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2011 Hall of Fame Inductee: Marlene Miller
Marlene Miller of Lake Bluff, Illinois, was inducted into the IWGA Hall of Fame on Tuesday, September 20, at Oakwood Country
Club, Coal Valley, Illinois, during the 42nd Annual IWGA Senior Amateur Championship Tournament banquet. Joining Marlene in celebrating her accomplishments were her husband, Wendell, daughters Julie and Muffet and her granddaughter.
Some of Marlene’s many accomplishments include the following:
- IWGA Board member 1974 to present
- IWGA Board President 1983-1984
- Co-founder of the IWGA State Junior Golf Tournament,1979
- Co-founder of the IWGA Julia Dodd’s Scholarship Award,1992
- Women’s Western Golf Association Director, 3 years
- USGA Junior Girls’ Committee, 1987-1994
- USGA Women’s Committee, 1994-2000
- Coach of Lake Forest High School Girls’ Golf Team 1977 to present
Marlene has received many distinguished awards including the following: 
- Chicago District Golf Association Distinguished Service Award, 1994
- Illinois Coaches Hall of Fame, 1995
- Lake County Hall of Fame, 2002
- Winona, Minnesota, High School Hall of Fame, 2003
- Chicagoland Hall of Fame, 2005
Marlene’s successes include many on the golf course:
- Minnesota Publinx Championship, 1951, Runner-up 1950
- NCAA Women’s Medalist, 1954 (Univ. of Minnesota Golden Gophers)
- Minnesota Amateur Champion: 1954, 1955, 1960
- Chicago District Women’s Golf Association Champion, 1967
- Illinois Tournament of Champions, 1983
- Lake County Champion: 1984 and 1987
- Northern Illinois Champion, 1988
- Illinois Senior Women’s Champion: 1987 and 1988
The IWGA Board and contestants are proud to welcome Marlene Miller to our Hall of Fame. 
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ABOUT IWGA: Founded in 1933, the IWGA is an all-volunteer organization devoted to advancing golf opportunities for the women and girls of Illinois by conducting state championship tournaments and through fundraising to support charitable contributions to individual and organizations that embody the spirit of amateur golf.
In addition to running three state championship tournaments each year, the all-volunteer IWGA, through its charitable giving, actively supports women and girl golfers of all ages and skill levels through our Victory Endowment Fund. Annual contributions include grants to women’s golf teams in Illinois’ public colleges, stipends to USGA Junior qualifiers and State Team members. The IWGA also honors a junior golfer of outstanding character, scholarship, and sportsmanship with the prestigious Julia Dodds Junior Award. Funding for these and other charitable contributions comes primarily from clubs and associations sponsoring an annual Victory Tournament. Grants totaled more than $28,000 in 2009 with total contributions from the IWGA Victory Fund surpassing $1,000,000.
IWGA board members names, past tournament results and entry forms are available here at www.iwga.org.
