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2011: 31st Swing tops $47,000
The UNO Alumni Association hosted the UNO Chancellor’s Scholarship Swing Monday, Sept. 12, at Tiburon Golf Club, netting $47,000 in its largest single fundraising event of the year.
The association now has raised more than $620,000 since it began hosting the Swing 16 years ago. Almost 130 golfers and 62 sponsors participated in the tournament. The money raised supports various association-sponsored student scholarships.
“The Alumni Association is touching lives and preparing students for the future,” UNO Chancellor John Christensen said.
“Special kudos to the coordinating committee. An event of this scope requires months of diligent planning and effort — and they make it look easy.”
UNO graduates David Craft (’90, ’92) and Blake Edwards (’90, ’99) chaired the committee that oversees the tournament’s organization.
Other committee members included UNO graduates Scott Durbin (’85), Larry Gomez (’71), Hugh Hermanek (’95), Steven Schmitz (’95), Mack LaRock (’01), Kate Zielinski (’07) and Jacob Rehder (’03) and Rochelle Eigsti
Sixteen UNO Air Force ROTC students also provided assistance during the tournament.
Among the scholarships the Swing supports are four UNO Alumni Association Scholarships (www.unoalumni.org/scholarships), $2,500/year grants to graduating high school seniors who have demonstrated leadership and involvement during high school. The scholarship may be renewed for up to four years. The association currently is sponsoring 15 UNO Alumni Scholars, some of whom were at the tournament to thank Swing sponsors and participants.
Course Sponsors
AAA Nebraska Access Bank Ag Processing Inc America First Investment Advisors Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska Brandeis Catering Coventry Health Care Cox Business Cummins Central Power DLR Group Frankel Zacharia Goodwill Industries Hancock & Dana Harry A. Koch Holland Basham Architects InfoGroup John W. Harvey Kiewit Building Group Lone Mountain Truck Leasing Lund-Ross Constructors, Inc Methodist Health System Millard Public Schools Foundation Morgan Keegan Security National Bank U.S. Bank
UNO Athletics
Union Pacific University of Nebraska Foundation
UNO Athletics
UNO College of Education Valmont Industries
Weitz Family Foundation
Wells Fargo Bank Westside Community Schools/Koley Jessen
William Blair
Other Sponsors Raffle Sponsor
Coventry Health Care Cart Sponsor
TD Ameritrade Photo Sponsor
Data Media Solutions, Inc. Golf Prize Sponsor
Liberty Mutual Lunch Sponsor
Capital One Dinner Sponsor
The Gavilon Group, LLC Hole-in-One Sponsor
Baxter Chrysler Jeep & Dodge Beverage Sponsors
Pepsi Bottling Group
Other Sponsors UNO Chancellor’s Office
O’Donnell, Ficenec – Steve Povich
Prize Sponsors Aksarben Cinema
The Amazing Pizza Machine
Anthony’s Steak House
Blake Edwards
The Cheesecake Factory Dave Andersen
Eldorado Hills Golf Club
Gloss Salon & Day Spa
Kobe Steak House
Oak Hills Golf Club P.F. Changs
Scheels
Texas Roadhouse UNO Alumni Association
UNO Athletic Department
UNO Recruitment and Orientation
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