast
- William Farrell · 2002 · Southeast
- Corinna Folkins · 2002 · Northeast / Southeast
- Hugh Folkins · 2002 · Southwest
- Richard Folkins · 1999 · Southwest
- Isabella Forbes · 2002 · Southwest
- Clive Forrester · 2001 · Pacific Inter-Mountain / South Central
- Carrie Fossati · 2015 · Southwest
- Harry Furze · 2003 · Northeast
- Jo Gilbert · 2002 · Southeast
- Clifford R. Gillam · 2002 · Northeast
- Pat Gonzales · 2012 · Southwest
- Eugene Goodwin · 2006 · Southeast
- Patti Grabowski · 2015 · Southeast
- James Graham · 2005 · Southwest
- Edgar Haley · 1999 · Southwest
- Arthur Hartley · 1999 · Central / Southeast / Southwest
- William Hay · 1999 · Southwest
- Lawrence Hennings · 1999 · Northwest
- Dorothy Henry · 2002 · Northeast
- William Hiscock · 2012 · Southwest
- Lorraine Hitchcock · 2023 · South Central
- Melvin L. Hooper · 2002 · Southwest
- Ivan Hyland · 2020 · Southwest
- Maryna Hyland · 2020 · Southwest
- Mert Isaacman · 2018 · Southwest
- John Iral Johnson · 2004 · Northwest
- Marcellus Joslyn · 2000 · Southwest
- Tom Kees · 2016 · division not listed
- Bert MacWILLIAMS · 1999 · Central / Southeast
- Emily Edith MacWILLIAMS · 2004 · Central / Southeast
- Marie Manners · 2002 · Northeast
- Virginia Marlar · 2003 · Southwest
- Doug McARTHUR · 2010 · South Central
- Lachlan McARTHUR · 2001 · Central / South Central
- Rebecca McARTHUR · 2002 · South Central
- Linda McDOUGALL · 2016 · Northeast / Southeast
- Frank McGUIRE · 1999 · Northeast
- Neil McINNES · 1999 · Southwest
- Jeanne McLAUGHLIN · 2024 · Southeast
- Charles Middleton · 1999 · Northwest
- William Miller · 1999 · Central / Southeast
- Freida Mixson · 2002 · Southeast / Northeast
- Dorothy Mumma-Todd · 2002 · Southwest
- Steve Nelson · 2019 · Central / Southeast
- Nancy Nishikawa · 2016 · Northwest
- Bob Nunes · 2015 · Southwest
- Woodruff Ogden · 2012 · Pacific Inter-Mountain
- Vanitta F. Olinger · 2002 · Pacific Inter-Mountain
- Jim Olson · 2017 · Southwest
- John (Jack) Phillips · 2015 · Southeast
- Ed Quo · 2011 · Southwest
- Muriel Rackliff · 2005 · Southeast
- Frank Ransome · 2011 · Pacific Inter-Mountain
- Charles S. Rettie · 2003 · Northeast
- Emmet L. Richardson · 2002 · Central
- Scott Roberts · 2023 · Southwest
- George "Champ" Salisbury · 2000 · Central / South Central
- Joyce Schlindler · 2002 · Southeast
- Joseph Shepard · 2012 · Pacific Inter-Mountain
- Joseph Siegman · 2002 · Southwest
- Colin Smith · 2017 · Northeast
- Frank Souza · 1999 · Pacific Inter-Mountain
- Randall E. Spalding · 2002 · Northeast
- Cyrilla "Cy" R. Stephan · 2002 · Central / South Central
- R. Gil Stephan, Jr. · 2003 · Central / South Central
- Dora Stewart · 2009 · South Central
- Heather Stewart · 2010 · Southwest
- John Stewart · 2003 · Central / South Central
- Mary Terrill · 2010 · South Central
- William Tewksbury · 1999 · Southeast
- William Todd · 2001 · Southwest
- Jackie Tucker · 2021 · Southeast / South Central
- Sandy Wall · 2025 · Southeast
- Bill Weaver · 2016 · South Central
- Donna West · 2009 · Northwest / South Central
- Ann Wood · 2002 · Southeast / South Central
- Myra Wood · 2017 · Northwest / South Central
- Ezra Wyeth · 2000 · Southwest
- Joe Zinna · 2018 · Central
Division halls of fame
Southeast Division
Honors members for great results at division, national and international level, and for work that helps clubs and bowlers grow.
Recent inductees: 2024 – George Tucker (Pinehurst). 2023 – Bob Fladung and Cindy Higgins (Sun City Center), Bud Ricucci (Mount Dora), Sandy Wall (World Parkway). 2022 – Harold Esch, Beth Forbes, Gene Goodwin, Mike Maneilly (Mount Dora), Jeanne McLaughlin (Sun City Center), Barb Roller (Clearwater).
Southeast Hall of FameNortheast Division
2026 inductees: Michele Arculli (Essex County LBC), Patrick Duffy (Brooklyn LBC), Dong Kingman (New York LBC), Eileen Luba (Frick Park LBC) and Toni Mercer (New York & Buck Hill Falls LBC). The page also shares biographies of Northeast members of the national Hall of Fame.
Northeast Hall of FameCentral Division
Central does not show a separate division hall of fame, but its website proudly lists the Central bowlers in the Bowls USA Hall of Fame, such as Joe Zinna and Steve Nelson.
Central Division championsWe could not confirm a hall of fame page for the Southwest, Pacific Inter-Mountain, Northwest or South Central divisions. Questions or corrections? Email [email protected].