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POINT O’ WOODS EVANS SCHOLARS GIVE THANKS
Current Evans Scholars from Point O’ Woods Golf & Country Club

LOGAN STEFFES Logan Steffes Grant Kroschel
CLASS OF 2020
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN University of Michigan State
“My name is Logan Steffes and I want to Michigan University
thank all of the members at Point O’ Woods Class of 2020 Class of 2021
Country Club for your continued support
year in and year out of the Evans Scholarship.
I am currently an Evans Scholar attending
the University of Michigan in the school of
Kinesiology majoring in Sport Management.
As a Junior in the Evans Scholarship House
my responsibilities have grown. I take great
pride in being one of the leaders and
Sam Tavolacci Cooper Strebeck
ensuring that I am a person who the under-
Michigan State Michigan State
classmen feel comfortable approaching about
University University
anything they may need. Besides my house
Class of 2021 Class of 2022
duties, I am a member of the Sports Business
Association. I will graduate after the winter
term of my senior year in 2020 after which,
I am hoping to pursue a career path in
sports. I am not yet sure which path within
the industry I will take, however I know
that I have a passion for sports and wish to
stay in the sports industry. This next year
will bring many new experiences for me GRANT KROSCHEL COOPER STREBECK
CLASS OF 2021 CLASS OF 2022
and I am very excited to see what the future MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
has in store. Thank you all for the Evans
“My name is Grant Kroschel and I am a “My name is Cooper Strebeck. I am
Scholarship; the opportunity of a lifetime.” sophomore at Michigan State University. currently attending Michigan State
Currently, I am the Executive Vice President University. I began Caddying at the
SAM TAVOLACCI
CLASS OF 2021 at the Michigan State Evans Scholars Point O’ Woods in the summer of 2015.
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Chapter. I am pursuing my bachelor's I originally pursued this position after
“My name is Sam Tavolacci. I grew up in degree in Supply Chain Management hearing about the Evans Scholarship
Coloma, Michigan, and I am a Michigan with a minor in International Business. and the Point O’ Woods reputation of
State University Evans Scholar. What the Caddying at Point O’ Woods became a consistently producing Evans Scholars-level
Evans Scholarship has done for me has been dream of mine after I watched the Western Caddies. I worked very hard, and with the
to broaden my view on education and it has Amateur there as a kid. Caddying was a help of the esteemed staff and several key
helped me towards realizing my love for great influence on me and an experience members, I was awarded the scholarship.
computers and working on technology. I am that could not be found elsewhere. The I cannot fully express my gratitude to
an Experience Architect Major and will be professional staff and my fellow caddies have everyone who helped me along the way,
graduating in May 2021. Living in the been crucial in my development as a person especially the Western Golf Association,
Evans Scholarship House, I have gotten to and having an advantage in life. Being because without this incredible opportunity
know some great people that I will be friends rewarded the scholarship has given me a lot I would not be able to attend MSU.
with for the rest of my life, and I have the of opportunities in life that would not have On top of the financial blessings that the
scholarship to thank for that. I look forward been achievable otherwise. Not only has Evans Scholarship has given me, living
to completing my undergraduate studies in the financial burden of college been taken with 80 other scholars is an incredible
2021 and would like to thank all the people care of, but I also have a wonderful experience. From mentorship to friendship,
in the WGA for such an amazing and life support group of my fellow scholars and my connections within the Evans house
changing opportunity!” the Western Golf Association.” are priceless.”

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