WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The 36th Annual Penn College Foundation Golf Classic, featuring six-time PGA Tour winner Rocco Mediate, recently raised a record-setting $140,360 for student scholarships at Pennsylvania College of Technology.
With this year’s support, the Penn College Foundation Golf Classic Scholarship Fund now totals nearly $2.1 million. Proceeds from the annual Golf Classic and accumulated investment income created the endowed scholarship fund, one of the foundation’s largest.
Mediate, a Greensburg native who has also won three times on the Champions Tour, including the 2016 Senior PGA Championship, hosted a driving-range exhibition and played three holes with seven foursomes during the event, held at the Williamsport Country Club.
“We are so appreciative of the commitment and support from the community,” said Kyle A. Smith, executive director of college relations and the Penn College Foundation. “While the weather was excellent, and Rocco was such a great addition to this year’s Classic, we know the true winners at this event are our students, who will gain access to a hands-on, applied technology education because of the generous support of all of the Golf Classic’s sponsors.”
Title sponsor for the event was Compass Group North America.
Other event sponsors were:
- Tournament sponsors: Fisher Mining Co. and Hudock Capital Group LLC.
- Pro sponsors: Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc., The Hartman Group, M&T Bank, McCormick Law Firm and TurnKey Electric Inc.
- Hospitality sponsors: John & JR Confer, the Klingerman family and Wayne Township Landfill.
- Gift sponsors: Clark Contractors Inc., Eastern Alliance Insurance Group, Girio Agency, Susquehanna Trailways and Woodlands Bank.
- Breakfast sponsors: Country Store Brand Meats, Lycoming Bakery and Don Waltman’s Market House Meats & Deli.
- Closest-to-the-pin sponsors: Blaise Alexander Family Dealerships, Fairfield Auto Group, and Mark and Connie Sitler.
- Golf ball drop sponsor: Allison Crane & Rigging.
For the ball-drop event, President Davie Jane Gilmour, participating in her final Golf Classic before her June 30 retirement, ascended 128 feet by crane to drop the golf balls used in the fundraising activity. Donors purchased numbered golf balls that were dropped from aloft, with prizes going to those whose entries landed closest to the pin.
Longtime participants recognized for their loyal patronage of the event were Blaise Alexander Dealerships, which has participated every year of the Golf Classic’s 36-year history; Fairfield Auto Group, 30 years; Highmark and Roche Financial, 20 years; and M&S Conversion, 10 years.
Penn College Foundation Golf Committee members coordinating this year’s event were Aubrey Alexander, Larry Allison Jr., Dave Coates, John Confer, George Girio, Michael Hudock, Phil Johnson, Chris Keiser, Allen Kiessling, Ray Mattie, Rick Quigley, Paul Rooney, Mark Sitler, Steve Sleboda and Blair Soars.
For more about giving opportunities at Penn College, visit www.pct.edu/give or call 570-320-8020. Penn College is a national leader in applied technology education. For more, visit www.pct.edu, email admissions@pct.edu or call toll-free at 800-367-9222.