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STARKVILLE, Miss.--The Lora J. DeFore Memorial Endowed Scholarship fund at Mississippi State is nearly $4,500 richer as a result of the university communication department's recent fall semester golf tournament.
Held for the eighth year, the friendly competition raises money to help cover living and travel expenses of communication majors selected for Defore Scholar internships at locations around the country. In the first two years, 11 scholarships have been awarded.
The top three teams in each tournament flight received prizes.
Championship flight winners included Randy Romero, Wade Stewart, Charles Watson and Paige Watson; Gerald Rowland, David Sites, Sean Stokes and Jim Thomas; and Chris Fuhrmann, Andy Gutter, Ann Gutter and Barrett Gutter.
First flight winners were Lynn Holt, Alan Marcus, Joe Seger and Eric Vivier; Ronnie Brewer, Barrett Freeman, Steve Little and Cody Smith; Allen Elemer, Roy Pollard, Vance Ray and Emmett Smitherman.
In-tournament games also received recognitions, including:
--Pre-tournament putting contest, Dean Andrews;
--Closest to the Pin-Hole 2, Johnny Weichel;
--Closest to the Pin-Hole 8, Gerald Rowland;
--Closest to the Pin-Hole 10, Chris Fuhrmann;
--Longest Drive-Hole 6 and 11, Ann Gutter;
--Closest to the Pin-Hole 15, Eric Vivier; and
--Longest Putt Made-Hole 16, Dean Andrews.
Tournament sponsors at three different levels were recognized, including:
GOLD--Coca-Cola, WCBI/North Mississippi The CW 4/MyMS;
SILVER--Canon Solutions America, Inc., MSU chemistry department and Statewide Federal Credit Union; and
BRONZE--4-County Electric Power Association, Dr. Blake Balzli, Broadhead Building Supply, Cadence Bank, Clark Beverage Group, Frank Chiles State Farm, Insurance Associates (Starkville), Luv U Health, Obsidian Public Relations, Peachtree Hotel Group, Shep's Cleaners, Snap Fitness, Soltis Family Foundation, Starkville Daily News, Rayner Sullivan, and Town and Gown magazine.
Food and drink sponsors were Aramark, Clark Beverage Group, Kroger, Little Dooey, and McAllister's.
One of the largest academic units in MSU's College of Arts and Sciences, the communication department currently enrolls nearly 600 majors and offers concentrations in broadcasting, communication studies, journalism, public relations and theatre. Its faculty members also provide classes to hundreds of students in other majors across campus. For more, visit www.comm.msstate.edu.
For additional information on the annual tournament, contact intern Emile Creel at esc88@msstate.edu or department head John E. Forde at 662-325-8033 or jforde@comm.msstate.edu.