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he subsided away long enough for the 8 annual GLMS
Foundation Scholarship Golf Scramble to be a resound-
ing success once again. This year’s date, pushed back
to October 15 after a massive storm rolled through in
September, was a little chillier than normal but none
the worse for wear.
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Eighteen teams of physicians and sponsors played a scram-
ble style tournament to benefit medical students, and six phy-
sicians-in-the-making were awarded $5,000 scholarships as a
celebration of their hard work, to help them grasp the opportunities
before them.
This year, $25,000 in scholarships were awarded to five prom-
ising young medical students through the GLMS Foundation and
another student was awarded a $5,000 scholarship by the GLMS
Alliance. The total amount awarded over eight years has now risen
to $203,000. Thank you to the physicians, health care organizations
and local businesses that have made these scholarships possible.
The 2018 medical student scholars were Erika Chandler, Joseph
Colosimo II, Allie Eberly, Andrew Kelleher, Robert Pugh and Sarah
England. Presenting the awards was GLMS Foundation Scholarship
Committee Chair Linda Gleis, MD, with introductions from Golf
Event Chair Dr. David Watkins and Robert Hecht. The $5,000
Alliance Scholarship was presented by Alliance President Debi
McDonald. The all-tourney sponsor was Stock Yards Bank & Trust.
“Medical students are the pipeline of the future. It’s a passion
of mine to keep that pipeline open for dedicated and qualified
people to practice medicine,” said Dr. Watkins.
In the golf outing, teams followed the scramble format for the
competition, in which all team members tee off and then play out
the hole at stroke play from the location of the best-placed ball.
The championship team was sponsored by Clarkson Insurance
and included Brad Ruch, Mike Kaelin, Marty Walthers and David
Clarkson.
Second place went to the Stock Yards Bank team of Bart Brown,
Chris Ochsner, Patrick Schmidt and Robert Hecht. The third place
team was sponsored by Stock Yards Bank as well and included
David Boland, Luke Hancock, Rick Tobe and Tony Simms. The
annual “Worst Putter Award” – sponsored by Mary G. Barry, MD,
in memory of her father, journalist Mike Barry – was awarded to
David Lacey.
The 9 th annual golf scramble will take place Monday, September
30 th , 2019. Be on the lookout for more information for next year’s
event in the months ahead!
Aaron Burch is the communications specialist for the Greater Louisville
Medical Society.
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