Category Archives: Scholarship

WPGA Scholarship Fund names incoming students

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

The WPGA Scholarship Committee named two high school seniors as recipients for the 2012-13 school year, tuition worth $4000 per school year. Named were Michael Porter, a caddie at Fox Chapel GC. Porter, who ranks first in his class at … Continue reading →

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Evans Scholarships awarded to two West Penn high school seniors

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

GOLF, IL – Two high school seniors from Western Pennsylvania have been awarded the Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship, a full tuition and housing college scholarship, for this fall. Evans Scholars are golf caddies who were selected based on four criteria: … Continue reading →

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Scholarship Committee selects four students

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

The following will receive WPGA scholarships beginning with the 2011 Fall semester.  All four recipients are high school seniors. Heather Kunkle, Pittsburgh Field Club, a caddie.  She attends Fox Chapel HS; her college is Kent State University. Samuel Luketich, Nemacolin … Continue reading →

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Scholarship donations exceed $65K in 2010

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

Led by an estate donation of $29,326 by program alumnus Richard Heckel, who passed away last spring, the Scholarship Fund recorded just over $66,000 in donations during the past year.  Leading Member Clubs was South Hills at $8715; nearly twenty individuals or organizations … Continue reading →

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South Hills Scholarship Fund support approaches $9000

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

South Hills Country Club, the largest Member Club financial donor to the WPGA Scholarship Fund, recently sent $8715. The club uses an opt-out billing procedure; few members say no. For nearly a decade the club has supported the Fund in this manner. With … Continue reading →

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Alumnus wills Scholarship Fund $29K

Posted on August 17, 2010 by

Richard Heckel, 1932-2010, caddied at Edgewood, received a WPGA Scholarship in 1950, attended Carnegie Mellon University, graduating in 1954. He passed away this spring. An engineering professor at Michigan Tech University in the state’s Upper Peninsula for many years, Heckel annually supported the WPGA … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam – Richard Heckel

Posted on May 26, 2010 by

Scholarship alumnus Richard Heckel, who caddied at Edgewood and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1954, passed away earlier this week at age 78. Heckel’s engineering career included three decades as a professor at the prestigious Michigan Tech University in Houghton, in that … Continue reading →

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Three lifeguards receive WPGA Scholarships

Posted on April 7, 2010 by

The WPGA Scholarship Committee has selected three high school seniors for tuition scholarships this Fall. The students are: Jenna Gordon, Meadville, lifeguard and server, Meadville Senior High. She will attend Edinboro University, PA. Kelsey Moss, New Castle, lifeguard and server, … Continue reading →

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Pittsburgh Field Club and Oakview donate to Scholarship Fund

Posted on April 7, 2010 by

Pittsburgh Field Club continued its consistent support of the WPGA Scholarship Fund with a $1500 donation, while Oakview Golf Club in Slippery Rock made its first ever donation to the Fund of $295. These two clubs are among a handful … Continue reading →

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Two caddies receive Evans Scholarships for 2010-2011

Posted on March 22, 2010 by

The Evans Scholars Foundation’s Selection Committee interviewed candidates on March 10 at Pittsburgh Field Club. The group selected two caddies for tuition scholarships at Penn State University’s main campus starting next Fall. The one-year scholarship can be renewed up to … Continue reading →

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