The Ninth Annual Worcester Academy Rowe Golf Scholarship Tournament was held June 18 in perfect conditions at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, MA.

The tournament, which supports the Rowe Scholarship Fund, drew 144 golfers, and many more alumni, friends, and family at the dinner that followed.

The golf tournament is named for Donald E. "Dee" Rowe '47, a legendary WA alumnus and coach, in recognition of 50 years of service and devotion to Worcester Academy.

Over the years, the scholarship fund has benefited 23 Worcester Academy students, with many tens of thousands of dollars being distributed annually.

The tournament - which provides financial aid to deserving students - is one of the many ways that Worcester Academy is creating opportunities for young people and supporting student achievement.

DEE ROWE

Donald E. "Dee" Rowe, a 1947 graduate of Worcester Academy, is a special assistant to WA's head of school and special advisor for athletics at the University of Connecticut.

A Worcester native, he was Worcester Academy's basketball and baseball coach, as well as director of athletics, from 1955 to 1969, and head basketball coach at UConn from 1969 to 1977.

As a student at WA, Dee lettered in baseball, basketball and football. As head basketball coach at Worcester Academy, he won the New England Prep School Championship nine times.

A graduate of Middlebury College, Dee received his master's in education from Boston University.  In 2002, he was inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. He lives in Storrs, CT, with his wife, Ginny. The couple has seven children.

ABOUT WORCESTER ACADEMY

Established in 1834, Worcester Academy is an urban day and boarding school with a diverse student population of 655. Of those students, about 140 are boarders; nearly 80 are from 10 different nations.

The Academy enrolls male and female students from Grades 6 to 12 and a postgraduate year. Its hallmark is student-centered teaching and it boasts excellent academics, arts, and athletics.

The Academy motto is "Achieve the Honorable."

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