Winners of Naperbrook Partner Best Ball Challenge announced
The winners of the Partner Best Ball Challenge at Naperbrook Golf Course were Guru Rao and Vic Patel, who took first place with a score of 58, and Jim Griffith and Tom Lodovico, who finished second with a score of 60.
Rounding out the top five in April 10 event held by the Naperville Park District were Tom Clark and Rico Medina, who scored 61; Amy AvJean and Eileen Laughlin, 62; and Kevin Quinn and Scott Zelinski, 62.
A total of 53 teams competed. One of the event highlights was a hole in one scored by John Rothschild on the eighth hole, his fourth in his career, a news release said.
For a complete list of the results, go to golfnaperville.org/partner-best-ball-results/.
Fire captain one of 550 in world to attain fire officer status
Stephen Shink is the first captain in the Naperville Fire Department and the department’s only current line officer to be credentialed as a fire officer through the Center for Public Safety Excellence and The Commission on Professional Credentialing.
Shink, a 20-year fire department veteran, received the designation after completing a months-long peer-review process, a city new release said.
“The honor reflects his qualifications in education, experience, affiliations, technical competence, community involvement, training and skill development as well as professional contributions, recognitions and memberships,” the release said.
There are only 550 fire officer designees in the world, according to the release.
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Shink has been recognized in the department for his contributions to the creation of a Rescue Task Force, members of which can enter dangerous scenes and begin to provide medical care to the injured, and the Tactical Emergency Medical Services, which is trained to join specialized police response teams in active operations at critical scenes.
Local students receive Edward Foundation scholarships
The Edward Foundation has awarded $20,000 in scholarships to Edward Hospital student volunteers, who greet visitors, deliver flowers, transport patients and assist behind the scenes at the hospital.
Naperville-area students to each receive a $2,000 scholarship are:
Pranav Addepalli, Bolingbrook, Neuqua Valley High School;
Sydney Cernek, Naperville, Naperville North High School;
Anika Karumuri, Lisle, Naperville North High School;
Nehel Khan, Naperville, Neuqua Valley High School;
Alayna Nguyen, Lisle, Naperville North High School;
Megha Ravishankar, Naperville, Naperville Central High School;
Serena Singh, Naperville, Waubonsie Valley High School.
Since it was established in 1990, the Edward Foundation has raised more than $54.3 million in its mission to support Edward Hospital’s community health care initiatives, invest in the diagnostic and treatment technology, recruit medical professionals and deliver the quality health care.
Four Naperville residents make Oregon State honor roll
Several Naperville residents were named to the honor roll at Oregon State University in Corvallis. They are Nathan C. Barrios, Sara N. Dykyj, Dalton Jones and Thomas S. Rowland.