James Cermin

JAMES CERMIN JAMES HAS BOWLED FOR 25 YEARS – THE LAST 13 BEING IN PASADENA. HE HAS CARRIED A 200 AVERAGE FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS WITH A HIGH OF 209. HE HAS BOWLED ONE 300 GAME, THREE 298 GAMES, ONE 11-IN-A ROW, AND A LIFETIME HIGH SERIES OF 777.

HE HAS PARTICIPATED IN THIRTEEN PASADENA CITY TOURNAMENTS, TWELVE STATE TOURNAMENTS, THREE MIXED NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS AND THE LAST FOUR ABC NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS. JAMES WAS A MEMBER OF THE TEXAS A&M BOWLING TEAM DURING 1973 AND 1974. HE HAS SERVED AS PRESIDENT AND/OR SECRETARY OF SEVERAL PASADENA LEAGUES.

JAMES HAS BEEN ON THE PASADENA BOWLING ASSOCIATION BOARD SINCE 1985. HE SERVED AS PRESIDENT 1988-1993 AND AS SECRETARY SINCE 1995. JAMES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY OF THE PASADENA BOWLING ASSOCIATION PROGRAMS. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN STARTING THE PBA HOUSE REPS PROGRAM, THE TRAINING CLASS FOR BOARD MEMBERS, THE PBA DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR, THE $500 YABA SCHOLARSHIP, THE KINGS TOURNAMENT AND THE BAKER TEAM TOURNAMENT.

JAMES WAS ALSO INSTRUMENTAL IN ESTABLISHING THE PASADENA BOWLING HALL OF FAME, APPLYING FOR AND RECEIVING AN ABC GRANT TOWARD THIS PROJECT. JAMES GRADUATED FROM TEXAS A&M WITH A BBA-ACCOUNTING IN 1976. HE BECAME A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IN 1980 AND WORKS FOR GROCERS SUPPLY CO., INC. IN ADDITION TO HIS LOVE FOR BOWLING, JAMES IS VERY ACTIVE IN HIS CHURCH AND ALSO ENJOYS FISHING.