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13th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament
 

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13th Annual Scholarship
Golf Tournament


 

tudent Pharmacists, faculty, alumni and sponsors participated in the 13th Annual Harrison School of Pharmacy Scholarship Golf Tournament at Auburn Links at Mill Creek on September 21. This was HSOP's third tournament at Auburn Links. It has a beautiful environment of lakes, pebbled streams, wooden bridges and golf cart trails winding through the woods, making it a favorite for our golfers from year to year.


A Little Bit of Sugar
Everyone came to support a good cause, have a good time and put in a little practice on their golf game. Even though the rains threatened and clouds grew dark, the rain miraculously held off until the games were over. Rain overnight had fairly soaked the grounds. A few of the sand traps looked more like a creek. So the golf shoes got a little muddy, but that didn't dampen anyone's spirits. Of course, the real reason everyone came to play was to support student scholarships. This year's efforts paid off with a record GREAT NEWS! $17,331.83 was raised for scholarships. Thanks to everyone who came and participated. That kind of news always makes for good spirits.


Aubie and The Ball Drop Contest
As he did last year, Auburn's mascot, Aubie, agreed to do the honors for the Ball Drop Contest. Our slide show comes pretty close to a video of Aubie, especially it you click fast. You will see Aubie being lifted to a dizzying height in a crane as he tosses a bucket of golf balls onto the green below. The winner picked the nearest ball to the hole. This year's winner was MaryAnn Birch, a P3 from the Mobile Campus. She won $500.00, then promptly gave half of that back to the scholarship travel fund. Congrats, MaryAnn. You have certainly demonstrated that famous Auburn spirit.


Another Special Guest
Aubie always brings fun when he shows up for one of our events. But this year he shared special guest honors with former coach, Tommy Tuberville. It just happened to coincide with his 55th birthday. Although it was not known until he arrived, our able HSOP staff had secured not one, but two decorated birthday cakes by lunchtime. How sweet it was indeed! Normally, we have enjoyed Auburn Links' sunny and spacious deck for lunch, but the weather forced us inside this time. How-ever, and the hot dogs and hamburgers and birthday cake were just as appreciated. And it didn't hurt that both Aubie and Coach Tuberville were gracious enough to pose for photos with everyone who asked.  


Winners & Awards
• 1st Gross: David Darby, Doug Jones, Jordan Maynor and Michael Frye
• 2nd Gross: Patrick Wood, Mike O'Connor, Chris Phung, Carl Bledsoe, the Adams' Drugs Team
• 3rd Gross: Tommy Tuberville, Jim Lawson, Steve   Whatley, Bill Kennedy
• 1st Net: Charles Wright, Mike Giglio, Drayton Green/Bryan Baker
• 2nd Net: Bob Martin, Joe Dalton, Hank Galbreath, Charlie Perry
• 3rd Net: Gerald Knight, Tommy Alberdi, Bobby Martin (P3), Jon Burgess (P3)
• Putting Contest Winner: Bill Parker
• Longest Drive: David Darby
• Highest Handicap: Lauren Sofy (P2)
• Closest to the Pin: Kyle Myhan (P1)
• Walgreens' golf bag/accessories: Laurie Van Deventer (P2)
• Ball Drop winner: MaryAnn Birch (P3)


Silent Action Prizes
Donated silent auction items included a beautifully framed War Eagle print donated by J&M Bookstore; a duffle bag from Professional Designs; and an IPod Docking Station/Clock radio from Walgreens. Other items in the silent action included an official AU helmet signed by Heisman Trophy winner Pat Sullivan and All American linebacker Mike Kolen, and two regulation sized AU footballs -- one signed by coach Tuberville and another by Pat Sullivan. 


Thank You to Our Great HSOP Team
The Tournament Coordinators, Jimmy Harris and Eva Dyba of Development and Alumni Relations, reported receiving positive feedback about this year's tournament in spite of the wet greens and messy shoes. We would like to thank them for all their hard work putting this event together.


We couldn’t be successful in these kinds of events without a lot of hard work from the HSOP faculty and staff as well:  Many thanks to Brinda Lisano, Leigh Ann Ballad, Laurie Newton, Selena Day, Kandi Dawson, Sharon McDonough, Georgia Fox, Denise Nims, Jane Drake, Barry McConatha and former staff member Stacy Negley.

 

Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors	Thank you to our  Hole Sponsors	Thank you to our  Individual Sponsors
Rite Aid	FRED’S Pharmacy	Tom Menighan
Walgreens - Lunch	BT Conferencing & Polycom	Chris Borden        with Borden            Family Pharmacy
	Tureene PharMedCo., Inc.	Mary Lou Tolar
	Winn-Dixie	Auburn         Pharmacy Alumni         Association (APAA)
	James I. Harrison Jr.
	Kowa          Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
	Adams Drugs