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Aubrey D. Abbott
Assistant Director Leadership Studies and Programs
Aubrey Abbott is working with the leadership/character education
component of the First Tee National Academy. She is the Assistant
Director of K-State's Leadership Studies and Programs. A student
leader as an undergraduate at K-State, she was Student Senate
Chair, a member of the Student Alumni Board, and a member of several
honor societies. She also earned recognition on the dean's honor
roll. The Larned, Kansas, native earned a bachelor's degree in
political science, with a minor in leadership studies from K-State
in 1998.
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Joe Louis Barrow, Jr.
National Director of The First Tee
Senior Vice President of the World Golf Foundation
Joe Louis Barrow is responsible for directing all activities
of The First Tee. His marketing, business and career in public
service span more than 25 years. Prior to joining The First Tee,
Joe served as president and chief operating officer of IZZO Systems,
Inc., directing all company operation, domestically and internationally.
From 1989-92, he served as director of special projects and senior
advisor to Ronald H. Brown, chairman of the Democratic National
Committee. There he managed joint ventures, strategic outreach,
and initially served as deputy director of communications. He
was Vice-President/Regional Marketing Director of Wood Bros.,
Homes of Colorado from 1982-85 and Vice-President/Corporate Marketing
1981-82. He is the son of boxing legend Joe Louis.
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Jim Colbert
Visionary and Colbert Hills Course Designer
James "Jim" Colbert originally came to Kansas State
University for a full football scholarship. Now, he is a designer
and namesake of the most anticipated golf course in the area,
Colbert Hills. Jim was born on March 9, 1941, in Elizabeth, NJ.
He earned a full football scholarship to Kansas State University
and graduated in 1964 with a degree in political science. He became
a professional golfer in 1965, jointed the PGA TOUR in 1966 and
the Senior PGA TOUR in 1991. He has 18 Senior PGA TOUR victories
and was the leading money-winner on the Senior PGA TOUR in 1995
and 1996. Jim has made a significant financial contribution to
the Colbert Hills project that is the home course for the Kansas
State Wildcat men's and women's golf teams. The course, which
extends nearly 7,550 yards from the back tees, includes a clubhouse,
a state-of-the-art driving range, and a 9-hole par 3 teaching/training
course and practice areas. Course revenue after expenses are dedicated
to endowing the men's and women's golf programs and athletic scholarships
at Kansas State University. Colbert and his wife, Marcia, live
in Las Vegas, Nevada. They have three daughters, Debbie, Christy
and Kelly, and six grandchildren.
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Steven J. Danish, Ph.D.
Director, Life Skills Center, Virginia Commonwealth University
Steven J. Danish is director of the Life Skills Center and professor
of psychology, preventive medicine and community health at Virginia
Commonwealth University. He previously served as Chair of the
department of psychology and has held academic positions at Penn
State University and Southern Illinois University. He earned a
doctorate in counseling psychology from Michigan State University.
He is a licensed psychologist and a diplomat in counseling psychology
of the American Board of Professional Psychology as well as a
registered sport psychologist of the sports medicine division
of the United State Olympic Committee. He is a Fellow of the American
Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society,
and the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology
and is past president of the Society of Community Research and
Action. He is the developer of the Going for the Goal Program
and the Developer and Curriculum Coordinator of the life skills
component for The First Tee.
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Brandi Edwards
Graduate Assistant, Earl Woods National Youth Golf Academy
Brandi, one of the youngest staff members at 21, is a recent graduate
of Kansas State University with a B.S. in Kinesiology. While pursuing
her undergraduate degree at K-State, she was involved in several
campus organizations such as the Black Student Union, Kinesiology
Student Association, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. In the
inaugural year of the National First Tee Academy, Brandi served
both behind the scenes as a student assistant and as an Academy
Counselor during the camp. She also worked during the school year
and the summer of 2000 as a youth mentor and assistant to the
Earl Woods National Youth Golf Academy. Brandi is currently working
as a graduate assistant to the Earl Woods National Youth Golf
Academy, and she assists the National First Tee Academy in co-coordination
of the Academy Counselor responsibilities all while she pursues
an MBA.
