St. John's News

The 29th Annual Staten Island Golf Outing was held July 16, 2008 at the South Shore Country Club and drew more than 100 golfers.

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The event raised more than $19,500 for the Sipp/DeStefano Scholarship Fund. The scholarship benefits worthy and qualified students attending St. John’s Staten Island campus and attendees delighted in coupling a day on the links with assisting students.  Since its inception, the Sipp/DeStefano Scholarship Fund has awarded more than $123,000 to 68 students. Scholarship grants have ranged from a minimum of $750 to a maximum of $6,000 per student.  In the 2007- 2008 academic year, seven students received a total of $21,600.

Following the time spent on the green, golfers convened for cocktail hour followed by dinner where four members of the St. John’s community were honored for their generosity and dedication to the Vincentian mission. The honorees were Patricia Bean ’80CBA, ’88MBA, retired Director of Marketing and Estimating, The Sweet Construction Group; Larry Arann, Ph.D.;  David Lehr, Esq. ’68Ed, ’72L, Attorney at Law; and Dennis McKeon, Executive Director, Where to Turn, Inc. The honorees each shared their connection with the university and the motivation behind their commitment to making the outing a tremendous success.  Mark Irving, a friend of the University, said “Today was an enjoyable way for members of the Staten Island community to support higher-education. Sports and athletics are truly the character building aspects of education.”