Annual Hall of Fame and awards
Banquet is held every June and is open to all Arbor Valley members
Below are the newest Hall of Fame members along with the
Director of the Year, the League Secretary of the Year, and the Volunteer of the Year recipients for the 2023-2024 bowling season.
2023-2024 hall of fame inductees
Richard Smith - Bowling Performance
Rich moved to Ann Arbor from New York to enroll in the
University of Michigan, to obtain his Master’s Degree in 2002 and
never left. Rich had bowled in high school and wanted to pursue
bowling in the Ann Arbor area. In the fall of 2002, on a Thursday
night, Rich went to Belmark Lanes to see if anyone needed a bowler, and the rest is history.
Over these past 22 years that Rich has been a member of Arbor
Valley he has bowled sixteen(16) 300 games and has had eleven(11)
800 series with his high 800 series being 836 and his high average
over the years being a 239 in the 2010-2011season at Maplewood
Lanes in Saline. He also placed 1st in 2004 Scratch Doubles for the
Arbor Valley Association Tournament and has had three (3) 2nd place
wins (2010, 2012, 2016) in the Arbor Valley Association Tournament.
Rich also needs to be recognized for all that he does within the
association. Rich received the Secretary of the Year award for Arbor
Valley in 2023 for his work with the Monday Night Fun League at
Station 300, currently secretary for the AABPA Travel League and
currently secretary/treasurer for the Maplewood Twi-lite League. Rich
has also served on the Board of Directors for the 700 Club and
regularly helps with the Arbor Valley City Tournaments as needed.
Andrew Lickert - Bowling Performance
Andy Lickert began working in a bowling alley at age 16.
Having grown up in Ann Arbor he participated in the youth bowling
program at Colonial Lanes and has been a member of the Arbor Valley USBC Bowling Association for 34 years giving him a total of 40 years as a league bowler. Also, he has participated in the National Bowling tournament for 29 years.
As a member of the Arbor Valley USBC Bowling Association
Andy has bowled thirteen (13) 300 games and has bowled seven (7)
800 series with his highest series being an 815. Andy’s highest average was 230 in 2010/2011 at Lodge Lanes.
On November 6, 2023, Andy shot back-to-back 300 games
with his third game being a 200 which gave him an 800 series for the
night. An incredible night of bowling. Arbor Valley local tournament awards include 1st place Doubles actual in 2022, 1st place All Events Actual/handicap in 2022 and 3rd place Team handicap in 2013 and 2015. Andy also came in1st. place at the 700 Club foursome tournament in 2011.
Kimberly Collar - Bowling Performance
Kim Collar began her bowling career in 1984 at Belmark Lanes
in their Junior League. Kim continued at Belmark through the 1990-
1991 season and then went to Colonial Lanes for the 1991-1992 Youth Season. Kim has been a member of the Arbor Valley USBC Bowling Association for the last 24 years during which Kim has bowled four(4) 300 games and has had one (1) 800 series. Kim’s highest average was 220 during the 2012-2013 season.
Throughout Kim’s 24 years with the Association Kim has won
many local tournament awards. Kim placed 1st in All Events Actual in
2007, 2020, 2013 and 2015. She, along with her fellow teammates,
placed 1st in Team Event Actual in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and 1st in
Team Event Handicap in 2016 with a 2nd place for Team Handicap in
2023. In addition to team event wins, Kim and her doubles partner
placed 1st in Doubles Actual Event in 2012 and 2015. On her own Kim Placed 1st in Singles Actual Event in 2016 and 2017.
Roger Crawford - Meritorious Service
Roger began his bowling career in Evansville, IN at the age of
nine (9). When he was thirteen (13) his family moved to Ann Arbor
and he continued to bowl in the Youth League at Colonial Lanes until
1970 at which time he entered college at U of M, bowled in college,
and then in the fall of 1974 he began his adult career with Arbor
Valley. In 1984, Roger left Ann Arbor and moved to Massachusetts
for job opportunities. Roger then returned to Ann Arbor in 1997 and
once again became a member of Arbor Valley, at which time he
became very involved with the Association.
In 2002 Roger became a board member and began his work
with the tournament committee, working on the tournaments as well as organizing the volunteer help and running Brackets and Jackpots and was also a member of the Finance Committee. In 2018 Roger took over as President of the Association and in 2022 he took the job of Manager of the Association. As a representative of our Association,
Roger attended State meetings and training sessions along with attending a mini USBC national meeting 2 years ago.
Along with his work on the board, Roger has been Secretary and Treasurer for four different leagues throughout the last 27 years as well as running the Mystery for the Monday Nite Fun League at Maplewood Lanes for many years. Roger has also assisted in helping with the Ed Rondot’s Shootout Series for many years and over the past two (2) years has helped with the 600/700 Club tournaments.
On a more personal note, Roger has bowled four (4) 300
games, has had a high series of 795 and has carried an above 200
averages for many years with his highest being a 222. Roger has also bowled in multiple National and State Tournaments for the ABC,
USBC, 700 Club and the Moose organization.
Association manager awards
League Secretary of the Year
Tari Rutkowski and Jeff Tolliver
Each year an exceptional league secretary is selected to represent the many league secretaries who devote their efforts in making sure the league is run effectively and that the bowlers enjoy the competition that bowling offers. Many times we see leagues getting smaller and eventually disband because the secretary doesn’t properly perform their duties. When the duties are performed properly and on time it makes the job of association manager much easier.
It’s not an easy job being the enforcer of the USBC and league rules and it takes a certain skill to enforce the rules and still make everyone happy. League secretaries are paid a modest amount of money for the time and effort they devote to their league. It is mostly a labor of love!
Arbor Valley USBC Director of the Year
Jennifer Trim
Arbor Valley USBC Volunteer of the Year
Ed Rondot