South Carolina S 725: Newberry College Golf Team

Bill Text

South Carolina General Assembly

125th Session, 2023-2024



S. 725



STATUS INFORMATION



Concurrent Resolution

Sponsors: Senator Cromer

Document Path: SR-0370KM-HW23.docx



Introduced in the Senate on April 12, 2023

Introduced in the House on April 18, 2023

Adopted by the General Assembly on April 18, 2023



Summary: Newberry College Golf Team





HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS



	Date	Body	Action Description with journal page number	

	4/12/2023	Senate	Introduced, adopted, sent to House (Senate Journal‑page 9)

	4/18/2023	House	Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence (House Journal‑page 124)



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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL



04/12/2023

























A concurrent RESOLUTION



TO CONGRATULATE THE newberry college men’s golf TEAM for earning the top team grade point average in the country.



Whereas, the South Carolina Senate is proud to recognize the men’s golf team for earning the highest cumulative grade point average in the country across all divisions; and



Whereas, the Golf Coaches Association of America awarded the Newberry College Wolves the Outstanding Team Academic Award for the team’s 3.81 GPA; and



Whereas, Dr. Maurice Scherrens, president of Newberry College, stated that the school has become an academic achievement leader in the prestigious South Atlantic Conference and that the young men of the team have become national leaders. Dr. Scherrens expressed his and the college’s pride in the team; and



Whereas, this is the second time that the Wolves have earned in the top GPA in the country, as they also boasted the honor in 2019; and



Whereas, the Wolves earned a higher GPA than Harvard University's golf program as well as Carleton College’s golf program; and



Whereas, the team has flourished under the leadership of Coach Howard Vroon, who strives to lead the team toward academic excellence every year; and



Whereas, the men's golf team boasted seven perfect 4.0 GPAs during the Spring 2022 semester. Senior Tom Bueschges (Nettetal, Germany), freshman Benny Fischer (Regensburg, Germany), and freshman Tom Ratcliffe (Lancashire, England) maintained a cumulative 4.0 GPA for the 2021‑2022 school year, while senior Corey Chrzanowski (Suwanee, GA), junior Frederic Ruess (Hamberg, Germany), junior Leo Hernandez (Bluffton), and freshman Carlos Camaros Ruiz turned in a 4.0 for the Spring 2022 semester; and



Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate appreciate the pride and recognition that the Newberry College men’s golf team has brought to its school and community and look forward to a future filled with further accomplishments by the team and its talented student‑athletes.  Now, therefore,



Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:



That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, congratulate the Newberry College men’s golf team for earning the top team grade point average in the country.



Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Newberry College men’s golf team and coach Howard Vroon.

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