Madeline Mellers Memorial Girls Golf Scholarship Grant

Madeline Mellers Memorial Girls Golf Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Southern Colorado Community Foundation
Amount: US $2,500
Last Updated: March 17, 2026

Summary

Overview

Madeline Mellers Memorial Girls Golf Scholarship Madeline started playing golf at a young age with her father, Ed Mellers, in Missouri. After moving to Colorado with her mother and stepfather, Chris and Ann Bush in 4th grade, she continued to play and started competing in CJGA events around the state. When she started as a freshman at Rye High School in 1990-91, there was no girls’ golf team at Rye High School so CHSAA said she could try out for the boys’ team, and she made it! Her junior year, Madeline along with her coach, Greg Bailey and Hollydot Professional, Prim Ivan, approached CHSAA again to see if Mad’s scores from Boys golf in fall could qualify her for the Girls State golf tournament the next spring, and CHSAA decided yes! She qualified and played in her 1st state tournament the next spring, placing 10th. In those days, the girls competed against girls from every size of high school in the state 1A to 6A. During her Junior and Senior years, Madeline was also working with Dana Smith, a well known teaching professional from the Mike McGetrick Golf Academy in Denver. Dana took Madeline’s golf to the next level and is now graciously helping with her scholarship. He was chosen as the best teacher in Colorado by Golf digest and has several articles on golf published by Golf digest and Golf Illustrated. He is currently one of the staff at Trent Wearner Golf in Denver. Her senior year, we were able to field a team made up of girls from various Southern Colorado small high schools and they played in girls’ season, 11 tournaments in all. Madeline was medalist in all 11 tournaments. She went on to become the Pueblo Ladies City Champion 3 times in 1994, 1995, and 1996. She was the youngest girl to win the Ladies championship at 17 years old! Madeline was awarded a golf and academic scholarship to Stetson University, a division 1 school in Florida, where she attended and played golf for 4 years graduating in 1998. Denver University Law School was her next stop, and she graduated with her Juris Doctorate in 2002, passed the bar and started her law career with a private firm in Denver. Tragically, we lost Madeline at 41 years old to colon cancer after a courageous 5-year battle. At the time of her death, she was a Senior Asst. Attorney General for the state of Colorado and very actively involved as a fundraiser for the Colon Cancer Alliance of Colorado. Madeline Ann Mellers played golf all of her life and was President of the Denver Businesswomen’s golf league. Description of the award We will be awarding two $2,500.00 scholarships Payment will be made to the institution directly Both in-state and out-of-state institutions are accepted Applicants must maintain a 3.0 or above GPA while maintaining the scholarship

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Any member of a high school girls’ golf team in the following Colorado counties: Alamosa, Bent, Chaffee, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers, and Pueblo. Must have accumulative GPA of 3.0 Must attend college/vocational school in the fall but does not have to be playing golf. Please attach 3 letters of recommendation, one being from your girls’ high school golf team coach. Please attach your current, school issued transcript showing your accumulated high school GPA.