UH Hilo Alumni & Friends 9th Annual Golf Tournament
Published October 22, 2012 by admin
It was a gorgeous day in paradise on Saturday for the 9th Annual Golf Tournament hosted by UH Hilo Alumni & Friends. The event raises scholarship funds for students attending UH Hilo.Chancellor Don Straney (left) and Barry Taniguchi, president and CEO of KTA Super Stores, at the golf tournament.
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Alumni & Friends Association hosted its 9th Annual Golf Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Waikoloa Kings Course.
The annual event was initiated in 2004 to raise scholarship funds for students attending UH Hilo. Scholarship recipients are selected based on academic merit. Applicants must be an alumnus of UH Hilo or have an immediate family member who is an alumnus of UH Hilo. Twenty-five scholarships have been awarded thus far.
The 2012 scholarship recipients are Holo Ho‘opai, Jodie Schulten, Melissa Sullivan and Lissa Tsutsumi, who each will receive a $1,500 scholarship.
Golfers in their carts ready to tee off. In the center cart are (l-r) John Countess and Harvey Nakamura.Chancellor Straney stands with members of the tournament planning committee and other volunteers. Front row (l-r) are Melodie Agbayani, Sandy Tokuuke, Chancellor Straney, Carol VanCamp, Jennifer Zelko, Michelle Araki, and Yu Yok Pearring. Back row( l-r) are Nico Verrisimo and Brooks Bancroft.
