OABA Educational Trust Golf for Scholarships Outing Recap

This year’s Ohio AgriBusiness Association Educational Trust held its late Golf for Scholarships scramble on Aug. 20. More than 130 golfers came together at the Shelby Oaks Golf Club in Sidney to support the OABA Educational Trust scholarship fund.

The group also honored Jerry Ward for his dedication to Ohio agribusiness – click here to read more about Jerry.

Thank you to those who came out to golf, our generous sponsors, and to our committee members (see below) for all of their continued support and dedication. 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 winning teams:

First Place Team

• Chelsea Burns, Crop Production Services
• Mike Conway, Dow Agrosciences, LLC
• Dan Fourman, Crop Production Services
• John Oesch, Crop Production Services

Second Place Team

• Kelly Dee, ABIS/JH Ward Agency
• Elliott Ward, ABIS/JH Ward Agency
• John Ward, ABIS/JH Ward Agency
• John Henry Ward, ABIS/JH Ward Agency

High Gross Team

• Don Bickle, Mercer Landmark, Inc.
• Tracy Flore, Mercer Landmark, Inc.
• Doug Mansfield, Mercer Landmark, Inc.
• Eric Post, Mercer Landmark, Inc.

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.