Links: 2015 Scholarship Class | Current Recipients | 2015 Donor Recognition
Contact: Richard Zanini, Managing Director. rlzanini@cox.net Tel: 860-721-7700
Contact: Michael Moraghan, Executive Director. mmoraghan@csgalinks.org 860-257-4171
In its sixty-second year the scholarship fund continues its tradition of increasing its total distribution each year. For the 2015-16 academic year $102,000 is being awarded to forty-five young men and women who work at Connecticut golf clubs. The average scholarship is now $2,250 per year with the largest awards of $4,000. Recipients are eligible for the renewal of their scholarships each year for four years based on their college performance. Since 1954, $2,936,200 has been awarded to 543 students.
The officers of the CSGA Scholarship Fund thank the distinguished members of the Scholarship Selection Committee, Mr. David French from Ellington Ridge Country Club, Mr. Edward Silver from Race Brook Country Club, and Mr. William Wallace from Brooklawn Country Club, for their invaluable efforts in studying, interviewing, and evaluating scholarship candidates. Young men women who have worked at CSGA member clubs for at least two years in positions serving golfers and/or the golf program are eligible to be nominated by their respective clubs. Scholarship candidates who have been nominated by their clubs are evaluated on the basis of academic performance, financial need, participation in school activities, leadership roles, school and community service, and recommendations submitted by the golf club, school, and community representatives. A personal interview with the Selection Committee is an essential part of the selection process.
Major contributors to the Fund are the CSGA, the Connecticut State Seniors Golfer Association, the Bob Pryde Endowment, the Senior Golfers of Connecticut, the Junior-Senior Golfing Society of Connecticut, and the New England Senior Golfers Association. An increasing number of Connecticut golf clubs provide direct or indirect support to the program including Airways, Fox Hopyard, Lyman Orchards, New Haven, Redding, River Oaks, Shorehaven, Tumble Brook, Wampanoag, Waterbury, and Wethersfield.
Recipients attend colleges and universities throughout the country including Endicott College, Simmons College, Union College, Manhattan College, Eckerd College, Villanova University, Fordham University, Union College, the University of Connecticut, Fairfield University, the College of William and Mary, Holy Cross College, Providence College, Elon University, University of North Carolina, West Virginia University, James Madison University, Penn State University, and St. Lawrence University.
2015 Widdy Neale Scholarship Recipients
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Matthew Attolino |
Michael Bodie Brookfield, Conn. Fairfield University Connecticut Golf Club |
Ashley D’Attilio Berlin, Conn. Villanova University Timberlin Golf Course |
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| Robert Essig Norwalk, Conn. Penn State University Shorehaven Golf Club |
Rachael Graves West Hartford, Conn. Simmons College Rockledge Golf Club |
Timothy Haan Sharon, Conn. St. Lawrence University Sharon Country Club |
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| Owen Haffey Norwalk, Conn. Fordham University Country Club of Darien |
Brendan Kaljulaid Simsbury, Conn. W. New England University Simsbury Farms Golf Course |
Ryan Kirkpatrick Hebron, Conn. St. Michael’s College Tallwood Country Club |
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| Patrick Lawson South Windsor, Conn. Plymouth State University Ellington Ridge Country Club |
Dylan Olson Bethel, Conn. Eckerd College Redding Country Club |
Peter Richards Westport, Conn. Villanova University The Patterson Club |
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| Nicholas Sparks Torrington, Conn. Manhattan College Fairview Farm Golf Course |
Sean Svab Griswold, Conn. Norwich University Norwich Golf Course |
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