Corrosion Scholarship Golf Tournament

A golf tournament held on Sept. 7 raised more than $7,000 in scholarships for Kilgore College Corrosion Technology students. The tournament, sponsored by Pipeline Integrity Inc. of Longview, was held at Wood Hollow Golf Course in Longview. Brandon Dyer, president of P.I.R., organized the tournament with the help of many local companies.

“Brandon Dyer presented the idea when I met him in Nashville in March as we discussed the increased student needs so I sent him contacts of graduates that I knew played golf,” said Jerome Edinger, KC coordinator of energy and design technology. “Soon the P.I.R. personnel located many others who joined together to design this tournament which resulted in 32 teams of players.”  More than 130 people attended the event. Participants were mostly graduates of the Corrosion Technology program at Kilgore College in addition to friends and associates from Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas and Kansas.

“A lot of hard work was done by P.I.R. employees, Christy Logan of BP Company and many others who donated prizes,” Edinger said. “We are also very appreciative of the Kilgore Rangerettes who helped with registration duties and distributing prizes.”

AWARDS:

Longest Drive: Beeper Kraus - PIR
Longest Putt: Joe Ramsey - CPS Energy
Most Accurate Drive: Kenneth Staneart - Dyna-Coil
Closest to the hole: Ronnie Hankins - SPC

FIRST FLIGHT:

1st place:
Brannon Tucker - Tucker & Associates
Chad Chenoweth - Tucker & Associates
Joey Kraus - Racquet & Jog
Beeper Kraus - PIR

2nd place:
Mark Webb - BP
Dwayne Clanahan - BP
Mark Morgan - BP
Roger Welch - BP

3rd place:
Eric Moore - Gulf South PL
Danny Beets - Kinder Morgan
Will Hale - Oilfield Supply
Jeremy Cox - PIR

SECOND FLIGHT:

1st place:
Curtis Waylie - Enbridge
Peter Kowalczik - Enbridge
Dan Larrington - Enbridge
Bruce Henton - Enbridge

2nd place:
HP Hale - CenterPoint
Casey Elliot - CenterPoint
Chris Scott - CenterPoint
Kevin Wheeler - Inline Services

3rd place:
Clint Benson - Kelly Moore
Brent Swift - Kelly Moore
Darren Patterson - Computerland
Randy Neeley - Kilgore College

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Golfers and sponsors came from:

BP Inc, Champion Technologies, CRS Auto, Joyce Steel Erection, J R's Car Wash, Terry J Cook, Tri-Global Technolgies, Alltel, Delta Space, Shell Pipeline, Shell Production, Plains Pipeline, Gulf South Pipeline, Bass Engineering, Baker Hughes, Schlumberger, Enbridge, CenterPoint Energy, Kinder Morgan, Energy Transfer, PIR, Conoco Phillips, MESA Products, Oilfield Supply, Tucker & Associates, G & K Services, Carboline, Industrial Specialists, 1st Financial Mortage, Racquet & Jog, CNS Lease Services, Sydcom Internet, Tucker & Associates, Pegues Hurst Ford,Brock Services Limited, Cavender's, Chevron, SPC, In-line Services, Oilfield Supply, Texas Flood, Baker Petrolite, Superior Well head, Basin Drilling, Wachovia, Shore West Freeman PC, Multi-Chem, Southland Safety, Dyna Coil, Worldwide Energy Solutions, CPS Energy, Oneok NGL, Kelly Moore, Huntsman, Kilgore College, and many others to generate scholarships for Kilgore College Corrosion Technology students.