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Six Selected For The USGA Fellowship In Leadership & Service
April 21, 2003
Colorado Springs, Colo. - Six recent college graduates, representing a wide variety of interests and academic backgrounds, have been selected to join the United States Golf Association's Fellowship in Leadership and Service program in June.
The six new Fellows are: Steve Collins (Amherst College) of Beverly Hills, Mich.; Kristin Corcoran (Southern Methodist University) of Rockford, Ill.; Mike Ewald (University of Dayton) of Amherst, Ohio; Kevin Gigax (University of Colorado - Colorado Springs) of Colorado Springs, Colo.; Michele Matyasovsky (Duke University) of Somerdale, N.J.; and Kyle Yamamoto (Dartmouth College) of Reno, Nev. The one easterner, two westerners, and three mid-westerners represent courses of study in Advertising, Business Marketing, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics and Political Science. Five participated in varsity athletics during their collegiate years.
From working at the Ford Motor Company Senior Players Championship, to tutoring and mentoring children in their communities, to volunteering on a ski patrol, the Fellows have participated in a variety of leadership and growth activities to augment their education.
Based at the USGA Foundation in Colorado Springs, Colo., the Fellowship in Leadership and Service program is a two-year, post-graduate commitment with an option for a special project during the third year. It is aimed at developing professional skills, such as leadership and organizational efficiency, education in the role of foundations and the not-for-profit sector, and experience in the golf world, specifically, with the governing body of golf in this country. There are currently 12 Fellows employed in the program, which is entering its seventh year.
"We will have been a success if Fellows leave here with the skills to thrive in their later lives and an innate passion for working toward the betterment of all people," said Judy Bell, USGA Foundation senior consultant.
"The diversity of the Fellowship experience is what attracts a group like this year's class: quality people with a multitude of interests and past experiences," said Steve Czarnecki, manager of Grants and Fellowship. "It is this very diversity that makes us better able to serve programs in local communities through the Grants Program and learn from each other through the Fellowship's developmental curriculum."
Since 1997, the USGA Foundation has been awarding grants through its "For the Good of the Game" Grants Program in an effort to make golf more affordable and accessible. This 10-year, $50 million dollar initiative has traditionally focused on programming for economically disadvantaged youth and individuals with disabilities, as well as the introduction of youth to the game of golf through caddieing and other work-based programs. Beyond its Grants Program, the USGA partners with national organizations to promote affordable and accessible facility development, course access, girls golf, and initiatives for individuals with disabilities.
For more information about the USGA Foundation, contact the Foundation office at (719) 471-4810 or visit the Web site at www.usga.org/foundation.
E-mail address: jturnwald@usga.org
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