The 2012 Billy Elder Scholarship Requirements - Check in spring of 2012 for dates and additional details about the 2012 scholarship.

Eligibility: The graduating High School Senior must be:   a son/grandson, or daughter/granddaughter, or dependent stepson/stepdaughter of a current, active 2012 dues paying member of the  Fox Prairie Men's Club. The applicant must be headed to a college level education.

Criteria: The scholarship application sections are:

1. A written statement of interest
2. Relationship to current FP Men's Club member
3. College plans
4. Academic record and achievements
5. Most current transcript (attached)
6. Extracurricular school activities
7. Golf involvement
8. Community activities

--Any attached letter of recommendation should be not more than one page in length.

Submission and Deadline: Three (3) copies of the application should be placed in a sealed envelope and left at the Fox Prairie Pro Shop. Dates for the 2012 application have yet to be determined.

Deadline: To Be Determined

Stipend Award: $1,000 to be used for general college expenses. 

Men's' Club Scholarship Committee:
Curt Brisco, Alan Hinds, Marty Schmidt

Each application must include three (3) copies and be in a sealed envelope.

Eric Charles Sears -- 2011 BILLY ELDER SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

Son of Member Warren Sears
Wins the 42nd Fox Prairie Men’s Club Scholarship

Noblesville…Eric C. Sears of Noblesville High School is awarded the 43rd Billy Elder Scholarship presented by the Fox Prairie Men’s Club.

The award goes to a graduating son or daughter or grandchild of a Fox Prairie Men’s Club member with a $1,000 stipend presented for college expenses. Eric plans to pursue a business degree at Indiana University and law school later. He is the son of Warren and Sandy Sears.

Eric has been a member of Noblesville HS’s Quiz Bowl team for 4 years and was selected to represent his school in WTHR’s Brain Game and the Academic Super Bowl for two years. He has been member of the German Club for three years and an Art Department volunteer for four years. He also served as a tutor on the freshman campus. He maintained a B average in high school.

His golf involvement has been as a member of the Fox Prairie GC support staff for four years, citing work responsibility and work ethic as some of his best golf lessons.  Community activities include Boy Scout Troop 101, White River Clean-up, and Habitat for Humanity.

Congratulations to Eric who joins his brother Kevin, an Elder scholarship selection in 2009, and a long line of exceptional graduates and Billy Elder scholarship winners.

The award is named in honor of former men's club member Billy Elder, longtime park superintendent and greenskeeper at Forest Park GC and Fox Prairie golf courses. Elder was also the city champion in 1958. 

~The Billy Elder Scholarship Committee: Curt Brisco, Alan Hinds, Marty Schmidt 

Bill Elder Scholarship sponsored by the Fox Prairie Men’s Club, Noblesville, Indiana

Bill Elder was the dean of the Forest Park GC Greenskeepers.
Starting in 1952, he served 22 years at Forest Park GC. He was a diligent worker with a strong devotion to the care and attention of the golf course and park. Long before multi-tasking became a management term, Elder skillfully practiced the art.
He was also an accomplished golfer, winning the City Championship in 1958.

To be eligible for the award, the student must be a child, stepchild, or grandchild of a current Fox Prairie Men’s Club member. The recipient must be a graduating HS senior in the selection year.

Selections are made using several criteria, including: statement of interest, relationship to Fox Prairie Men's Club member, college plans, academic record, most current transcript, extracurricular school activities, golf involvement, and community activities.  

The award is $1,000 cash to help defray college expenses.

Application guidlines are available at Fox Prairie Pro Shop and listed below.

The Bill Elder Scholarship Committee is made up of Curt Brisco, Alan Hinds, and Marty Schmidt

Scholarship Recipients down through the years
2011 Eric C Sears, Noblesville, HS, Indiana, Business/Law
2010 Lindsey N Brown, Carmel HS, IUPUI, Nursing
2009 Kevin Sears, Noblesville HS, Hanover College, Sports Management/Law
2008 Jonathan Tiernan, Noblesville HS, Indiana University, Biology
2007 Emma Brisco, Alexandria Monroe HS, Wittenberg, International Relations
2006 Bethany Brisco, Alexandria Monroe HS, Rose-Hulman, Mechanical Engineering
2005 No eligible application received
2004 Cody McNew, Noblesville HS, Golf Academy of the Carolinas, PGA Professional
2003 David Theibert, Noblesville HS Central Florida/Film School
2002 Callie McNew, Noblesville HS Indiana, Parks and Recreation
2001 Adrianne Mayhew, Carmel HS IUPUI, Education
2000 Lauren Weber, Westfield HS Indiana, Medicine
1999 Marsha Vawter, Noblesville HS Indiana-Kokomo, Veterinary Studies
1998 Carmel Education Foundation Ray McDonald Memorial
1997 Ben Schmidt, Noblesville HS Indiana, Business and Finance
1996 Missy Hinds, Noblesville HS Bowling Green, Business /Pre law
1995 Daniel Vawter, Noblesville HS Transylvania (Ky), Religion/History
1994 Record not available
1993 Brian Spacey, Noblesville HS Ball State, Physical Education
1992 Justin Floyd, Apollo HS, Arizona. Arizona, Pre-Medicine
1991 Record not available
1990 Jody Roudebush, Noblesville HS Indiana, Business Administration
1989 Gary Deakyne, Noblesville HS Akron, Business/Communications
1988 Jeff Blackford, Noblesville HS Indiana, Business Administration
1987 Mike Whallon, Noblesville HS Purdue, Horticulture Management
1986 Greg Wilson, Westfield HS Ball State, Business
1985 Deedra Camp, Noblesville HS Indiana, Dental Studies
1984 Andy Camp, Noblesville HS Purdue, Management
1983 Andy Elder, Noblesville HS
1982 Melissa McDonald, Carmel HS
1981 David Deering, Carmel HS
1980 Jon Ford, Noblesville HS, Purdue, construction
1979 Wilson Phillips
1978 No Record Available
1977 Sally Havercamp
1976 Jim Durr, Noblesville HS
1975 Record Not Available
1974 Jeff Hiday, Noblesville HS
1973 Duane Dorman, Noblesville HS, Ball State
1972 Gary Robison, Noblesville HS
1971 Rick Robison, Noblesville HS, Ball State
1970 David Thompson, Noblesville HS
1969 Tom Oyler, Noblesville HS, Purdue
1968 Jennifer Small, Hamilton Heights