OKTF to offer $100K in Scholarships

In addition to Wayne’s dedication in philanthropic areas, Wayne held civic leadership positions on the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Restaurant Association and Quail Creek Country Club and served as president of the Oklahoma City Petroleum Club

Carmen Bond also announced the establishment of a $50,000 scholarship fund that honors Bill Rompf, Oklahoma Hall of Fame member; former Executive Director and VP of the IMG/Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy; and Director of Tennis and VP, International Tennis Hall of Fame.  Rompf scholarships will be need-based and provide funding for instruction, programs, equipment, and tournament travel and play expenses for talented OKC junior players who have already proven their ability and success in the sport, yet lack the adequate financial means to participate and reach their potential on a sectional and national level.  This funding would be based on need, aspiration, potential, character, citizenship, academic achievement, sportsmanship, and desire.  It would bridge a financial gap that is out of their control in order to reach their best and achieve their tennis dreams.  

Rompf is well known in Oklahoma and USTA tennis circles for developing hundreds of High School  and State champions, over 100 MVTA Sectional champions, and over 75 National Juniors champions in both singles and doubles, many ranking as high as No. 1 in the USTA during the 1970’s and 80’s in OKC, including 7 USTA National Sportsmanship Awards.  He is a member of the Choate School, Iowa, and Missouri Valley Tennis Hall of Fames and holds several industry awards.  His players represented OKC nationally and internationally, including hundreds of college scholarships.  Rompf’s students included the Braver brothers (Rob and Joey), Mary Norwood/Rompf, Brian Devening, Krunch and Paul Kloberdanz, and Bryan and Meredith Geiger/Walton to name a few.  

Rob Braver, one of Rompf’s very first Oklahoma City students when he began in OKC in 1972 stated, “Rompf had a dream to produce top national junior tennis players out of the OKC area, and he did that.  His students have achieved incredible success both on and off the court, and many are still playing and teaching the game with the tools, ideals and character they learned right here in OKC.  This scholarship continues his legacy of junior tennis excellence, and I am very proud to be a part of it.”