The PGA Financial Assistance Fund Scholarship Program awards undergraduate college scholarships to selected relatives of PGA Members. The program was established in 1986 and has awarded about $3.2 million to over 1,800 students. Award recipients are chosen based on grade point average and extracurricular activities.

The Indiana Section PGA’s 2008 high school senior winner is Julianne C. Frye of Prestonsburg, Ky., relative of PGA Professional Richard Frye. While at Prestonsburg High, she maintained a 3.98 GPA while playing basketball and volleyball and participating in Relay for Life, student council, Beta Club, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes, among others. She plans to attend the University of Kentucky in the fall with a major in law and business management.

There are four winners in the college division. Brad Smith of Peru, Ind., son of PGA Professional Todd Smith, will be a sophomore at Ohio State University majoring in business management. He finished his freshman year with a 4.0 GPA while playing golf and volunteering with Campus Crusade for Christ, an elementary school reading program, and Relay for Life. Peter Rafferty, relative of PGA Member Don Essig III, will begin next year as a sophomore at Millsaps College with a major in business management and English. He earned a 3.92 GPA and participated in Key Club, baseball, Habitat for Humanity, and student government. The other two award recipients are Dane and Drew Baumgartner, who attend ITT Technical Institute with majors in multimedia. They both earned a 4.0 GPA and are relatives of PGA Professional Kerry Baumgartner.