Date & Time
Saturday, May 16th, 2020
8:00 AM
This site has been established to promote the Ida Ballard Simon Memorial Scholarship Fund for graduating seniors in the Memphis, TN and Shelby County (SCS) School District.
The siblings of Ida Ballard Simon request your support with our mission to maintain Ida’s love for and influence in academia and her love to reach students needing scholarships and financial assistance to attend college. With your support, our collaborative efforts will continue to send graduating senior(s) from Memphis and Shelby County, TN public high schools to Ida’s under-graduate college alma mater –Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri.
Please join us for the 12th Ida Ballard Simon (IBS) Memorial Golf Tournament! Enjoy a continental breakfast, 9-hole snack, tournament awards luncheon, gifts, raffles, prizes, and more!
Saturday, May 16th, 2020
8:00 AM
Please return team registration forms & sponsorship applications by April 22, 2020 to: Ida Ballard Simon (IBS) Memorial Golf Tournament PO Box 770113 Memphis, TN 38177
Please note: Please check back here for the latest updates!
We realize that these are trying economic times and with your support funds raised by this event will be used to assist eligible graduating seniors of Memphis City Public Schools to pursue a higher education by:
| 1 | Increasing the Ida Ballard Simon Memorial Scholarship Fund’s endowed account with Lincoln University Foundation in Jefferson City, MO (Ida’s Undergraduate Alma Mater) |
| 2 | Awarding multiple 1st year Book / Travel Scholarships to students who are enrolled or accepted into planned career programs – e.g., other Historical Black College or University (HBCU), any junior college or trade school |
Greg Odom, Jr
Platinum Plus Scholarship
Tynia O’Neal
Book Scholarship
Brandon Price
Book Scholarship
Mildred Goings
Book Scholarship
Kashuna Wright
Book Scholarship
Alexia Leavy
Book Scholarship
Addison Tucker
4-Yr Scholarship to Lincoln University
Nicholas Thomas
Book Scholarship
Caylon Pettis
Book Scholarship
Ashante Pollard
4-Yr Scholarship to Lincoln University
Raquel Barrett
Travel Scholarship
Maggie Jones
Travel Scholarship
Brittney Clark
4-Yr Scholarship to Lincoln University
Glenise Davis
Book Scholarship
Jasmine Green
Book Scholarship
Two to six book scholarships will be awarded to eligible Class of 2019 High School Graduates from Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee Public High Schools. All book scholarship requests must be received by April 13, 2019. Interviews will be held April 22 – 24, 2019.
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