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The Robert T. Jones, Jr. Program continues to thrive thanks to the generosity, hospitality, and attention of committees and trusts in Atlanta and St Andrews. 
Joanne Brzinski
Senior Associate Dean, Office for Undergraduate Education
Director, Bobby Jones Program
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Joshua Newton
Senior Vice President Advancement and Alumni Engagement
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Amy Lebo
Director, Emory Scholars Program
Office for Undergraduate Education
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Nefertiti Williams
Assistant Vice President and Chief of Staff
Office of Senior Vice President of Advancement
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Lauren Cowan
Senior Program Coordinator, Robert T. Jones, Jr. Program
Office for Undergraduate Education
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Allison Mehlman
Senior Associate Director of Advancement and Alumni Services
Office of Senior Vice President of Advancement
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Emory Jones Advisory Committee

Appointed by the President of Emory University, the Emory Jones Advisory Committee helps to guide the selection of the Bobby Jones Scholars and provides substantive feedback on planning related to the program. 
Catherine Lewis PhD, Chair, 90C
David Roemer, Chair-elect, 02B 03BJS
Bruce Barfield, Co-Founder and Chairman of The Rainmaker Group
Richard Hays JD, Chairman/Managing Partner of Alson and Bird
Doug Hertz, President and CEO of United Distributors
Anne Laird, Jones Family Representative
Caitlin MacDonald, Young Alumni Representative, 19BJS
Gene McClure JD, Owner McClure & McMorries, P.C., 63B 70L
Robert Oh, Chief Digital and Information Office of Navistar, 10B
John Priddy, Young Alumni Representative, 19C 20BJS
Christopher Schoettle, Operating Executive for Avlaki, LLC, 85C 85G 86BJS
Charles Scott MD, Chief, Division of Psychiatry and the Law UC Davis, 82C 82BJS 86M
Jibran Shermohammed JD, Vice President Development at Orange Barrel Media, 11C 12BJS 15L
Charles Yates, Jr., Chair Emeritus

St Andrews Bobby Jones Trust

The Robert T Jones Memorial Trust is comprised of 13 members who, in 2019, donated their £5m endowment to the University of St Andrews. The University now manages the Trust’s investment and continues to run the Bobby Jones Scholarship programme with oversight from the Board of Trustees. The Trustees meet biannually and take an active interest in the scholars, the recruitment process and the University’s investment activities.

Pierre Bechmann, Chair
Walter Alexander
Iain C. Bett
Sir Philip Cohen FRS FRSE
Mary Forster
Alistair Low
Shona Low
Derek MacLeod, 04BJS
Professor Dame Sally Mapstone FRSE, Principal University of St Andrews
Jennifer Murray, 93BJS
Niall Scott, Honorary Secretary
Graeme Simmers CBE
Hamish Taylor, 83BJS
Gilly Thomson

St Andrews Robert T. Jones Memorial Trust Scholarship Advisory Committee

Established in 2021, the Bobby Jones Advisory Committee is comprised of 13 members all of whom are alumni of the programme.  The Committee’s aim is to promote the Scholarship Programme and increase the footprint of Bobby Jones’ legacy at the University of St Andrews. The Committee serves in an advisory and ambassadorial role and as a resource to the University of St Andrews Development Office, the Robert T Jones Board of Trustees, the Scholarship alumni and students for guidance and growth of the Programme at the University of St Andrews. 

Harriet Andrews, 06BJS
Uriel Castaneda, 09BJS
Joel Dobben, 13BJS
Claire Dougherty, Co-Chair, 15BJS
Pamela Forbes, 14BJS
Sarah Hunter, 22BJS
Jonathan Lass, 96BJS
Derek MacLeod, 04BJS
Rachel McNally, 14BJS
Caroline Paranandi, Co-Chair, 03BJS
Liz Quigley, 94BJS
Amanda Spafford, 85BJS
Liz Wilson, 99BJS