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Leon P. Gilmore II
Director of Development, Western Region, The First Tee
Leon began as a Development Director for The First Tee in April
1999. He is a graduate of Hampton University and the University
of Massachusetts where he received his master's degree in sports
administration. His interest in golf began when he was 14-years
old and started playing tournament golf. In one of his early tournaments,
he was grouped with Phil Mickelson who now plays on the PGA Tour.
He continued his career in golf at Hampton University where he
was a member of the golf team. After graduating from college,
Leon worked for Titleist and Foot Joy Worldwide before becoming
the Director of the East Lake Junior Golf Academy. Prior to his
arrival at The First Tee, Leon worked for the National Minority
Golf Foundation, where he developed the grant process for the
Tiger Woods Foundation.
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David Gourlay
Director of Golf Course Operations and General Manager
David Gourlay, Director of Golf Course Operations and General
Manager of Colbert Hills, came to K-State in May 1999 to help
develop the Colbert Hills Golf Course. Before coming to K-State,
Gourlay was the Director of Golf Operations and General Manager
of Summerlea Golf Club in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada. He
has also been the Director of Golf Course Operations at several
golf courses in Canada, including Eagle Creek Golf Club, Dunrobin,
Ontario; Beacon Hall Golf Club, Aurora, Ontario; and Ladies Golf
Club of Toronto, Thornhill, Ontario. Dave graduated from Texas
A & M with a bachelor's degree in agronomy. He received his
associate's degrees in agriculture and horticulture from the University
of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario.
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Monte Griffin
Executive Director
KSU Golf Course Management and Research Foundation
Monte Griffin joined the K-State staff in June 1998. He is a
native Kansan and a 1981 graduate of Arkansas City High School.
He is a 1986 graduate of K-State with a degree in marketing and
business. After college, Monte joined Koch Industries in Wichita,
and later was a business development officer for Bank IV. From
1992 to 1997, he was the founder and president of the river City
Brewing Company located in Wichita. After selling his business
in 1997, he was introduced to Colbert Hills through Jim Tadtman
and Howard Sherwood, the owners of Wildcat Golf Course Contractors,
and was hired to help with the development of the project. During
the pre-construction phases, Monte worked closely with Bob Krause
and became very familiar with Colbert Hills. He was hired as the
executive director of the Kansas State University Golf Course
Management and Research Foundation, owner of Colbert Hills. He
will direct all the ongoing aspects of the Foundation including
fund raising, public relations and corporate development.
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Dedric F. Holmes
Director of Program Development
Dedric has been actively involved in the golf industry since
1995 when he joined the United States Golf Association as manager
of junior golf and minority affairs. In 1997, Dedric joined the
Pro Kids Golf Academy and Learning Center in San Diego, Calif.,
as executive director. Pro Kids, an 18-hole par three golf course,
was one of the only "kids first" facilities in the country
and is now a First Tee Chapter. Dedric was a running back for
the University of Nevado-Reno when the team was ranked No. 1 nationally
in IAA in 1990 and 1991 before moving on to Division 1A and winning
back to back Big West Conference titles.
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Bob Krause
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Bob Krause joined the K-State faculty as Vice-President for Institutional
Advancement in September 1986. Krause received a bachelor's degree
in art and art education from Western Illinois University and
a master's degree in college student personnel work from Michigan
State University. From 1975-83, Bob served as Vice-President for
Student Affairs at Southwest State University Minnesota. From
1983-86, he served as Director of Student Affairs for the Minnesota
State University system. Bob has been a leader on the Colbert
Hills project, bringing interested parties together and enabling
the development of this world-class facility. He also works closely
with the KSU Foundation, K-State Alumni Association and the K-State
athletic department.
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Lynn Marriott
Director of Instruction
Karsten Golf Course Arizona State University
Lynn Marriott is one of the leading golf instructors in the world
with more than 16 years experience. She is a master instructor
with Sports Enhancements Associates and is the first ever certified
golf professional for the Heartmath programs. Lynn, a former LPGA
Teacher of the Year, spends her time teaching and coaching several
players playing on the LPGA Tour. She also is a consultant to
the Arizona State Lady Sun Devil Golf Team. Lynn also serves as
the Director of Teacher Training for the Nike LPGA Teaching Schools
and as a consultant to the LPGA Junior Golf Program around the
country. She is a programming and curriculum consultant for The
First Tee.
