ASA ELECTS DOOLEY
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Amateur Softball
Association of America (ASA) announced today that Andy Dooley, 59, of Bedford,
Va., was elected president-elect of the Amateur Softball Association during the
National Governing Body of Softball’s 76th annual National Council meeting this
past week in Louisville, Ken.
Dooley, who was one of five candidates for the ASA’s top non-paying position,
defeated G. Pat Adkison of Rainbow City, Ala., who was seeking a fourth term as
ASA president. The other candidates, H. Franklin Taylor III of Richmond, Va.,
E.T. Colvin of Columbus, Miss. and Tony Laws of Burlington, N.C. all withdrew
before the final balloting.
“I am honored to be elected president-elect of the ASA,’’ Dooley said. ”I would
like to thank all those people who supported me. I will give my best effort to
continue to move the organization forward.”
ASA Commissioner of Piedmont, Va., since 1994, Dooley will serve as
president-elect for the next two years before becoming the 37th president of the
ASA at the National Council meeting in Reno, NV in 2009.
Joey Rich of Springfield, MO will serve as president from 2008-2009 after
serving two years as president-elect. He is the second person from Missouri to
serve as ASA president.
A Vietnam veteran (1968-1970), Dooley was named assistant recreation director of
the Bedford Recreation Department in 1973 before serving as recreation director
from 1994-2002.
Besides being involved with the ASA, Dooley is active with various civic
organizations, including as administrator of the Loyal Order of the Moose,
Bedford Lodge #1897 since 1988.
A lifetime member of the Virginia Parks and Recreation Society, Dooley was named
Special Olympics “Volunteer of the Year” in 1997. In 2006 he served as the
technical delegate for Special Olympics National Games in Ames, IA and earlier
this year served in the same position for the Special Olympics World Games in
Shanghai, China. He was a member of the Central Virginia Area Agency on Aging
Board for eight years and was chairman for three years.