NTPGA Foundation Announces Sherrill Park / Two Dads and a Coach Scholarship
Richardson, Texas – The Northern Texas PGA Foundation is proud to announce the presentation of the first annual Sherrill Park Golf Course / Two Dads and a Coach scholarship in the amount of $5,000.00. This scholarship was awarded today at Sherrill Park Golf Course in Richardson to Berkner High School senior and a member of the golf team, Sam Kiely. This fall Sam will be attending Texas Tech University where he will be majoring in finance at the Rawls College of Business.
The scholarship will be awarded yearly to a senior on the golf team at Berkner High School. The scholarship has been endowed thanks to the generosity and support of Nathan and Bonnie Shea of Richardson and Kevin and Cristi Ryan also of Richardson.
The scholarship is endowed through the Northern Texas PGA Foundation in the name of Sherrill Park Golf Course / Two Dads and a Coach in honor of Bonnie’s father, Coleman Looper and Kevin’s father, Terry Ryan and also Nathan Shea who was the Berkner High School golf coach from 1990 – 1998. The Shea’s and Ryan’s grew up in Richardson and are graduates of Berkner High School. Coleman and Terry are longtime golfers at Sherrill Park Golf Course.
The presentation of the scholarship was held at Sherrill Park Golf Course followed by a reception with the honorees – Coleman Looper, Terry Ryan, and Nathan Shea. The honorees were unaware of the endowment of the scholarship until the presentation was made to Sam Kiely.
About The Northern Texas PGA
The Northern Texas PGA is one of 41 Sections of the PGA of America and its geographic territory includes the State of Texas north of the 31st latitude, or just north of Austin. The Northern Texas PGA is comprised of approximately 850 PGA members and associates employed at more than 300 facilities. PGA Head Professional at Sherrill Park, Ronny Glanton is the Section’s President.
The Northern Texas PGA has 16 full-time staff members and is currently headquartered in Dallas. The Northern Texas PGA will be joining the PGA of America national office relocation to Frisco in 2022 with its own state of the art headquarters on the PGA Frisco campus.
In addition to managing the day-to-day affairs of the Section, the Northern Texas PGA also operates a non-profit and charitable foundation, the Northern Texas PGA Foundation that focuses on five pillars: junior golf, college scholarships, inclusion, fellowships and military and veterans. The mission of the Northern Texas PGA Foundation is positively impacting lives and communities through golf. This year, the Foundation will award approximately $350,000.00 in scholarships to 50 high school seniors in North Texas who will be attending college this fall.
For more information on the Northern Texas PGA or the Northern Texas PGA Foundation, please visit www.ntpga.com
PHOTO: (L to R) Cristi Ryan, Kevin Ryan, Coleman Looper, Nathan Shea, Terry Ryan, Bonnie Shea and (Front) Sam Kiely
