Jen Wait (Human Resources), left, and Alice Sheldon (Finance and Administration) volunteered at last year’s Doug “Shep” Sheppard Classic Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament.

Doug Sheppard Classic scheduled for June 15

Members of the campus community will take to the greens on Monday, June 15, for the Doug Sheppard Classic Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament.

The event will take place at the Wiltwyck Golf Club in Kingston beginning at 8 a.m. with breakfast and registration. The shotgun start of the four-person scramble format takes place at 9 a.m.

The tournament is named in memory of the longtime professor, administrator and coach, Doug Sheppard, who died in 2008. Shep, as he was known to many, was not only the golf coach for 32 years, but a golfer who was a fixture at local golf courses and tournaments in the area. Proceeds from the event will go toward a scholarship endowment for SUNY New Paltz students.

All players are eligible for awards, contests and prizes that will be presented at a banquet dinner at 3 p.m. in the Wiltwyck Golf Club ballroom. The banquet is open to non-golfers as well for $50.

Those interested in becoming sponsors can visit www.newpaltz.edu/golf or call x3295.