2008 JGA Scholarship Fund

Updated: 7-21-08

Winners of the John Block JGA Scholarship are Kyle Hotte and Blake Mortellaro, who both graduated from Portage Central.  Mortellaro plans to attend Michigan State University.  Hotte is planning on entering Davenport College to pursue his business dreams.  He ranked 49th in a class of 344.

There are two new JGA scholarships being awarded this year. Kyle Schau, a graduate of Gull Lake High School, is the winner of the James Roschek Scholarship and Laura Eberhard is the winner of the Heidi Krum Memorial Scholarship.  Schau, who was fourth in his class of 238, plans to attend Florida Atlantic University.  Eberhard, a graduate of Mattawan High School,  is headed for Michigan State where she will be studying science.  

The four scholarship winners were selected from an outstanding field of 10 applicants, all of whom ranked high in their respective classes and made up perhaps the most academically talented application class ever. Other applicants included:  Kellen Seaton, Loy Norrix; Tyler Heffner, Comstock; Trenton Stapert, Kalamazoo Christian; Jessica Capron, Gull Lake; Keith Alrick, Schoolcraft; and Tommy Fawley, Comstock.

Scholarship Fundraising Drive
The Junior Golf Association was established in 1987 with the purpose of providing quality golf experiences for area juniors at affordable rates. Early fundraisers by Jim Roschek and John Block laid the foundation for the JGA Scholarship Fund. In recent years, the JGA has supported all tournaments, instruction, administrative costs and Scholarship donations solely on entry fees. In order to expand programs, offer more Scholarships and keep entry fees low, it’s time to ask for your help. 
Click here to learn how you can help with the JGA Scholarship Fund.

Complete list of John Block JGA Scholarship winners:

2008 - Kyle Hotte & Blake Mortellaro

2007 - Kyle Chambers, Jacob Caplan & Gretchen Gangwer

2006 - Todd Capron, Ryan Hayes, Lee Keselowski, Nick Morcum, Samuel Neff, Brian Ogrin & Ryan Zwier

2005 - David DiGiovanni & Jay Gilman

2004 - Patricia Monroe & Timothy Fries

2003 - Nathaniel Golomb, James Lettow, Jeremy Sikkema, Joseph Byrne, Lauren Eckert & Derek Rider

2002 - Amanda Wilson, Nick Muszynski & Bill Keselowski

2001 - Justin Spyker & Ryan Eckert

2000 - Kevin Kremer & Meghan Henning

1999 - Mike Katz & Matt Dudek

1998 - Matthew Johnson & Justin Voshel

1997 - Brian Rosenbaum & Sheri Hoover

Complete list of Jim Roschek JGA Scholarship winners:

2008 - Kyle Schau

Complete list of Heidi Krum JGA Scholarship winners:

2008 - Laura Eberhard

Return to JGA Home Page