OABA Educational Trust Golf for Scholarships Outing Recap

Register for Aug. 20 Outing by Aug. 1 for Early Registration Discount

This year’s Ohio AgriBusiness Association Education Trust Golf for Scholarship early scramble on June 25 was a huge success. More than 120 golfers came together at the Deer Ridge Golf Club in Bellville to support the Educational Trust scholarship fund.

Thank you to those who came out to golf, to your generous sponsors, and to our committee members (see below) for all your continued hard work. Click here to see pictures from the outing – and if you haven’t already, be sure to “like” the OABA Facebook page.

Congratulations to the early scramble winning teams:

First Place Team

Wes Carmony, Yargus Manufacturing

Jerry Nickoli, Schlessman Seed Company

Jim Pullins, INTX Microbials, LLC

Eric Springer, Central Ohio Farmers Co-op

Second Place Team

Kelly Dee, ABIS/J.H. Ward Agency

Mark Sunderman, Legacy Farmers Cooperative

John Henry Ward, ABIS/J.H. Ward Agency

Ryan Wilhelm, Legacy Farmers Cooperative

High Gross Team

Jeff Easterday, Barrett, Easterday, Cunningham & Eselgroth LLP

Mark Hoffman, Guest of Barrett, Easterday, Cunningham & Eselgroth LLP

Doug Shonk, Guest of Barrett, Easterday, Cunningham & Eselgroth LLP

Kristi Wilhelmy, Barrett, Easterday, Cunningham & Eselgroth LLP

Honoring Jerry Ward on August 20

Be sure to register by August 1 for the early-bird discounted rate for the late scramble, which will take place on August 20 at the Shelby Oaks Golf Club in Sidney. During the event, we’ll be honoring Jerry Ward, OHIGRO, Inc., so come out to support Jerry’s commitment to the industry!

The late scramble will also feature a live auction and the raffle drawing for a Samsung 60” LED Smart TV (1080p, 120Hz, HDTV) with 2-year Best Buy warranty. Click here for more information about the late scramble or to register.

2014 OABA Educational Trust Golf Committee Members

Thank you to our golf committee members for your continued hard work and dedication to raising scholarship funds for Ohio agribusiness students.

Tim Bailey – Chairman, A & L Great Lakes Laboratories, Inc. (Retired)

Grant Gates – Vice Chairman, Morral Companies, LLC

Elliot Ward – Past Chairman, ABIS/J.H. Ward Agency

Dave Case – Bayer CropScience

Elliot Doyle – CHS Inc.

Steve Fort – Crop Production Services

Becky Moehl – Ohio CAT Ag Equipment

John Oesch – Crop Production Services

Jim Pullins – INTX Microbials, LLC

Mike Sticker – Trupointe Cooperative, Inc.

Mike Zawisza – Elevator Services & Storage, Inc.

The Golf for Scholarships outings are the primary fundraising activities for the Ohio AgriBusiness Association Educational Trust scholarship program, through which nearly $35,000 in scholarships is provided to students enrolled in an agriculture-related field attending The Ohio State University and OSU Agricultural Technical Institute, Clark State Community College and Wilmington College.