Barney Wilkes participates in the 16th annual J.D. Powell Memorial Golf Tournament at Stonebridge Golf Club in Rome. Mr. Wilkes was part of The HON Company team.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s Foundation held the 16th annual J.D. Powell Memorial Golf Tournament at Stonebridge Golf Club in Rome on Thursday. James Derward Powell served as the president of GNTC from 1987-1994.
There were 39 hole sponsors that donated a minimum of $100 each. The sponsors included Ace Hardware of Lindale; Arrowstar, LLC; Bank of LaFayette; Bekaert Corporation; Brown & Brown Insurance Inc.; Coca-Cola; Doris White; Dr. Paul Ferguson; EdFinancial Services; Five Star Food Service; Flegal Insurance Group, Inc.; Floyd Medical Center; Franklin McNeal, Ltd.; Greene’s Jewelers; Harbin Clinic; Helbing Construction Co., Inc.; Heritage First Bank; Hi-Tech Signs; Hometown Headlines; The HON Company; In Memory of Annette White; In Memory of Tyler Bojo; Jackie Lynch; Northeast Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Northwest Georgia Credit Union; Omnova Solutions, Inc.; Owens Hardware; Precision Embroidery & Printwear, LLC; PSI (Professional Screening & Information); Redmond Regional Medical Center; Rome Industrial Cleaning; Scott Logistics Corp., Shaw Industries Group, Inc.; Carlton Wheeler State Farm Insurance Agency; Terry Simmons State Farm Insurance Agency; Three Rivers Specialty; United Community Bank; Vann and Valerie Brown; and VenueDog.com. Also supporting the golf tournament was Riverside Auto Group who sponsored the hole-in-one car contest.
Special guests playing in the tournament included members of the Powell family: Jim Powell, Tripp Powell, Clayborn Bradfield, and Blake Cescutti.
Teams that participated in the tournament included: Bojo Team; Citizen’s First Bank; Coca-Cola; Fox Systems, Inc.; Gordon Hospital; The HON Company; King Team; LeGrande Team; Lowe’s RDC; Mount Vernon Mills; Powell Family Team; United Community Bank; and GTNC team. The GNTC Golf Team was sponsored by Pieper O’Brien Herr Architects of Alpharetta.
The J.D. Powell Memorial Golf Tournament was divided into two flights and prizes were awarded to the first place teams in each flight.
1st Flight - 1st Place
Mount Vernon Mills Team, consisting of: Gary Branton, Randy Henderson, Hollis Siffles, and Gary Bullard.
2nd Flight - 1st Place
Coca-Cola Team, consisting of: Bill Kinsey, Jay Donnell, Steve Patterson, and Robin Wood.
Clayborn Bradfield won ‘Closest to the Pin’ and Tripp Powell won ‘Longest Drive.’
Door prizes provided by: City Club Marietta; Stonebridge Golf Club of Rome; Meadow Lakes Golf Club of Cedartown; LaFayette Golf Course; Service Master of Rome; Rome Cleaners; RICOH USA; SEIDA; W. W. Grainger, Inc.; Georgia Farm Bureau of LaFayette; Goody’s of LaFayette; Beall’s Outlet of LaFayette; Walmart of LaFayette; Neebo; and The Ringgold Telephone Company.
Additional support was provided from The Bobby F. Harris Foundation, Inc.; Chick-fil-A of Rome; Coca-Cola Bottling Company; Costco of Ringgold; Five Star Food Service; Old Mill Kettle Corn of Chickamauga; PGA Tour Superstore; Rome Cleaners; Southeast Industrial Development Association/North Georgia EMC; Sports Authority; Stonebridge Golf Club of Rome; and photography was provided by Rome Cleaners.
Proceeds raised from the tournament will be used to provide scholarships and financial assistance to GNTC students, purchase equipment for programs, provide training for faculty and staff, and further marketing and public relations efforts. For information about the GNTC Foundation, contact Jason Gamel, director of GNTC’s Office of Institutional Advancement at 706-764-3810.