BETH NEBEKER

Inducted 2005 - Meritorious Service

Beth began her bowling in Long Beach when her husband, Gene, encouraged her to have a night out to compensate for his poker night out.  Soon, Beth became interested in the ‘behind the scenes’ activity of bowling and served as a director on the Long Beach WBA Board.  She and Gene moved from Long Beach to Maryland in 1962 to be near Gene’s sister.  While in that area, Beth continued her bowling, and again got involved in the local and state associations in that area.  She served as a director on the Tri-City Virginia WBA Board of Directors and also on the Virginia State WBA Board as a director.  During this time, she and Gene became bowling coaches to help their kids in their bowling.  In 1968, the family moved to Las Vegas, where youngest son Jason was born.  Beth volunteered to work the 1973 WIBC Championship tournament when it was held in Las Vegas for the first time.  It was a short hop from that work to become a director of the LVWBA Board of Directors, a position she held for ten years before being elected Second Vice President, and then subsequently First Vice President.  After retiring as an officer, Beth kept her association with the LVWBA by being elected as director.  In addition to the work required of a director, committee meetings, board meetings, serving as delegate to both state and national conventions, Beth found time to volunteer her services to the Opportunity Village, a highly recognized charitable organization in the Las Vegas area.  She held the offices of director and Second Vice president on that body for over 6 years.  Continuing with her multi-tasking habit, Beth managed to get herself involved with the Boy Scouts and won the 1985 Boy Scouts of America “Chairperson of the Year” award.  Her skills with real estate and involvement with the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors as an officer and director for over eight years helped earn her the American Business Women “Woman of the Year” award on two different occasions.  Other local and state bowling organizations got her attention and soon Beth found herself a director on the 600 Club of Southern Nevada board, a position she held for five years, as well as serving as a director on the Nevada State 600 Club board for four years.