Scholarship Program

Phillip Freeman, one of the founding members of Old South in 1991, served as President and remained President until his passing on October 10, 1999.  He was a driving force behind Old South and in honor of his dedication and contribution to the Club, the Phillip Freeman Scholarship was created.  Annually, Old South awards a $1500.00 scholarship to a deserving college student through the HRC Foundation.  The guidelines for a scholarship are as follows:  applicant must be a citizen of the United States or Canada, applicant must be an HRC member, or legal dependent of an HRC member on a family membership, and that membership must have been in place for a minimum of one year (12 months) at the time of application, applicant must be a high school senior, or graduate, with a minimum of a 3.0 Grade Point Average on a four (4)  point system, or the equivalent on a five (5) or six (6) point system, applicant must be ranked in the upper one-third (1/3) of his/her class.  The scholarship is awarded at the HRC National Meeting in June of every year.  If you have an interest in applying for the scholarship, applications are published in the December/January issues of the Hunting Retriever Club magazine.

Recipients of the Phillip Freeman Memorial Scholarship:

2000  Matt McCormick, Clear Lake Shores, TX

2001  Leisa Anne Murphy, Central Florida HRC

2002  Eileen Ramponi, Sandusky Bay HRC

2003  Jessica Luna, Central Florida HRC

2004  Matthew Courtney, Tri State HRC

2005  Gunner Karl Doether-Martz, Michigan HRC

2006  Andrew Rossi, Ohio River HRC

2007  Zachary J Peters, Luther Marsh HRC

2008 Laura A. Henderson, Horicon Marsh HRC

2009  Roger Smith Jr., Badger State HRC

2010  Olivia Smith, Music City HRC

2011  Jennifer Richter,

2013 Katie Dunn, Basin HRC

2014 Jessica Pritchett, Three Rivers HRC

2015 Sarah Gandy, North LA HRC

2016 Ryan England, Badger State HRC

2017 Spencer Liddle, North LA HRC