The foursome from Landscape Architect & Specifier News magazine was among 160 golfers sponsoring and participating in the 33rd annual CLASS Fund golf event to raise scholarship money for students in landscape architecture programs and associated studies. The LASN team (from left) was Matt Henderson, national advertising manager, Eric Dixon, statistician, Steve Kelly, editor, and George Schmok, publisher.

The CLASS Fund https://classfund.org, founded in 1980, continues to bring together landscape architects, contractors, suppliers, and affiliated members of the green industry to generate endowment funds for scholarships, internships, and fellowships at institutions offering curriculum in landscape architecture and related fields of study.

The CLASS Fund is currently focused on increasing its endowment fund from $1.2 million to $2 million. The latest endeavor toward that goal was the June 15 golfing outing at the Newport Beach Country Club. This year, the annual event easily surpassed previous participation with 160 golfers. The event raised nearly $60,000.

2015 CLASS Fund Award
CLASS Fund gives an annual Research Award to advance the body of knowledge for the landscape industry. The award supports scholarship and research among academic units in landscape architecture, horticulture and related fields in California and other states, provinces or jurisdictions of CELA, i.e., virtually all the programs of higher learning in landscape architecture in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The jury comprises members of CLASS Fund and CELA

 

After the golf there was a dinner, auctions and awards with CLASS Fund chairman Marty McPhee (Park West Landscape, Inc.) presiding over the ceremonies. Andy Bowden, ASLA (Land Concern Ltd.), a CLASS Fund director, is to Marty's left.