12th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament
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On the Links
Lunch on the Deck with Aubie
Putting Contest & Ball Drop with Aubie
Thanks Sponsors
The Winners
tudent Pharmacists, faculty, alumni and sponsors participated in the 12th Annual Harrison School of Pharmacy Scholarship Golf Tournament at Auburn Links at Mill Creek on September 26. This was our second time at Auburn Links and the club did not fail to deliver with its beautiful environment of lakes, pebbled streams and golf cart trails winding through the fall hued hardwoods.
Student Pharmacists, faculty, staff and alumni came to support a good cause, have a good time and put in a little practice on their golf game. Everyone enjoyed a glorious day for golf. But, in the end, the real reason everyone showed up was to support student scholarships. This year's efforts paid off well with $20,700 raised for scholarships.
Even though the putting contest had it's share of takers, everyone appeared to be waiting for the relatively new contest called the Ball Drop. Auburn's mascot, Aubie, agreed to do the honors by being lifted up to a dizzying height in a crane so that he could toss a bucket full of golf balls onto the green below. The winner with the nearest ball to the hole this year was Mrs. Carolyn Campbell, the School's main receptionist. She went home with $500.00.
Aubie always brings some fun when he shows up for one of our events. At one point he grabbed a scorecard and pen and wrote down his imaginary scores. Even though he tried to sneak it into the pot, he didn't succeed. He even got into the lunch line trying to collect some hamburgers and hot dogs, but decided to bow out. Maybe that's why he stay so thin. However, he was gracious enough to pose for photos with anyone who asked. (See Aubie's antics in our slideshow on the left menu bar.)
Other contests were for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Low Net; 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Low Gross; Closest to the Pin; Longest Drive; Highest Handicap; the Putting Contest and the silent auction. Most winning golfing teams received engraved crystal trophies. (See all winners in our slide show.)
Items that were donated by our sponsors for the Silent Auction included a MP3 player, a Kodak digital camera, golf bags and a regulation size football signed by Coach Tommy Tuberville. Two Nintendo Wii's were very hot items. A beautifully framed tiger print by artist Ashley Garst was also donated.
The Tournament Coordinators, Jimmy Harris and Jennifer Delmore of Development and Alumni Relations, reported receiving lots of positive feedback about this year's tournament. We would like to thank them for all the hard work they've done putting this event together.
We couldn’t be successful in these kinds of events without a lot of hard work from the HSOP Dean's administrative staff: Many thanks to Brinda Lisano, Leigh Ann Ballad, Laurie Newton, Laurie Smith, Selena Day, April Staton, Jane Drake and our student pharmacist volunteers.
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