Coach Ike Sherlock and Jesse Waltz '85 Scholarship
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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- Target audience: VMI wrestling team members
Overview
Geographic Scope: Virginia Military Institute (VMI), Lexington, VA
Focus Areas: Wrestling scholarship honoring the legacy of Coach Ike Sherlock and his influence on Jesse Waltz '85
Background
Coach Ike Sherlock: VMI's head wrestling coach from 1978-1985. During his tenure:
- Team finished runner-up in 1980
- Earned Southern Conference team championship in 1985
- Recruited and coached 12 individual Southern Conference champions
- Named Southern Conference Coach of the Year four times
- Coached John Munno '84 to Southern Conference Tournament Outstanding Wrestler
- Coached three 30-win club wrestlers: John Ehrenberger '84, Munno, and Steve Green '83
- Coached six of VMI's top 20 all-time wins leaders
- Career record: 86-19 (highest winning percentage of any VMI wrestling head coach)
Jesse Waltz '85: A wrestler under Coach Sherlock who:
- Finished career with 80 wins (ranked 14th all-time in wins at VMI)
- SoCon champion at 158 pounds in 1985
- Earned Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering (1985)
- National award-winning entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist
- Founded multiple successful companies
- 23-year career as Chief Executive Officer of JES (now Groundworks)
- Employs over 4,000 foundation service and support professionals
What Vmi Keydet Club actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 2
- Total given
- $8.33M
- Median grant
- $4.16M
- Range
- $315K–$8.01M
- By dollars: Virginia 100%. Top recipient cities: Lexington, VA.
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$315K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Veterans
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