Campus & Culture

Alumni, Parents and Friends Support Student Education Through President’s Cup Invitational

The University is grateful to the many alumni, parents and friends who participated in the President’s Cup Golf Invitational, a socially distant golf outing and dinner raising funds to help students achieve their Hawk Hill dreams.

People with golf clubs and bags gather around golf hole.

Alumni and friends participated in the annual President's Cup Gold Invitational at Applebrook Golf Club.

by Kristen Ziegler

When it comes to helping students achieve their Hawk Hill dreams, Saint Joseph’s supporters are ready for everything.  Over 100 alumni, parents and friends came together on September 29 to support student scholarship at the 21st annual President’s Cup Golf Invitational.

Held annually since 1999, the event at Applebrook Golf Club brought Hawks together for golf and dinner. The President’s Cup Golf Invitational is the only in-person event the University plans to host this fall. 

“While the pandemic has impacted all of us in different ways, nothing can diminish the commitment and passion of our alumni who believe in the importance of giving back,” said Mark C. Reed, Ed.D. “Through the loyal leadership of alumni like Bob Bowman, Tony Nichols, Joe Oakes and others over the years, the President’s Cup has raised millions of dollars in scholarship funds to assist SJU students.” 

Those funds directly benefit students through Presidential Scholarships. These merit-based scholarships allow Saint Joseph’s to recruit and retain students of exemplary academic and leadership ability. Through their studies and campus involvement, these students serve as examples of the Jesuit traditions of academic excellence and service to others.

“Presidential Scholarships transform lives and have a profound impact on the University,” said event co-chair and former trustee Bob Bowman ’81. Bowman, who was a Presidential Scholar during his Hawk Hill days, co-chaired the event with Anthony A. Nichols, Sr. ‘67 and Joseph J. Oakes III ’64. “This fund is now especially vital to St. Joe’s. Today’s event plays a critical role in ensuring that bright and deserving students are able to receive the gift of a Saint Joseph’s education. “

During this unprecedented year, financial aid requests from students to Saint Joseph’s have increased. 

“We rely on the generosity of our alumni, friends and sponsors to provide scholarship and financial assistance to support students’ pursuit of a St. Joe’s education,” said Dr. Reed. “We are so grateful for their belief in the power and impact of the education and formative experience we deliver and in demonstrating their commitment with gifts to efforts such as the President’s Cup.”