Apply Today For the Charlie Burkart Scholarship
Riverside, Iowa – The Iowa PGA Foundation annually awards a college scholarship in memory of Charlie Burkart, PGA member for 49 years and Head PGA Professional at the Elmcrest Country Club in Cedar Rapids for 42 years. The purpose of the scholarship is to assist students in futhering their education. At least on high school graduate will be the 2022 Scholarship recipient in the amount of $1,500 per year for four years. Other previously graduated applicants will be reviewed with addisional scholarships awarded when possible.
Any graduating high school senior or previous graduate residing within the boundaries of the Iowa PGA Section and the State of Iowa is eligible to apply. Th Iowa PGA Section is bounded on the west by U.S. Highway 71 and includes an area of Western Illnois from a point north of Quincy, east to near Springfield and directly north. It includes the major cities of Monmouth, Macomb, Galesburg, Moline, Rock Island, Kewanee and Galena. It does not include the cities of Freeport, Springfield or Quincy.
Scholarship winners are selected on the basis of their interest and activity in golf, the potential for future contributions to the game, leadership skills/community involvement, then on their academic/professional ability and financial need.
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