UMES Inducted into African-American Golfers Hall of Fame
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore was recently inducted into the African-American Golf Hall of Fame, entering with the distinction of being the only historically black college or university in the nation to offer a degree in golf management. From Onnidan.com:
(William C. Dillon, director of the PGA Golf Management Program) describes UMES’ PGA Golf Management curriculum as a “unique mixture of academics and athletics.” Accepted students who complete the program’s requirements graduate as members of the PGA. The key, he believes, is “preparing students for the realities of the industry.” That’s why degree requirements include having a USGA handicap of 12 strokes or less, as well as studying hotel and restaurant management and academic basics, such as English, mathematics and economics. By learning every aspect of the golfing business, graduates are virtually assured of prospering in the industry and sport they are passionate about, and as Dillon notes, “that’s doing something special.”
When it partnered with UMES, a school in which a little more than three-quarters of undergraduates are African American, the PGA assured a diverse talent pool for its future work force. The historic recognition given to UMES by the African American Golfers Hall of Fame validates the PGA’s wisdom. Boger termed the recognition of UMES’ PGA Golf Management Program as a “diversity ‘game-changer’ in preparing professionals for success in the ‘business’ of golf. The university accepts this challenge in the spirit in which it was issued.” Thompson issued a proclamation to memorialize the university’s induction. She declared Tuesday, June 15, to be African American Golfers Hall of Fame Day at the university.
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