Swinging in the Rain:
GLMS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP GOLF OUTING
SUCCEEDS DESPITE SHOWERS
Aaron Burch
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n late September, the GLMS Foundation and Hurstbourne Country Club welcomed 90 physicians and sponsors for the 2016
GLMS Foundation Scholarship Golf Tournament. Although it
rained substantially throughout the morning, spirits stayed sunny
for the annual competition. The rain subsided just a few holes into
the noon start time, and the rest of the day was a beautiful one for
attendees and for the six medical students receiving scholarships
that afternoon.
This year, $25,000 in scholarships was awarded to five promising
young medical students through the GLMS Foundation and another
$5,000 scholarship was awarded by the GLMS Alliance. The GLMS
Foundation and the GLMS Alliance has now given away $138,000
in medical student scholarships, thanks to the combined efforts
of the Foundation, health care organizations and local businesses.
Prior to the golf tournament, a silent auction and raffle were held
by the GLMS Foundation raising thousands of dollars for next
year’s awards.
The GLMS Foundation’s 2016 medical student scholars were Lisa
Fioretty, Clifford Freeman, Travis Shutt, Matthew Woeste and Dhruv
Sharma. Presenting the awards were GLMS Foundation Scholarship
Committee Chair Linda Gleis, MD, and University of Louisville
School of Medicine Dean Toni Ganzel, MD. The $5,000 Alliance
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Scholarship was presented by Millicent Evans and Debbie McDonald
to recipient Katelyn Bachman. The all-tourney sponsor was Stock
Yards Bank & Trust.
In the golf outing, teams followed a shamble 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 Stock Yards Bank & Trust
and included Rick Tobe, Tony Simms, Bart Brown and Todd Baron.
Second place went to a team sponsored by Professionals’ Insurance
and included Miller DeWeese, Mike Shannon, Mike Sheehey and
Pat Shannon. The third place team was sponsored by Hosparus/
Northwestern Mutual and included Dr. Mark Ihnen, Dr. Jeremy
Clark, Aaron Young and Rob King. The annual “Worst Putter Award”
– sponsored by Mary G. Barry, MD, in memory of her father, journalist Mike Barry – was won by Dr. Linda Gleis.
The 7th annual golf outing will take place Monday, September 25th,
2017. Be on the look out for more information for next year’s event.
Aaron Burch is the communications specialist for the Greater Louisville Medical Society.
See more photos from the day at https://flic.kr/s/aHskKXDiub