Georgene has been a bowler for more than 50 years. She has won numerous City, State, and National awards and was inducted into the Minneapolis and Minnesota State Bowling Halls of Fame. In 1976, she and her bowling partner Shirley Sjostrom won the WIBC National Doubles championship in Denver, CO. She also held two individual National records. In 1970, the WIBC certified that her season end average of 206 was third highest in the nation. She was a member of the Professional Women's Bowlers Association and bowled in 50 WIBC and USBC National Tournaments. In 2011, Georgene was presented with a gold medallion and a 50-year Participation Plaque at a ceremony in Syracuse, N.Y.