The accomplishments of eight new members of the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame were celebrated Thursday night as the group earned bowling's ultimate honor. The eight individuals were formally inducted into the USBC Hall of Fame at the Eldorado Hotel and Casino. The eight inductees are Jason Couch, Lynda Barnes, Don McCune, Rick Steelsmith, Sandra Postma, Shirley Levens and the late Frank Santore.

Jason Couch and Lynda Barnes were inducted for superior performance, while Don McCune was inducted in the Veterans category. The Outstanding USBC Performance category welcomed the other four new members. Tamoria Adams was inducted for Meritorious Service.

Jason Couch has 16 career PBA titles include four majors and the 1993 PBA Touring Players Championship.

Lynda Barnes, a two-time USBC Queens champion, had six top-five finishes at the U.S. Women's Open and has won dozens of international medals competing for Team USA, including the 2005 QubicaAMF World Cup. She also owns four USBC Women's Championships titles and was a standout collegiate bowler at San Jose State University.

Don McCune's 10 top-10 finishes at the USBC Open Championships between 1968 and 1974 included Classic Teamand Classic Doubles titles, but his largest accomplishments came on the PBA Tour. He collected eight PBA Tour victories, including six on the way to PBA and International Bowling Media Association Player of the Year honors in 1973.

Sandra Postma won the USBC Queens in 1995 and was a big time performer at the senior level. She is the only three-time winner of the USBC Senior Queens, taking the title in 2004, 2006, and 2008. She was the first of two bowlers to have won both a Queens and a Senior Queens title.

Rick Steelsmith was was a Team USA member and collegiate national champion at Wichita State in the late 1980s. The four-time All-American was the International Bowling Media Association and Collegiate Bowler of the Year in 1987.

Shirley Levens won three titles at the USBC Women's Championships and was dominant at the state and local level with 16 Florida Queens titles, 14 state championships and 12 city tournament victories. She was the first two-time winner of the USBC Senior Queens.

Tamoria Adams is a USBC Life Member and current USBC board member, and her service to the sport of bowling spans four decades. She has served a number of leadership and delegate roles in local and state associations, and was on the first USBC Board of Directors in 2005 following her time as a Women's International Bowling Congress Board member and vice president. Her committee assignments over the years include college bowling, legislation, diversity, volunteer services and now USBC National Policy and Legal/Legislative.

Frank Santore was a New York City and New York State Hall of Famer and a standout individual during team bowling. He claimed three individual titles at the USBC Open Championships.

With these eight inductees there now are 402 members of the USBC Hall of Fame. With all the talk this week about the USBC, we thought we should take a moment to honor these great men and women who were elected.