Canadian PGA Announces 2009 Scholarship Winners

ACTON, ON - As many of the following students pack up and start classes at university this week, the Board of Directors of the Canadian Professional Golfers' Association would like to congratulate the following recipients of the 2009 Canadian PGA Scholarship.

For many years, the Canadian PGA Foundation has offered scholarships to encourage and promote the attainment of higher educational goals for the sons, daughters and grandchildren of Canadian PGA Members who have displayed both a high level of academic achievement and contributions to their community.

For 2009, the Canadian PGA once again committed to support these academic pursuits, but also for the first time since its inception, offered Members, Apprentices and Candidates of the Canadian PGA who were enrolled in continuing education in either a full or part-time basis an opportunity to apply for consideration for the scholarship.

Congratulations to the 2009 recipients:

1) Kendra Morrow, daughter of Ken Morrow of Outlook, SK
2) Alexandra Dozzi, daughter of Mark Dozzi of Sudbury, ON
3) Danielle Ludeman, daughter of Mark Ludeman of Edmonton, AB
4) Shauna Panton, daughter of Randall Panton of Creston, BC
5) Kristen Sovereign, daughter of Rick Sovereign of Mississauga, ON
6) Kyle Paquette, Canadian PGA Apprentice at Idylwylde Golf & Country Club in Sudbury, ON
7) Alex Riggs, Canadian PGA Apprentice at Saskatoon (West) Golf & Country Club in Saskatoon, SK (part-time recipient)
8) Eric Thorsteinson, Canadian PGA Member and Head Professional at Black Mountain Golf in Kelowna, BC (part-time recipient)

Kendra Morrow, recipient of the Canadian PGA 2006 and 2008 scholarship, is attending University of Saskatchewan studying Microbiology and Immunology with the hopes of entering Medical School at the end of this year. Last year Kendra was also awarded a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada University Undergraduate Student Research Award which acts as a funding mechanism for her summer research in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

Alexandra Dozzi is a first time recipient of the Canadian PGA scholarship and is entering her first year at the University of Guelph. Given her incredible track record at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School in Sudbury, ON receiving Millennium Excellence Award, there is no doubt that Alexandra will continue to excel in her studies.

Recipient of the 2006 and 2008 Canadian PGA Scholarship, Danielle Ludeman is attending University of Alberta studying Biological Sciences. In 2007, Danielle received the Dean’s Commendation for high achievement at the University of Queensland, Australia in 2007 where she was participating in a Marine Biology exchange program. Last year she was appointed as a research assistant at the University of Alberta studying the ecology of glass sponge reefs.

This is the third consecutive year that Shauna Panton has won the Canadian PGA Scholarship. Shauna is entering her third year at the University of British Columbia studying Human Kinetics. Shauna was elected academic coordinator for Human Kinetics student union at UBC for the 2009/2010 year, received the high school Female of the Year award, 2007 Valedictorian award as well as the Carol Meredith Memorial Award for Sportsmanship and Leadership in Athletics. In addition to her Canadian PGA Scholarship, she received the James Conway scholarship award.

Kristen Sovereign is a first time recipient of the Canadian PGA scholarship award. She is currently entering her first year of study at the University of Western Ontario at the Richard Ivey School of Business. Throughout her high school career, Kristen has proved to be an excellent well rounded student involved in numerous extra curricular activities and community projects. Kristen adds the Canadian PGA scholarship award to her “The Continuing Admissions” award from the University of Western Ontario.

This is the first year that Canadian PGA apprentice Kyle Paquette has received the Canadian PGA scholarship award. Kyle is currently a Teaching Professional at Idylwylde Golf and Country Club in Sudbury, ON and is currently in the process of completing the requirements of his Master of Arts degree in Applied Health Sciences at Brock University. His area of research focuses on sport psychology, specifically coach education and the use of psychological skills training by sport participants. This fall he is continuing his research in coach education at the doctoral level at the University of Ottawa. In 2008 Kyle was awarded both the Northern Ontario PGA “Assistant of the Year” and “Teacher of the Year” award.

The two $500 part-time scholarship award recipients are Canadian PGA Apprentice Alex Riggs and Head Professional Eric Thorsteinson. Thorsteinson is currently working at Black Mountain Golf Club in Kelowna, BC and is working towards his Club Managers Association of America designation. Riggs is currently an Assistant Professional at Saskatoon Golf and Country Club in Saskatoon, SK and is working towards credit at the Titleist Performance Institute.

Congratulations to the 2009 scholarship recipients!

About the Canadian PGA:

Established in 1911, the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association is a non-profit association comprised of approximately 3,500 golf professionals across the country with a mandate to promote and advance the game of golf, serving the needs of both its membership and the golf public through professional and junior golf development programs and high-calibre competitive events. The National Office is located in Acton, Ontario with nine Zone Offices across the country. For more information, visit www.cpga.com