The McDonough Scholarship Foundation recently awarded $131,800 in scholarship grants to 87 college students who were eligible through their employment at New Hampshire golf courses and country clubs. Since the program was founded in 1955, over $3 million in McDonough scholarship grants have been awarded to help New Hampshire golf course employee/college students pay for their college tuition. Awarded annually, McDonough scholarships are funded by generous donations of members at golf courses and country clubs throughout the state, as well as by local golf associations and individual donors. This year’s 87 scholars attend 38 colleges throughout the country.
McDonough Scholarship awards are based on the applicant’s employment history, academic excellence, as well as financial need. McDonough, a not-for-profit foundation, also awards 22 additional endowed and un-endowed scholarships to the applicant who best meets the specific selection criteria for each named scholarship.
Awardees connected to Concord Country Club include:
■Angelina Berger, a junior at UNH
■Grayson Goulet, a senior at James Madison University
■Haley Brown a senior at UNH. Haley also received the Pope Scholarship Award . This scholarship is funded on an annual basis by the members of Concord Country Club in memory of the former UNH golf coach and Concord Country Club member, Ken Pope.
■Taylor Monterio, a senior at The University of Rhode Island. Taylor also received the Pauline Elliott Scholarship. This scholarship is funded on an annual basis by the New Hampshire Golf Association in honor and appreciation of the late Pauline Elliott’s efforts on behalf of the New Hampshire Golf Association.
■Ripken Kimball, a freshman at University of Massachusetts – Amherst. Ripken also received the Phil Friel Scholarship. This scholarship is funded on an annual basis by the McDonough Foundation in honor of one of the great gentlemen of New Hampshire golf and is awarded to an outstanding McDonough scholar who intends to pursue a career in the golf industry.