USBC BOARD TO START EXECUTIVE SEARCH

The Board of Directors of the United States Bowling
Congress has decided to commence with a search for a permanent Executive
Director for the organization.

"The Board greatly appreciates the leadership shown by Chief
Operating Officer Kevin Dornberger," said USBC President Jeff Boje.
In accordance with the process prescribed when Kevin first took
the position as interim COO, we have decided to commence with a search
for a permanent Executive Director for USBC at this time. Kevin will
receive full consideration for this position should he choose to be a
candidate."

The Bowling Proprietors Association of America Board of Directors
has also announced that it will begin a search for an Executive Director
to replace John Berglund, who has previously announced his pending
retirement.

Additionally, the Board of Directors of USBC and BPAA have jointly
decided to commence a search for a Director of Shared Services for the
International Bowling Campus. This newly created position would report
to a joint committee comprised of USBC and BPAA representatives. This
decision came after a task force from BPAA and the USBC studied the
structure of each organization and made recommendations to both boards.
The USBC and BPAA boards then met independently and voted to support the
concept in principle.

"Many teams within USBC and BPAA are in the process of working
together at the International Bowling Campus currently, and this move
will simply represent a more formal unification of those teams," Boje
said. The Board believes that this operating model gives USBC and the
sport of bowling the best chance to succeed in the long run."

Although no formal timetable has been set, a professional search firm
will soon be engaged to assist USBC and BPAA with their respective
searches.