
Florence (Babe) Papke
Mankato
1994
Meritorious Service
Babe has been a member of the MWBA for 42 years. She served as MWBA Director for seven years, Sgt.-At-Arms for seven years and 1st Vice President for three years. She has served as chairman of MWBA Rules committee for one year, 600 Club Tournament for seven years and Awards committee for one year. She has served on the following MWBA committees: Finance & Budget four years, Legislative two years. She was the MWBA Tournament Doubles & Singles Supervisor for two years. She has served as Host-City coordinator in 1974-1985-1991. Babe has served as a MWBA delegate for 21 years. She has competed in 27 MWBA Championship Tournaments. Babe has been a member of the Mankato WBA for 42 years and during that time she served as 1st Vice President one year and President for 22 years. She has served on the Mankato nominating committee one year, Rules committee one year, AJBC/YABA board 22 years, YABA Scholarship committee 10 years, 600 Club President 5 years and is a Certified Coach. Babe has organized buses to State Tournaments and Bowlers Nite at the Met Dome, worked on tournaments to defray expenses for the YABA & Scholarships and worked in a booth at Mall to recruit, sign up new bowlers and organize leagues. She has received a plaque from the Mankato Convention & Visitors Bureau. Babe's career high game is 266, career high three-games series 626 and career high season average is 170. Babe has been a WIBC delegate 18 years and has competed in 16 WIBC Championship Tournaments.