SCMS Foundation Golf Outing Highlights

The SCMS Foundation held its 11th Annual Golf Outing at the Saginaw Country Club on Saturday, June 4, 2022. Over $13,000 was raised to

support Foundation medical student loans, and scholarships and grants to medical students, residents and nursing students.

Over $226,000 has been raised from the annual Golf Outing that was started by past Foundation President and Trustee, Dr. Rao Gudipati. Proceeds from this event are used for the above endeavors and to help assure the future of medicine in Saginaw County.

Dr. Steve Vance, SCMS Foundation Trustee, addressed the golfers during the Awards Reception. Dr. Vance thanked Dean Kikano and CMU College of Medicine and CMU Health for joining as the Title Sponsor again this year. He also thanked Covenant Medical Group for being an Event Sponsor, and all of the sponsors, large and small, because we can’t do this without them!

• The Foundation currently has $207,000 in outstanding loans • To date, $30,000 in loans have been forgiven • Four physicians with $60,000 in loans are in the forgiveness process o Two of those physicians serve on the SCMS Board • It is estimated $110,000 will be forgiven in the next seven to 10 years for loan recipients returning to Saginaw to practice • CMU students and residents were the recipients of $90,000 of the loans

The goal of Foundation loans is to bring medical students back to Saginaw to practice, and that is now being accomplished!

Dr. Elizabeth Marshall, one of the physicians in the loan forgiveness program, member of the SCMS Board and a family physician with Ascension, spoke about how her Foundation loan was a factor in returning to her hometown to practice. Dr. Vance thanked Dr. Gudipati for his wisdom in starting the golf outing in 2010 in an effort to grow Foundation assets and allow us to increase our support of medical students and residents. He also thanked Keri Benkert, Melissa Morse, Dr. Tiffany Kim who is the newly elected SCMS President, and Joan Cramer, Executive Director, for working the golf outing. The team of Jeff Wood, Cory Schultz, Scott LaDouce and Sean LaDouce and the team of Dr. Ryan Kim, Dr. Ron Bays, Rich Korbein and Nick Seliskar tied for first place with a score of 59. Other winners were Closest to the Pin Men #13 – Ken Kisser; Closest to the Pin Women #4 – Dr. Lisa Spielhaupter; Longest Drive Men #1 – Ken Kisser; Longest Drive Women #18 – Dr. Lioudmila Kinachtchouk; and Putting Contest – Eric Spielhaupter. The winners of the Hit the Green and 50/50 drawings donated their winnings back to the Foundation. The SCMS Foundation would like to thank the following sponsors for making this year’s event a success:

Title Sponsor

Event Sponsor

Golf Ball Sponsor

Mid Michigan Vascular Surgery, PC *Courtesy of Drs. Ron Bays and Ryan Kim

Award Reception Sponsor

Garber Automotive

Putting Contest Sponsor

Hantz GroupSM | Ryan Neil Beverage Sponsors

Drs. Chris and Labrini Liakonis Medicine for Ukraine *Courtesy of the Kinachtchouk Family Wise Weight Management *Courtesy of Dr. Dafina Allen

Lunch Sponsors

Drs. Rao and Su Gudipati Norton+Kidd Accounting & Consulting Dr. Millie Willy

Closest to the Pin Sponsor

Dr. Tom Damuth

Longest Drive Sponsors

Ascension Medical Group Nate Wilson | Wilson Realty, Inc.

Tee/Hole Sponsors

Andersen Eye Associates Dr. Lowell Butman Dr. Tiffany Kim, OB/GYN Nouvel Catholic Central *Courtesy of Dr. Liz Marshall Pain Consultants of Michigan In Memory of Dr. Gerard Scott *Courtesy of Dr. Caroline Scott

Team Sponsors

Advanced Radiology Services CMU College of Medicine | CMU Health Covenant Medical Group Dr. Rao Gudipati Hantz GroupSM | Ryan Neil Healthway Compounding Pharmacy Drs. Chris and Labrini Liakonis Medicine for Ukraine *Courtesy of the Kinachtchouk Family Merrill Lynch The Provenzano-Bade-Rand Group *Courtesy of Jeff Wood Mid Michigan Vascular Surgery, PC *Courtesy of Drs. Ron Bays and Ryan Kim Norton+Kidd Accounting & Consulting Dr. Sunil Pandit Dr. Raghu Sarvepalli SoundASleep Sleep Diagnostics Lab Valley Infectious Disease, PC *Courtesy of Dr. Su Gudipati

SCMS Foundation Board Members

Thomas E. Damuth, MD - President Iris A. Marteja, MD - Vice President/Secretary Matthew D. Deibel, MD - Treasurer George J. Gugino, MD - Trustee Christopher J. Allen, MD - Trustee Sarosh Anwar, MD - Trustee John Blebea, MD - Trustee James A. Fugazzi, MD - Trustee Steven J. Vance, MD - Trustee

The SCMS Foundation would like to give special thanks to the Head Golf Professional at the Saginaw Country Club, Chad L. Boyce PGA; Golf Shop Manager, Amy Dreffs; and Sherry Charbonneau for all their help arranging and planning the golf outing.