News and Information
10/26/2009
GCSAA gives scholarship awards to 12 students, 4 from MSU
The GCSAA recently awarded scholarships to 12 college students pursuing degrees in turfgrass studies.
The GCSAA’s Scholars Program is administered by the association’s Environmental Institute for Golf.
Sean Elverd, a student at the University of Tennessee, was named the winner of the GCSAA’s Mendenhall Award and receives a $6,000 scholarship award. Thomas Ham of Michigan State received $5,000 as the winner of the Allan MacCurrach Award, which is funded by the PGA Tour. Each also receives an expense-paid trip to next year’s Golf Industry Show in San Diego.
Other’s receiving scholarship awards were Niels Dokkuma of Penn State ($2,500), Joshua Lewis of Oregon State ($2,500), Steven Hutzell of Maryland ($2,500), Scott Wasser of Arkansas ($2,000), Glen Obear of Wisconsin ($2,000), Diego Penapareja of Michigan State ($1,500), Brian Ervin of Colorado State ($1,500), Robert Pray of Michigan State ($1,500), Manuel Gonzalez of Michigan State ($500) and Matt Carstens of Washington State ($500).
The program is funded by the Robert Trent Jones Endowment. Applicants must be enrolled in an undergraduate turfgrass program. Winners are chosen by a panel of judges based on factors such as academic achievement, potential to become a leading professional, employment history, extracurricular activities and recommendations from a current academic advisor and superintendent with whom the student has worked.
For more information, visit www.gcsaa.org .
