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A recent story by Lee Shappell, Tribune Contributing Editor, highlighted local Evans Scholarship recipient Favored Olakonu. The 17 year old is among the first class of soon-to-be Sun Devils to benefit from a new partnership between the Evans Scholars Foundation and Arizona State University. Beginning with up to 10 full tuition and housing scholars this fall, the program will thereafter expand to serve up to 50 who will live at ASU’s historic Matthews Hall.
Many of the future recipients will come from the local AZ Caddie and Leadership Academy. Powered by the Evans Scholars Foundation and the Western Golf Association, the AZ Caddie and Leadership Academy was founded in 2023 by local golf professional Brandon Rogers. Since 1930, the Evans Scholars Foundation has awarded 1,260 full housing and tuition scholarships to deserving caddies from across the country.