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Reginland McGowan, A.B.D.
Co-Director, Earl Woods National Youth Golf Academy
Reggie is Director of K-State's Office for Educational Opportunity
Programs and is Director of the university's Upward Bound Program.
He has served as adviser to the Black Student Union, Alpha Phi
Alpha fraternity and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. He is a past recipient
of the Conoco Award for Distinguished Service to Minority Education.
He holds a BS degree in biology and an MS in animal sciences from
Alcorn State University at Lorman, Miss., and an A.B.D. from K-State
in Science Education.
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Pia Nilsson
Head Coach, Swedish National Golf Teams, Swedish Golf Federation
A native of Sweden, Pia played for four years on the LPGA Tour
and three years on the European LPGA Tour. She holds eight victories
on the Swedish Tour and won the 1989 Order of Merit. She left
the tour to work full time with the Swedish Golf Federation as
head coach for the Swedish National Golf Team's men's and women's
programs (both professional and amateur). In 1995 she was named
1995 Swedish Sports Coach of the Year and in 1996 served as Vice-Captain
of the 1996 European Solheim Cup Team in preparation for her term
as Captain of the 1998 European Team.
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Al Petitpas, Ed.D
Professor of Psychology for Springfield College
Al Petitpas is a professor in the psychology department at Springfield
College, where he directs the graduate training program in athletic
counseling. This unique program prepares individuals to provide
counseling, academic, and career support services to athletes
across the life span and also teaches people how to use sports
as a vehicle to enhance personal development. He has provided
consulting services to a wide range of sport organizations including,
the Ladies Professional Golf Association, the U.S. Ski Jumping
and Nordic Combined Teams, the Career Assistance Program for Athletes
of the U.S. Olympic Committee, the New England Blizzard of the
American Basketball Association, and several sports medicine clinics.
In addition, Al has served on the planning and program development
teams for several youth-oriented initiatives including, the National
Collegiate Athletic Association's Youth Education through Sports
(YES) Program, The First Tee, Pop Warner Football's Coach Education
Seminars, the National Football League (NFL) / National Football
Foundation's (NFF) Coaching Academy, and the NFF's Play It Smart
Program. Each of these initiatives uses sports to create an environment
in which young people can learn about themselves, develop relationships
with caring adult mentors, acquire important life skills and attitudes,
and find a valued place in a positive group.
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Candice Pitts
Associate Director, Leadership Studies and Programs
Candi is a graduate of Oregon State University and taught kindergarten
through third grade in the public school systems of Oregon, California
and Iowa for 22 years. She joined K-State in fall 1996 as an academic
counselor/learning skills specialist in the Academic Assistance
Center. She recently moved to Leadership Studies and Programs
as associate director. With The First Tee Academy, Candi is assisting
in the organization of the academy as well as helping with the
leadership component and the academy counselors. Candi is the
detail person who makes sure things are getting done. On campus,
she is one of three advisers to Mortar Board National Senior Honor
Society, and Co-chair of Racial/Ethnic Harmony Week.
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Renee Powell
Pro Golfer and Golf Instructor
Renee Powell is the second of only three African American women
to ever play on the LPGA Tour. Renee picked up her first club
at the age of three, a club her father, William, had cut down
to fit her tiny hands. During her time as an amateur golfer, Renee
participated in more than 100 amateur tournaments. Her first United
States Golf Association national amateur event was the USGA Girls'
Junior Championship in 1962 at Buffalo Country Club, New York.
Renee made history as the first African American to ever compete
in the event, and she advanced to the quarterfinals of the Championship.
Renee turned pro in 1967. During her 13 years on the tour, she
participated in more than 250 tournaments. The LPGA Tour gave
Renee the opportunity to visit and play in golf tournaments in
numerous countries including England, Japan, Spain, Canada, Mexico
and Greece. She also toured extensively on the African continent
including stops in Morocco, Senegal, Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Renee became the first and, so far, only African American female
Class A member of the PGA of America in 1996. She is also the
only African American professional Class A member of both the
LPGA and the PGA of America. She has been an advisory staff member
of Wilson Sporting Goods Company for 30 years and is an adviser
for Golf Digest Magazine Pro Panel. In January 2000, Renee received
the 1999 LPGA Service Award for her contributions and dedication
to junior golf. She was recently named as one of the 50 top teachers
by Golf for Women Magazine for the year 2000.
