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| July 8, 2015 SSUSA Staff 3485 posts | SSUSA Executive Director Fran Dowell Elected to National Senior Softball Hall of Fame Fran Dowell has been involved in Senior Softball since 1998, becoming the first woman Executive Director in a major softball organization in 2006. Fran also received the National Award of Excellence from Sports Events Magazine in both 2009 and 2012, as one of the top 12 sports promoters in America. “Fran has been an instrumental leader behind the continued strong growth of Senior Softball-USA and, even more important, has become the heart and soul of the organization,” said Terry Hennessy, CEO. For the past decade Fran has guided the largest senior tournaments in the sport, including the World Master Championships, which drew over 500 teams to Las Vegas last year. In addition she has increased the number of cities in which SSUSA holds tournaments from 35 in 2005 to 70 in 2015. “I am very honored to be elected into the Hall of Fame Class of 2015,” said Fran. “I have always thought of myself as the luckiest girl in the world to have so many wonderful friends in Senior Softball.” “Her passion and caring truly affects every life today in the world of Senior Softball,” said Keith Parker, NSSHOF Class of 2005. Fran will be formally inducted into the Hall of Fame in Las Vegas during the 2015 World Masters Championships on Monday September 28, 2015, at Big League Dreams. |
