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Executive Director's Announcement: Directors of the Year

National SCRABBLE^® Association Executive Director, John D. Williams Jr., made two important announcements on Monday morning, May 17th.

The National SCRABBLE^® Association Advisory Board has selected Mady Garner of Tennessee and Bernard Gotlieb of Montréal, Québec, Canada, as the recipients of the 1999 Michael Wise NSA Director of the Year Award. This is the first time that two Directors have received the prestigious award in the same year. Full details will appear in the next issue of the SCRABBLE News

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