Congratulations, Chase

Yesterday I received a phone call from someone I hadn't heard from in several years, Coach Bill Chumbler. I always liked to watch a team that was coached by Chumbler. He has the great honor of taking teams from Illinois and Kentucky all the way to the state championship. His record speaks for his great knowledge and love of the game. He was always especially complimentary of Jordan when he was playing high school ball and that always endears a parent to a coach. Yesterday we spent a little time catching up. He and his wife live in Florida during the winters and he helps out at a preparatory school down there. In fact, one of the players he has been helping to coach was on the front page of Cats Pause recently. He mentioned that Coach Chumbler wanted him to consider U.K.

However, what I was most proud to discuss with Coach Chumbler was the great honor that his grandson had recently received. Chase Palisch, a senior at Centre College had recently been recognized for being a 2009 Rhodes Scholar. He was one of only 32 winners from among 769 applicants from 207 colleges and universities across the U.S. Palisch is Centre's eighth Rhodes Scholar. In the last 50 years, more than 70% of Rhodes Scholars from Kentucky schools have come from Centre. The value of the Rhodes Scholarship varies depending on the field of study. The total value averages about $50,000. per year. I have listed a link below if you want to read more about it. CONGRATULATIONS Chase and Coach Chumbler!

http://www.centre.edu/web/news/2008/rhodes08.html