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Career Fair Kicks-Off National Minority College Golf Championship Contact Rebecca Szmukler PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (April 22, 2003) - Since 1994, the National Minority College Golf Championship has combined the excitement of competition with opportunities to learn more about occupations in the golf industry during their annual Career Fair. This year's Career Fair kicks off the activities for the National Minority College Golf Championship, May 1, at the PGA Education Center in Port St. Lucie, Fla. During the Fair, more than 100 student-athletes from 22 colleges and universities can meet with employees of The PGA of America, PGA TOUR, U.S. Golf Association, LPGA, Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, American Junior Golf Association, Whole 9 Golf, Titleist & FootJoy Worldwide, Nike Golf, Golf Digest and State Farm Insurance. "The Career Fair is an excellent opportunity for the students to learn about career opportunities they may not have given thought to like human resources, legal, marketing, journalism and finance," said Barbara Douglas, the managing director of the National Minority Golf Foundation in Phoenix. Douglas coordinates the Career Fair along with traveling to college campuses to expose golf career-opportunities to minority students. "While some of the students might aspire to be PGA Professionals, others are seeking more traditional careers and it is important that they understand that there is an opportunity to work in the golf industry in other positions that provide very exciting, long-term careers," she said. Also May 1, State Farm Insurance will award National Minority College Golf Scholarship Fund grants in the amount of $2,500 each to four student-athletes whose teams are participating in this year's National Minority College Golf Championship. The four winners, who were selected by the National Minority College Golf Scholarship Fund, are Jason Owens of Hobe Sound, Fla.; Chris Parker of Hodges, S.C.; Itziar Unanue of Apodaca, Mexico; and Kevan Washington of Willingsboro, N.J. Owens is a business economics major at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Fla. He is a junior and the defending Div. I champion from last year's National Minority College Golf Championship. Parker is a computer science major at Johnson C. Smith University, Unanue is an international business major at the University of Texas - Pan American, and Kevan Washington is a business/marketing major at Benedict College. For the sixth straight year, the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla., will host the 17th National Minority College Golf Championship, May 1-4. The Championship is co-sponsored by The PGA of America and the National Minority College Golf Scholarship Fund of Cleveland, Ohio. |