BCA Insider - Holiday Edition 2021

finds herself in now, I felt that there was no time to waste in presenting her with a recognition that she definitely deserves.”

Away from the billiard table, Lee’s contributions to the sport have been recognized in her 1998 selection as WPBA Sportsperson of the Year and her ranking as one of the industry’s most powerful people in the bi-annual Billiards Digest Power Poll in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007.

engaging in personal discussions. She always has a smile and a quip or a comment or a story about something interesting or relative to the conversation at hand. Definitely a fun person to talk to and never one to shy away from getting involved in whatever is happening around her.”

Lee was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame in 2013 and the Asian Hall of Fame in 2015.

“Jeanette has a gregarious and engaging personality,” Lee says.

“She is comfortable speaking in front of groups as well as

DR. DAVE ALCIATORE

TAKES HOME JERRY BRIESATH INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

By BCA Insider Staff Each year, the Professional Billiard Instructors Association (formerly the BCA Instructor program) honors a PBIA instructor who has made exceptional contributions to the goals of the organization with an award named after the legendary Jerry Briesath.

In 2021, Dr. Dave Alciatore was selected as the winner of the prestigious Jerry Briesath Instructor of the Year Award.

“It is a tremendous honor to be included with the list of past award recipients whom I have always respected, especially Jerry Briesath,” Alciatore says. “It also feels great knowing people appreciate and value the work I do.”

Known in the billiard industry as “Dr. Dave,” Alciatore is a retired mechanical 44 | BCA INSIDER • HOLIDAY ISSUE 2021

engineering professor who worked at Colorado State University from 19912020. His teaching and writing experience helped him develop skills for presenting and illustrating difficult concepts in a concise and understandable way.

After retiring from teaching, Dr. Dave decided to go into billiard instruction full time. Today, he is a PBIA Advanced Instructor and an instructional author.

“The secret to being a good instructor is always being willing to learn and share your enthusiasm with others,” Alciatore says. “It also helps to be a good listener and observer and resist the urge to just tell or show a student what to do. A good instructor instead helps a student discover what to do and how to do it through proper guidance and suggestions.”

He feels the key to his success as a pool instructor is having a strong desire to share his passion and enthusiasm for the sport with others.