Texas A&M University’s Laboratory for Diversity in Sport and the NCAA have partnered to honor those athletic programs that are best championing diversity. A total of 162 Diversity in Athletics Awards are being given in eight categories, including overall excellence in diversity.
Golf grew in popularity in Seoul after it held the 1988 Olympics, and now U.S. college coaches are witnessing the emergence and competitiveness of Korean golfers.
Acourse load of 25 credit hours is demanding enough for most college students, but factor in senior Momei Qu’s demanding schedule as a member of the University of Illinois women’s tennis team and a challenging double major such as computer engineering and business finance and it’s a wonder there are enough hours in the day to accomplish it all.
For Marcus Dixon, it’s all about second chances. Once a star athlete with a 3.96 grade point average at Pepperell High School in Rome, Ga., Dixon’s future looked bright as he was headed to Vanderbilt University on a full-ride football scholarship.
Beginning in fall of 2008, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) will become the 20th university in the nation — and the first historically Black university (HBCU) — certified by the PGA to offer a Professional Golf Management Program. “To have the distinction of 20 and 1 is not bad,” says Joe Steranka, CEO of the PGA about UMES’ recent certification.
