Oregon State University has made available a new scholarship opportunity to help promote the education of a future turfgrass manager while honoring the memory of another.The Jason Oliver Memorial Scholarship is available to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in Oregon State's turf management program with a minimum grade point average of 3.25.
The scholarship is named in honor of Oregon State alumnus Jason Oliver. A 2007 graduate of the university's turf program, Oliver was an assistant superintendent at Stanford University Golf Course when he died at age 25 in 2010. Police in Palo Alto, Calif., closed their 11-month investigation in 2011 without ever being able to explain the circumstances surrounding his death.
After an 11-month investigation into Oliver's death, Palo Alto Police closed their investigation in 2011, and his death remains unexplained to this day.
At Oregon State, Oliver was an accomplished student with lofty career goals. He was on the dean's list every year he was in college (2003-07) and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 3.83 grade point average. His career goals included one day being head superintendent at Augusta National and becoming the youngest president in GCSAA history.