MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The KOOL Club of MTSU, a nonprofit social organization made up of Middle Tennessee State University alumni, raised scholarship funds through its second Kenneth L. Toney Golf Tournament in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Held at Indian Hills Golf Course in mid-May, the tournament was led by KOOL Club President Tony Grimes and tournament chairman Tim Maye.
The KOOL Club was founded on April 18, 1974, by a group of MTSU students, with the acronym KOOL standing for knowledge, opportunity, optimism and leadership. The club’s motto is “Being yourself is being KOOL.”
KOOL Club member, the late Ben Scruggs, introduced an entertainment event (Battle of the Half-timers, featuring high school competitions), which gained regional and Midstate recognition. In 1981, KOOL Club member Reginald Edwards proposed that the proceeds from the annual event be used to fund a scholarship.
Current KOOL Club Vice President Edward Cooper, who was president at the time, agreed and established the KOOL Club of MTSU Scholarship Fund. The scholarship was later renamed the Kenneth L. Toney/KOOL Club Scholarship to honor fellow club member Kenneth L. Toney, who was injured while serving in the Marines.
Scholarship funds are awarded twice annually to first-year MTSU students in need of financial aid. Scholarship recipients also receive honorary membership in the KOOL Club.The KOOL Club recognizes and extends thanks and appreciation to major food sponsor, Chick-fil-A Restaurant in Murfreesboro.
Pictured from left, holding their trophies, are Alvin Boyd, Chris Henderson, Ken Moore and Byron Thomas, first-place winners of the KOOL Club’s second Kenneth L. Toney Golf Tournament held in mid-May at Indian Hills Golf Course in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Also pictured, from left, are Ed Cooper, club vice president, club founders Edd Hill and Collier Woods, and KOOL Club President Tony Grimes. The tournament funds an annual scholarship to a qualifying Middle Tennessee State University student. At back left is the mascot for tournament food sponsor Chick-fil-A. (Submitted photo) 
Pictured, second from left holding his second-place trophy, is Jakara Dula at the KOOL Club’s second Kenneth L. Toney Golf Tournament held in mid-May at Indian Hills Golf Course in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Also pictured, from left, our club Vice President Ed Cooper, club member Alvin Boyd, and club President Tony Grimes. Pictured back left is the mascot for tournament food sponsor Chick-fil-A. Not pictured are fellow second-place winners Sleepy Taylor, Jimmy Powell and Sam Burrell. (Submitted photo) 
Pictured from left, holding their trophies, are third-place winners Roger Williams, Katie Enzor, Cora Enzor and Paul Gates at the KOOL Club’s second Kenneth L. Toney Golf Tournament held in mid-May at Indian Hills Golf Course in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Also pictured, from left, are club members Ed Cooper, Alvin Boyd and Tony Grimes. At back left is the mascot for tournament food sponsor Chick-fil-A. (Submitted photo) 
Anne Moton, second from left, holds the plaques for Closest to the Pin and Longest Drive in the women’s division of the KOOL Club’s second Kenneth L. Toney Golf Tournament held in mid-May at Indian Hills Golf Course in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Also pictured, from left, are KOOL Club members Ed Cooper, Alvin Boyd and Tony Grimes, along with the mascot for tournament food sponsor Chick-fil-A, center. (Submitted photos) 
Byron Thomas, second from right, holds the plaque for Closest to the Pin in the men’s division of the KOOL Club’s second Kenneth L. Toney Golf Tournament held in mid-May at Indian Hills Golf Course in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Also pictured are KOOL Club members Ed Cooper, far left, and Tony Grimes, far right, along with the mascot for tournament food sponsor Chick-fil-A, second from left. (Submitted photo) 
Chris Riggs, center, holds the plaque for Longest Drive in the men’s division of the KOOL Club’s second Kenneth L. Toney Golf Tournament held in mid-May at Indian Hills Golf Course in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Also pictured, from left, are KOOL Club members Ed Cooper, Tony Grimes and Alvin Boyd, along with the mascot for tournament food sponsor Chick-fil-A, second from left. (Submitted photo) 
Members of the KOOL Club, made up of alumni from Middle Tennessee State University, pose for a group photo at the second Kenneth L. Toney Golf Tournament held in mid-May at Indian Hills Golf Course in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The tournament funds an annual scholarship to a qualifying MTSU student. At far right is the mascot for tournament food sponsor Chick-fil-A. (Submitted photo)
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