The members of the California USBC Board of Directors and any California USBC Local Association may submit nominations for Meritorious Service.
Hall of Fame members from the California State Bowling Association (CSBA), California Women’s Bowling Association (CWBA) and the California State Young American Bowling Alliance (CSYABA) are already inducted into the California State Hall of Fame. The CSBA, CWBA and CSYABA associations were merged into the California USBC in 2006.
Qualifications for Meritorious Service shall include:
- Participation, past or present, in certified bowling
- Outstanding service in the promotion of bowling
- Service to bowlers in the State of California
- Leadership on a State, Local and/or National level
Meritorious Service Past Recipients
| YEAR | NAME | ASSN |
| 2024 | Dave Williams | CUSBC |
| 2023 | Bob Johnson | CUSBC |
| 2022 | Larry Peppers | CUSBC |
| 2022 | Mabel Sheasley | CUSBC |
| 2022 | Mike Lucas | CUSBC |
| 2021 | Bette Addington† | CUSBC |
| 2021 | Charles “Chuck” Ellena† | CUSBC |
| 2021 | Lynn Graves | CUSBC |
| 2020 | Frank Weiler | CUSBC |
| 2019 | Rosie Parker | CUSBC |
| 2018 | Earnest Lou Gilless | CUSBC |
| 2017 | Phyl Knoll & Roy Stuart | CUSBC |
| 2015 | Donna Morales | CUSBC |
| 2014 | Diddy Watts† | CUSBC |
| 2012 | Carol Mancini | CUSBC |
| 2012 | Nancy Arvanitis | CUSBC |
| 2011 | Al Hoffmann | CUSBC |
| 2011 | Clarence (Butch) Wittman, Jr.† | CUSBC |
| 2010 | Barbara Metzinger | CUSBC |
| 2010 | Vern Reilly† | CUSBC |
| 2009 | Linda Johnson | CUSBC |
| 2008 | George Glavas | CUSBC |
| 2007 | Stephanie Steiner | CUSBC |
| 2006 | Lynn Matsubara | CSYABA |
| 2005 | Diddy Watts† | CSYABA |
| 2005 | Stan Howard | CSYABA |
| 2004 | Christopher Arvanitis | CSYABA |
| 2003 | Bobbi Waltman† | CSYABA |
| 2002 | Fran Thompson | CWBA |
| 2002 | Lindi Jordan | CSYABA |
| 2002 | William “Bill” Phelps† | CSYABA |
| 2001 | Joan Feinblum† | CWBA |
| 2001 | Mary Householder | CSYABA |
| 2001 | Tracy Castro*** | CSYABA |
| 2000 | Christina Garrison | CSYABA |
| 2000 | Georg Garrison | CSYABA |
| 2000 | Heather Jordan*** | CSYABA |
| 1999 | Kerwin Fujikami*** | CSYABA |
| 1999 | Lloyd Stone† | CSYABA |
| 1998 | Don Lauer Jr.*** | CSYABA |
| 1998 | Nancy Arvanitis | CSYABA |
| 1998 | Tink Wasina | CWBA |
| 1997 | Kelly Moynihan*** | CSYABA |
| 1997 | Mary Lynly | CWBA |
| 1997 | Shirley Lyons | CSYABA |
| 1996 | Claudia Ludwig | CSYABA |
| 1996 | Matthew Arvanitis*** | CSYABA |
| 1995 | Helen Means | CSYABA |
| 1995 | Philomen Severance† | CWBA |
| 1995 | Roy Adams | CSYABA |
| 1994 | Joellyn Rinnander | CSYABA |
| 1994 | Peter Bekey | CSYABA |
| 1992 | Mary Pimentel | CWBA |
| 1992 | Shirley Chambers | CSYABA |
| 1991 | Betty Schlegel† | CWBA |
| 1991 | Phyllis Bourque† | CSYABA |
| 1990 | Ed Dayton | CSYABA |
| 1990 | Lois Schumake | CSYABA |
| 1990 | Myrt Bruegeman† | CWBA |
| 1989 | Jane Houghbty | CSYABA |
| 1989 | Norman Jackson | CSYABA |
| 1988 | Elaine Hagin | CWBA |
| 1987 | Tillie Bertram | CSYABA |
| 1985 | Marge Brown | CSYABA |
| 1985 | Mary Hinman† | CWBA |
| 1984 | Anna Mae Johnson† | CWBA |
| 1983 | Dolores Ruppel | CWBA |
| 1982 | Bobby Anchordoquy† | CWBA |
| 1982 | Marion Hough | CSYABA |
| 1981 | Dorothy Kerins† | CWBA |
| 1981 | Myra Colcum | CSYABA |
| 1978 | Edith Wiley | CSYABA |
| 1978 | Ola Braheme† | CWBA |
| 1977 | Helen Duval† | CSYABA |
| 1976 | Mary Hinman | CSYABA |
| 1976 | Myrle North† | CWBA |
| 1975 | Agnes Duffy† | CWBA |
| 1975 | Marge Higley | CSYABA |
| 1975 | Mary Holder | CSYABA |
| 1974 | James Payne | CSYABA |
| 1973 | Audrey McCain | CSYABA |
| 1973 | Helen Bellows† | CWBA |
| 1972 | Constance Bechtel† | CWBA |
| 1972 | Herb Hoff | CSYABA |
| 1972 | May Bailey | CSYABA |
| 1971 | Mildred Peachy† | CWBA |
| 1970 | Sally Throne | CWBA |
| 1969 | Loveica Hardy† | CWBA |
| 1968 | Elva Stevens† | CWBA |
| 1967 | Anna O’Malley† | CWBA |
| 1966 | Ethyl Enck† | CWBA |
| 1965 | Winifred Berger† | CWBA |
| 1964 | Philena Bohlen† | CWBA |
†Deceased ***Earned as Youth