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Dr. William J. Powell
First African American to build a golf course
William J. Powell is the only African-American to design, build,
own and operate a golf course in the world. In 1946, he broke
ground for what is today the Clearview (Ohio) Golf Club. After
returning home from World War II, he was denied a GI loan to build
the golf course because of his race. He raised the money from
two black doctors to construct Clearview. During this time, he
also maintained a full time job at the Timken Company. He expanded
the course to 18 holes in the 1970's. The course now sits on approximately
130 acres. In 1992, William Powell was recognized for his contribution
to the game of golf when the National Golf Foundation selected
the Powell Family to be the recipient of "The Jack Nicklaus
Golf Family of the Year Award." He was also awarded the "Cornerstone
of Freedom Award" from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission.
A resolution was introduced in the Ohio Senate in February 1999
on his lifetime achievements. It was presented to him on the floor
of the Senate. In May 1999, PGA Tour Productions featured the
Powells' in a CBS Special entitled Golf Around the Globe - "Family
Ties." In September 1999, The PGA of America made him a member
of the Quarter-Century Club, thus making him a life member. His
membership was made retroactive recognizing his election into
the PGA of America as of January 1962. At The First Tee Second
Annual National Meeting in October 1999, the Life Skills Scholarship
was named in honor of Dr. William Powell. This scholarship will
be given annually to students who attend a weeklong session at
Kansas State University.
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Peter Ryan, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Organizational Development
Peter Ryan is Associate Director of Organizational Development
at SRI International in Menlo Park, California. Dr. Ryan leads
the SRI team that is working with The First Tee to develop the
Life Skills Program. He is an educational psychologist with over
two decades of experience in designing, implementing, and evaluating
large-scale educational programs for children and adults. In recent
years, he has worked closely with the PGA of America to develop
educational programs for teaching golf and managing the golf business.
In addition, Dr. Ryan has also been involved in many educational
programs supporting youth in alternative learning environments
(beyond school). He holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from
Stanford University. Peter is a recreational golfer who plays
about twice a month. He is left-handed, but plays golf right-handed
because he did not have left-handed clubs when he was learning
to play as a kid. He has been playing golf for about 30 years
and has only scored an Eagle one time in his life. On that day,
with three other players looking on, he holed his second shot
on a par 4 from 230 yards out. To this day, it still feels great!
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Susan M. Scott, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Student Life and
Director, Leadership Studies and Programs
Susan Scott, Associate Dean of Student Life, is Director of Leadership
Studies and Programs at K-State. She developed the leadership
curriculum for K-State's First Tee program. Susan has been Associate
Dean of Student Life since 1987. She came to K-State in 1977 as
Assistant Director of Student Activities, and was promoted to
Coordinator of Student Activities in 1979 and held that position
until 1981, when she joined the Counseling Center as a counselor.
She has been an adviser to student government and numerous student
groups. Her bachelor and master's degrees are from Emporia State
University and her doctorate is from K-State. In 1988, she was
selected to attend the prestigious Summer Institute for Women
in Higher Education Administration at Bryn Mawr College. She is
co-author, with education Professor Bob Shoop, of "Leadership
Lessons from Bill Snyder."
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Veryl Switzer
Co-Director, Earl Woods National Youth Golf Academy
Semi-retired, Veryl has been K-State Associate Athletic Director
for Academics since 1988. Switzer, a backfield star of the 1951-52-53
KSU Grid Teams, was the chairperson for the Wildcats' Intercollegiate
Athletic Council from August of 1979 until accepting the Associate
Athletics Director Position. He served as the Associate Dean and
Assistant Vice-President for university minority affairs from
1973 to 1988. Long-recognized as one of the state's top athletes,
he was a charter member of the K-State Sports Hall of Fame and
is enshrined in the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame and the Kansas
High School Activities Association Hall of Fame A native of tiny
Nicodemus, Kansas, and a 1954 graduate of K-State, Switzer was
the fourth player taken in the 1954 NFL draft and played professional
football for five years. He served two years as a first lieutenant
in the Air Force and worked for the Chicago Board of Education
for 10 years before coming to KSU in 1969.
