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Last Updated: Oct 16th, 2008 - 13:33:17 |
A record 96 golfers took to the fairway July 12 to raise funds for the Frank Edmonson Scholarship Endowment Fund.
Dwight "Whitey" Larsen took top honors at the fifth annual tournament, held at Westwood's Golf Course in Arvada, finishing 14 under par.
The scramble tournament, comprised of four-person teams, included five teams with Metro connections, including Metro President Stephen Jordan. Jordan has taken part in past tournaments, winning once several years ago.
The annual tournament is the primary fundraiser for the scholarship fund, founded by friends and family of Edmonson, including Larry Worster, vice president of Metro Student Services.
Edmonson, who died in 2002, was a successful audio engineer who Worster describes as warmhearted, helpful and hard-working.
"I don't know if I'll ever have another friend like him," Worster said.
To honor his friend, Worster started the fund with the goal of creating a perpetual full-time scholarship awarded to a Metro student pursuing a career in audio engineering.
Worster and other endowment board members are working to raise enough funds to support a student for the full four years of their undergraduate studies.
Currently the fund has approximately $30,000. Worster said the goal is to raise $50,000.
A silent auction took place after the golf tournament, with close to 150 people bidding on such items as a driver signed by professional golfer David Duval.
Worster and Edmonson met in 1971 while taking part in an open mic night at a Larimer Square bar. After playing three sets, the two became friends and began performing together.
Edmonson was self-taught, learning guitar repair at the Denver Folklore Center, where he met members of the Boulder bluegrass group Hot Rize.
Before long, Edmonson became the group's roadie and bus driver. While on the road touring, he began learning sound reinforcement and eventually became the band's audio engineer.
Edmonson spent almost 10 years with Hot Rize, becoming so integral to the success of the group the other members refer to him as the group's fifth member.
After Hot Rize disbanded in 1990, Edmonson worked for various musicians, including Lyle Lovett, before hooking up with Grammy award-winning bluegrass musician Alison Krauss and her band Union Station.
A tribute to Edmonson was included on the 2004 Alison Krauss and Union Station Live DVD.
Edmonson worked with Krauss from 1994 until his death, gaining accolades and becoming a respected audio engineer.
"He was always working on the next phase," said Worster, adding that Edmonson didn't just dream - he made his dreams his reality.
Ambition is the trait Worster and others on the scholarship board are looking for in the fund's recipient.
"For me, I'm looking for somebody who's dreaming the dream," Worster said.
A recipient for the scholarship will be chosen in the fall semester. Interested students should contact the music department for more information.
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