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Friday – April 25, 2025

Cocktail Pairing Par-tee:  4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Chickasaw Hills Cabins and Lodge – Hudson Hall
23286 Highway 315, Sardis Mississippi 38666

You Don’t Want to miss this Kick-off Event!
Join us for an evening of fun and relaxation as teams, sponsors, golfers and volunteers network and enjoy pre-registration, 15th Golf Tournament Shirt distribution, raffle chances, music, dancing, along with appetizers, cocktails, the cigar bar and more!

Saturday – April 26, 2025

GOLF TOURNAMENT

Registration: 9:00 AM
Shotgun Start: 10:00 AM

Mallard Point Golf Course
3037 State Park Road
Sardis, Mississippi 38666

Golfers will enjoy a Continental Breakfast, Golf, Golf Cart, 9-Hole Snack, Tournament Awards Luncheon, Gifts, Raffles, Prizes, and More

Format:

4 Person Scramble
4 Flights, 3 Places Per Flight (Trophy)

Tournament Contests:

Putting
Closest to the Pin

Entry Fee:

Individual: $ 150.00
Team: $ 600.00

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF “EARLY BIRD ENTRY FEE DISCOUNTS”
* Receive up to 20% Off Entry Fees paid by March 31, 2025

Ida Ballard

Mailing Information:

Ida Ballard Simon (IBS)
Memorial Golf Tournament
PO Box 770113
Memphis, TN   38177
info@ballardfamilysite.org

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To fish in Mississippi, you need a fishing license:

  1. Ages sixteen (16) through sixty-four (64) are required to purchase a fishing license
    • under the age of 16 are exempt
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  3. Sardis Lake Fishing Guide (Where To Fish)
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Our Mission

Why our fund matters

This site has been established to promote the Ida Ballard Simon Memorial Scholarship Fund for graduating seniors that attended Memphis – Shelby County Schools (SCS).

Siblings and Friends 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 assist graduating senior(s) from Memphis – Shelby County Schools (SCS) public high schools to Ida’s under-graduate college alma mater –Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri.

Over the past 15 years, with your help, the Ida Ballard Simon Scholarship Fund has offered 28 scholarships and Sponsorship Awards:

25 Scholarship Awards to assist graduating high school students meet their initial educational / career goals:

  • 3 Full Ride Scholarships
  • 1 Palladium Scholarship
  • 6 Platinum Scholarships
  • 1 Matching Scholarship, and
  • 14 Book / Travel Scholarships, and

3 Sponsorship Awards to assist / encourage college graduates to pursue career plans:

  • 2 Platinum Perseverance Awards
  • 1 Perseverance Award

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SAVE THE DATE:
After a two-year hiatus (due to Covid-19 Pandemic), the 12th Ida Ballard Simon Memorial Golf Tournament is scheduled for Friday – May 20th, 2022 8:00 am

Mirimichi Golf Course
6195 Woodstock Cuba Rd
Millington, TN 38053

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About the Fund

How your support helps

With your support, funds raised by the IBS Scholarship Fund will be used to assist eligible graduating seniors of Memphis Shelby County Schools (MSCS) to pursue higher education and career goals by:

1 Awarding Ida Ballard Simon Memorial Scholarships to Memphis Shelby County Schools (MSCS) graduating seniors interested in attending Lincoln University in Jefferson City, MO (Ida’s Undergraduate Alma Mater)
2 Awarding multiple 1st year Book / Travel and Platinum 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
3 Awarding Perseverance Scholarships to students currently enrolled into planned career programs
4 Awarding Sponsorships to initiate / encourage career goals.

Celebrating Scholarship and Sponsorship Awardees

2025

Platinum Scholarships

  • Showen Herring, Middle College High School, to attend University of Tennessee – Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Virginia Feng, Whitestation High School, to attend Vanderbilt University – Nashville, Tennessee

Book Scholarships

  • Paige Whitted, Briar Crest High School, to attend Cincinnati University – Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Kam’ren Crittenden Johnson, Power Center Academy High School, to attend Middle TN State University – Murfreesboro, TN
  • Jaden Gaston, Memphis Virtual School, to attend State Fair Community College (Lincoln University Campus) – Jefferson City, MO

Matching Funds Scholarship Award

  • Myriana White, G.W. Carver College & Career Academy
    IBSSF matched original scholarship presented by G. W. Carver High School (Class of 1980)

Perseverance Sponsor Award

  • SeQuoia Allmond, Southern IL University (SIU)– Carbondale, IL (2025), Whitehaven High School (2016)
    Award to contribute / encourage studying abroad with SIU Media Team in Grenoble, France

2024

Platinum Plus Scholarship

  • KeShawn Lee, Whitehaven High School to attend Alcorn State University (MS)

Platinum Perseverance Sponsor

  • Greg Odem Jr., Howard University graduate (2024), Middle College High School (2018)
    Award to initiate / encourage pursuing a professional career in golf

2023

Palladium Scholarship

  • Israel Tate, Germantown High School to attend Lincoln University (MO)

2022

Platinum Plus Scholarship

  • Kierstyn Pryor, Overton High School to attend Clark University (GA)

2021

Platinum Perseverance Sponsor

  • Mikala Hess, University of Memphis graduate (2021), Cordova High School (2016)
    Award to initiate / encourage pursuing a professional career in nursing

2019

Platinum Scholarship

  • Rachel Summerall, awarded via scholars of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church Scholarships

2018

Platinum Plus Scholarship

  • Greg Odom Jr, Middle College High School to attend University of Memphis

2017

Book Scholarship

  • Tynia O’Neal, Freedom Prep Academy High School

2016

Book Scholarships

  • Mildred Goines, G.W. Carver High School
  • Brandon Price, Kirby High School

2015

Book Scholarships

  • Kashuna Wright, East High School
  • Alexia Leavy, Bolton East High School

2014

4 Year Scholarship

  • Addison Tucker, Kirby East High School, to attend Lincoln University (MO)

2013

Book Scholarships

  • Caylon Pettis, Whitehaven East High School, to attend “Rhodes College, Memphis, TN”
  • Nicholas Thomas, Overton East High School, to attend “The Art Institute, Nashville, TN”

2012

4 Year Scholarship

  • Ashanti Pollard, East High School, to attend Lincoln University (MO)

Travel Scholarships to Lincoln University (MO)

  • Maggie Jones, G.W. Carver College & Career Academy, to attend Lincoln University (MO) on ROTC Scholarship
  • Raquel Barrett, G.W. Carver College & Career Academy, to attend Lincoln University (MO) on ROTC Scholarship

2011

4 Year Scholarship

  • Brittney Clark, Frayser East High School, to attend Lincoln University (MO)

2010

Book Scholarship

  • Glenise Davis, Hamilton East High School, to attend “Fisk University, Nashville, TN”

2009

Book Scholarship

  • Jasmine Green, Central East High School, to attend “Howard University, Washington, DC “.

Apply for the 2024 Scholarships

Two to six book scholarships will be awarded to eligible Class of 2024 Graduates from Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee Public High Schools.

Completed scholarship applications must be received by Friday - April 15, 2024. Interviews will be held April 18th – 24th, 2024.

 

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