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Fred T. Tattersall
Chairman, Richmond Virginia First Tee
Fred T. Tattersall graduated with honors in 1970 from West Virginia
University with a BS in Finance, where he was elected to the Beta
Gamma Sigma Commerce Honorary. Fred served as Senior Vice-President
in charge of Fixed Income for the former First & Merchants
Bank (now Bank of America) from 1976 to 1982. In 1983, he joined
Lowe, Brockenbrough & Tierney as a partner heading up the
fixed income division and the firm was renamed Lowe, Brockenbrough,
Tierney & Tattersall. Fred spun off the fixed income division
in 1997 creating a new firm, Tattersall Advisory Group. On June
4, 1999, Tattersall Advisory Group became wholly owned, freestanding
subsidiary of First Union National Bank, and operates autonomously
within its institutional investment arm, First Capital Group.
Tattersall Advisory Group currently manages $7.0 billion and serves
over 105 institutional individual accounts, with a total staff
of 40. You need to be pretty fast to keep up with Fred Tattersall.
Fred is the world's second fastest golfer, having completed 18
holes in 35 minutes 12 seconds, shooting an 83. As far as is known,
this remains the 2nd fastest round and score ever accomplished
in golf. A 5-handicapper, Fred is a member of several country
clubs located on the East Coast, listing his home membership at
the Country Club of Virginia. Married to the former Rodney Payne,
Fred is the father and grandfather of two. The Tattersalls live
in the city of Richmond, Virginia.
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Jon Wefald, Ph.D.
President of Kansas State University
Few college presidents have been as well recognized nationally
for improving the athletic and academic programs on a campus as
K-State's Jon Wefald. Lauded by publications from the Christian
Science Monitor to Sports Illustrated to USA Today, and by broadcasters
like Paul Harvey, the accomplishments during Wefald's tenure have
been well noted in the national media. USA Today called these
achievements the "miracle in Manhattan." Under his leadership,
K-State has added about 1.4 million square feet of new university
buildings, including a new library, a new art museum, and a nationally
acclaimed plant science building. In addition, during the Wefald
years, enrollments increased from about 15,000 to more than 21,000
K-State built a healthy endowment program and a national presence
in athletics was created. With Wefald at the helm, K-State's total
research funding increased to record numbers. The university returns
nearly $17 for every $1 of state funding it receives. Since his
arrival in 1986, K-State leads the nation's public universities
in the total number of Rhodes, Marshall, Truman and Goldwater
scholarship winners. K-State students have won more Truman scholarships,
more Goldwter scholarships and more Phi Kappa Phi Fellowships
than any other public university in the nation. By recognizing
and encouraging excellence, Wefald has helped K-State achieve
the pinnacle of success. Before coming to K-State, Wefald served
as Chancellor of the State University System in Minnesota from
1982-86, a system comprised of seven universities. He was President
of Southwest State in Marshall, Minn., from 1977-82 Minnesota's
Commissioner of Agriculture from 1971-77, and a member of the
faculty at Gustavus Adolphus from 1965-70. He earned his BA from
Pacific Lutheran in 1959, his MA in history and political science
from Washington State University in 1961, and his doctorate in
history from the University of Michigan in 1965.
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Earl Woods
Earl Woods National Youth Golf Academy Honoree
A native son of Kansas, Earl Dennison Woods was born to Miles
and Maude (Carter) Woods in Manhattan, Kan., on March 5, 1932.
Earl earned All-State honors in Little League Baseball, and in
his first year of American Legion, he was also named an All-State
catcher. Earl then became the first black baseball player in the
Big 7 Conference, attending Kansas State University on a baseball
scholarship. He graduated in 1953 with Bachelor of Science Degrees
in sociology and psychology. Woods served a 20-year military career,
from 1954 to 1974 in the U.S. Army. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel and served two tours of duty in Vietnam, 1962-63, and
1970-71. With his son, Tiger Woods, Earl has established the Tiger
Woods Foundation of which he is the president. The foundation
encourages and promotes parental responsibility and involvement
in the lives of children and celebrates the spirit of inclusion
in all aspects of human existence.
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