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Brad White, PGA
Executive Director, The Kelly Gibson Foundation
[email protected]
(504) 400-8013
August 3, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
$39,000 In Scholarships Awarded To Participants Of The Kelly Gibson Junior Golf Tour
For the second year in a row, $39,000 in college scholarships was awarded to deserving members of The Kelly Gibson Junior Golf Tour
at the Tour’s awards banquet, held August 2nd at the New Orleans Hilton Riverside. The junior tour, hosted by The Kelly Gibson
Foundation, partnered with several other foundations and companies to provide students with scholarship money, recognizing their
academic achievements and community leadership. The four recipients of the 2011 $3,000 BC Cup Foundation Scholarships are Stephen
Bernard of Metairie, Garrett Creath of Mandeville, Alyssa Simon of Luling, and Elizabeth Borda of Metairie. Paul Cortazzo of Metairie
was awarded the 2011 $5,000 Mike Rodrigue Scholarship by the Fore!Kids Foundation. Charlotte McLoughlin of Metairie and Daniel
Tran of Slidell were each awarded $1,500 scholarships courtesy of the Fore!Kids Foundation, in the names of Jack Moseley and James
Moffett, respectively. Two $2,000 Tommy Moore scholarships were awarded by The New Orleans golf Association; the 2011 recipients
were Jennifer Nguyen of Slidell and John Simpson of Kenner. Ryan Martin of Mandeville was awarded the 2011 $2,000 Clarence Steeg
scholarship by NOGA. Four $1,500 scholarships were awarded by The Kelly Gibson Foundation and Alvarez and Marsal; the recipients
were Ike Potter of Mandeville, Lauren Barattini of Covington, Jamal Thompson of Picayune, Mississippi, and Matthew Autin of LaPlace.
Cox Louisiana and The Kelly Gibson Foundation awarded $1,500 scholarships to Pearlissa Harris of Harvey and T.J. O’Rourke of Des
Allemands. Austin Crosby of Mandeville and Timothy Harris of Harvey were both awarded $1,000 scholarships by The Kelly Gibson
Foundation and Entergy. Norman Blanco of New Orleans and Christian Neal of Covington were the first recipients of the new Branford
Marsalis/Kelly Gibson Foundation Scholarship, and each
received $1,000.
The Kelly Gibson Junior Golf Tour is presented by Cox Louisiana in partnership with Fore!Kids Foundation, Humana, Champagne
Beverage/Southern Eagle, Nestle, Alvarez and Marsal, Entergy, TOMBA Communications BC Cup Foundation, New Orleans Golf
Association, Rob Noel Golf Academy, PJ’s Coffee, WOW Café and Wingery, TaylorMade, Aunt Sally’s Pralines, BreauxMart and
Academy Sports & Outdoors.
Academy Sports & Outdoors was the presenting partner of the 2011 Player of the Year Awards. The player with the most earned points in
the summer tournaments was awarded a trophy as well as a gift card to Academy Sports & Outdoors. The 2011 Player of the Year in each
age division: Madeline Boudreau (Girls 9-11), Michaela Bryan (Girls 12-13), Angelica Harris (Girls 14-15), Jennifer Nguyen (Girls
16-17), Brook Braun (Girls 18-22), Daniel Pillai (Boys 9-11), Jacob Bergeron (Boys 12-13), Casey Panepinto (Boys 14-15), Daniel
Tomba (Boys 16-17) and Andrew Spiers (Boys 18-22). Academy Sports & Outdoors also awarded each college scholarship with a gift
card as well.
About The Kelly Gibson Foundation: The Kelly Gibson Junior Golf Tour was founded in 2009 by PGA Tour Professional Kelly Gibson.
It is operated by The Kelly Gibson Foundation with the mission of creating a positive learning experience through golf by providing
competitive golf tournaments throughout the year. The Tour is open to both male and female golfers ages 9-22, with members competing
in junior golf tournaments throughout New Orleans and the Gulf Coast Region. The Tour annually presents college scholarships based on
community service, grade point average, and financial need. Scholarships are not awarded based on golfing ability. All members of the
KGJGT who are at least juniors in high school are eligible to receive scholarships.
The Kelly Gibson Foundation P.O. Box 57478 New Orleans, LA 70157 thekellygibsonfoundation.org