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Photo by Timothy Ramiey
A player attempts to putt on the 9th hole during the NCCU Alumni Golf
Tournament at Winston Lake Golf course.
NCCU alumni hold
golf tournament to
benefit WS/FCS
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
THE CHRONICLE
The Winston-Salem
chapter of the North
Carolina Central
University Alumni
Association has been giv
ing scholarships to
Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County Schools WS/FCS
students for many years.
As a means to increase the
number of scholarships
they provide, the associa
tion held a golf tournament
at the Winston Lake golf
course this past. Friday,
Sept. 23.
This is the first year of
the tournament. It was the
idea of former Winston
Salem State University
Athletic Director Bill
Hayes. The scholarships
will be for WS/FCS stu
dents who want to attend
NCCU. The qualifications
for the scholarships are
that the student must have
at least a 2.S grade point
average and write a per
sonal essay, pass an inter
view with the scholarship
committee, have three let
ters of recommendation,
and be involved with com
munity activities.
Mable Stevenson, golf
tournament committee
member, said, "We have a
very dynamic group of
Eagles that live in
Winston-Salem and the
surrounding area, and we
do everything we can to
support the university."
Hayes added, "A golf
tournament is a good way
to raise the kind of revenue
we needed to provide
scholarship opportunities
for students. We wanted to
provide opportunities for
our students, so we decided
to do it."
Alumni and guests
from all over the country
participated in the event.
Mayor Allen Joines came
out to support the event as
well Police Chief Barry
Rountree.
The association has a
' scholarship named for
alumnus Melvin Mauney.
His wife, Clementine, and
son Doug participated in
the tournament. They are
touched he has a scholar
ship named in his honor.
"It;s a great honor to
have Melvin remembered
in this fashion because he
loved that school so
much," Mrs. Mauney said.
Doug added, "Being an
alum of NCCU, it was an
honor to go to Central and
to have this scholarship
here in Winston-Salem
named in his honor. It's a
blessing and I'm happy it's
something future Central
students can enjoy."
The members of the
tournament committee said
they were pleased to have
the opportunity to help the
university out.
Sylvia Squire said she
has a son that is currently
attending NCCU and she
knows how much assis
tance the students need.
She says this golf tourna
ment will allow them to
help even more kids.
"I want to see the kids
do well at Central and give
other kids opportunities to
go to Central," said Larry
Butler, vice president of
tournament committee. "A
lot of kids can't go because
they aren't financially able,
so this in a sense will help
them get there. I have a
passion for the school
because I would not be
where I am without it."
Derek Pantiel, who was
invited to play by his father
-in-law, said, "I always
love to support my univer
sity and whenever we get a
little golf tournament that
pops up, I like to play it
when I can. It's really
about the fellowship with
the family, the Eagle fami
ly." ?
There were raffle
prizes and team trophies
for those with the lowest
scores for the day. The
players were also treated to
a breakfast before the
round and a hearty lunch
after they finished.
Mary Grissom said she
wanted to be involved with
the tournament because not
only her but many of her
family members attended
NCCU and helping the stu
dents from WS/FCS attend
college even if it's not
NCCU brings her joy.
The scholarship
amounts will be based on
how much the committee
was able to bring in from
the tournament.
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