2003 ALUMNI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP GOLF OUTING NEWS

One hundred and four golfers played in the 2003 Alumni Memorial Scholarship Golf Outing on Saturday, July 12. The annual gathering raises funds for a scholarship granted to a current Thomas Cooley student each Hilary Term.

The Alumni Memorial Scholarship is awarded based upon financial need, academic achievement, extracurricular activities and other considerations. This year $7,587.48 will be added to the scholarship fund. The generosity of the golfers and hole sponsors is greatly appreciated by the Alumni Association and Cooley’s students.

The winning foursome was Stephan Holland (Jay Class 2000), Melissa Redmond (Jay Class 2000), Marc Slocum and Matt Slocum. Mick Grewal (Hooker Class 1993), Jeff Barrett, Annu Grewal and Randy Behrman came in second. Current students John Cuschieri (Toy Class 2003), Kyle Maninger (Swift Class 2004), Dan Lambert (Swift Class 2004), and Eric Laue (Swift Class 2004) were the third place finishers.

The team with the lowest score in which all four golfers were Thomas Cooley alums consisted of Thomas A. Halm (Carr Class 1984), Vincent W. Welicka (Pratt Class 1988), David E. Prine (Sherwood Class 1986), and Charles Justian (Chandler Class 1983). The group with the highest score was Shawn Gillispie (T. Johnson Class 2002), Daniel P. Driscoll (T. Johnson Class 2002), Bradley Butcher (Iredell Class 2001) and Jacob J. Pitre (T. Johnson Class 2002).

The team with the highest number of cumulative years since Thomas Cooley graduation was the perennial winner, Jerry Sutton (Cooley Class 1976), Gary Tyler (Cooley Class 1976), Tom Lapka (Wing Class 1982), and Richard O'Neill (Cooley Class 1976).

In the category of individual awards, Laura Graham (Cushing Class 2000) sank the longest putt. Annu Grewal's shot made him the person who was closest to the pin. Michael Murphy (Wilson Class 2001) made the man's longest drive on the fairway and Susan Metzger had the woman's longest drive. Unfortunately, no one won the hole-in-one contest prize, a 2004 Cadillac CTS, although Steve McAlvey came closest.

This year's outing also determined the winners of the Fourth Annual Cooley Cup. This is a traveling trophy that recognizes the team with the lowest score that has at least three members from the same law firm or legal employment association (such as a prosecuting attorney's office. This year the Cup stays at Bernick, Omer, Radner & Ouellette, P.C. located at 2400 Lake Lansing Road in Lansing. Patricia Ouellette (Steere Class 1995), Mark Gende, Diane Bernick (Kelly Class 1978), and Dustin Foster (Fellows Class 1997) made up the winning team. Looks like it is becoming an office fixture for that law firm. The trophy will be displayed there until next summer, when it is up for grabs again.

Gallery of photos from the 2003 Alumni Golf Outing