Wally Beets – John Marino Scholarship
BACKGROUND:
This scholarship honors two individuals who displayed great devotion to the Salina Country Club, its members and the employees; Wally Beets, an accomplished golfer, teacher and Golf Professional and John Marino a devoted and proficient General Manager. Wally’s and John’s dedication to their jobs was beyond that of what was normally expected of individuals holding positions such as theirs at other country clubs. Through their efforts the Salina Country Club came to enjoy great success as a Club and is, to this day, recognized as being one of the truly great Clubs of Kansas. This was accomplished with considerably less financial resources than other high profile Clubs in Kansas and could have only occurred because of their incredible commitment. In keeping with both Wally’s and John’s spirit, the fund was established to benefit selected current or former employees in their pursuit of further education beyond their high school education. Wally and John appreciated young hardworking teenagers who gave great service and worked to improve themselves through their own efforts. Wally and John both encouraged these types of individuals and would love nothing more than to help young men and women reach their goals.
AMOUNT:
Varies
GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATIONS:
Any Salina Area High School Senior/Graduate
CRITERIA:
- Applicants must be an employee or child of an employee at JRI Club Operations and be eligible to attend or currently attending any accredited post-secondary school.
- Applicants that are employees of JRI Club Operations must be currently employed or employed by JRI Club Operations within the last 24 months.
- Applicants must have a 2.0 minimum GPA.
- Applicants must provide a letter of recommendation from a current or former teacher, or another adult for whom the applicant has studied or worked outside of JRI Club Operations.
- Applicant should display strong characteristics in one or more areas including: leadership, community service, extra-curricular school activities or employment.
- All merit criteria being the same, applicants shall be selected based on financial need.
- All applicants shall be judged on the merit of the application with regard to the criteria outlined above, and no special preference shall be given to applicants because they may be members of JRI Club Operations and/or the Salina Country Club.
RENEWALS:
Scholarship recipients are eligible to reapply as part of the total applicant pool.