Carter Boerman of Bristol, Wisconsin, has been chosen as the 2024 recipient of the $1,500 Jennifer Odom/Dave Kammerer Memorial Scholarship. Carter was just named to the 2024 USA Elite World Barefoot Team and was part of the 2023 Junior and Elite World Barefoot Team. He is an incoming Freshman at the University of Alabama and plans to study Civil Engineering, eventually getting his MBA.
"I am very honored and fortunate to have been awarded this scholarship. Being acknowledged within my barefooting community is a notable achievement in my academic and personal development. This scholarship aids my education and acts as a motivating force for me," says Carter.
The USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation scholarships are awarded each year to water skiers who show leadership abilities and demonstrate that involvement in the sport has helped them grow both personally and academically.
The Jennifer Odom/David Kammerer Memorial Scholarship was established in 2008. Jennifer Odom was a junior girl national competitor who was abducted near her home in Pasco County, Florida, in 1993. She was later found murdered. David Kammerer of Excelsior, Minnesota, was a former Mens 2 National Overall Champion and “old school” barefooter. He died in a plane crash in July of 2007.
The USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation is very proud of our young athletes and honored to support their future academic needs. You can help support our mission by donating to the foundation.
Established in 1968, the USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation celebrates the history of all towed water sports and promotes these sports through our Scholarship and Collegiate Grant Programs and the Water Ski & Wake Sports Hall of Fame.
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