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Schmid Golf Performance Center

Dedicated at Knox's Homecoming in October of 2017, the 1,500 square-foot facility in Memorial Gymnasium features a huge putting green, a high-tech aboutGolf course simulator, custom lockers, and a 70-inch video screen. It's the only facility of its kind in the Midwest Conference.

Paired with the team's home course—Soangetaha Country Club—already the best in the conference, the Schmid Golf Performance Center completes an unbeatable package for aspiring varsity golfers.

The Schmid Golf Performance Center was made possible by gifts from Robert K. '62 and Barbara Cady Schmid '62. Other lead donors were Robert '65 and Judy Boynton, Chad '97 and Donna Campanelli, Lowell '65 and Mariclarie Dixon, Joseph '95 and Rachelle Heinen, Andrew '99 and Holly Engelhart Isaacson '99, William '55 and Virginia Ives, William Silver '77, Robert '56 and Katherine Sparks, and Richard '57 and Joan Whitney Whitcomb '56.

"The opening of this facility is an extraordinary vote of confidence in our golfers, our athletic program, and our College. "We're grateful to Bob and Barb and all the leadership donors. This gives our golfers the tools they need to compete and succeed at the highest level," said Knox President Teresa Amott at the dedication.

A star golfer at Knox, Schmid is retired following a long and successful career in the food brokerage business in the Chicago area as owner and president of R.K. Schmid & Associates. He received a 2016 Knox Service Award in recognition of his extensive volunteer work for and support of Knox's athletics and alumni programs.