PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- The PGA Foundation has provided 20 accredited PGA Golf Management Universities with grants totaling $60,000.

The accredited PGA Golf Management Universities have used these grants to select and distribute scholarships to 59 female and minority students.

Since the program's inception in 1993, PGA Golf Management Universities have distributed a total of $501,000 in scholarships. The current scholarship recipients are:

Arizona State University
Troy Lopez, Junior

Campbell University
Abigail R. Martin, Freshman

Clemson University
Colleen True, Senior
Justin Ford, Senior

Coastal Carolina University
TBD

Eastern Kentucky University
Jena Spenske, Junior
Heather Claytor, Junior
Kathleen Wiedmar, Freshman
Taylor Church, Freshman
Angela Schmelzer, Sophomore
Jordan Layne, Sophomore

Ferris State University
Erin Fuchik, Freshman
Amanda Bruski, Freshman
Brooke Rodes, Freshman

Florida Gulf Coast University
Sandra Ross, Freshman
Franki Youse, Freshman

Florida State University
Maisie Kaufman, Junior
Megumi Kinjo, Junior
Stacy Barwick, Senior
Lauren Brubaker, Senior
Lauren Franson, Freshman

Methodist University
Sara Dickson, Senior
Junko Suzuki, Senior
Emily Tucker, Senior
Allyson Burak, Junior
Susan Martin, Junior
Alana Swain, Junior
Paige Caldwell, Sophomore
Preston Combs, Sophomore

Mississippi State University
John Lumpkin, Jr., Senior

New Mexico State University
Madeline Adams, Sophomore
Alex Balanza, Sophomore
Chris Nieto, Senior
Tyler Ortega, Junior
Henry Stetina, Senior
Clint Tabet, Junior
Craig Tabet, Sophomore
Kelly Velarde, Senior

North Carolina State University
Lindsay Pitts, Sophomore
Ivy Witherington, Junior

Penn State University
Gia Fanelli, Sophomore

Sam Houston State University
Ricardo Martinez, Senior
Katelyn Jones, Freshman
Sarah St. John, Freshman

University of Central Oklahoma
Richard Ballard, Freshman
Lesley Knight, Sophomore

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Austin Adams, Junior
Theophilus Gregory, Junior

University of Idaho
Rebecca Henderson, Junior
Erin Metzger, Senior

University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Anthony Long, Freshman
Gregary Price, Freshman
Richard Sheppard, Freshman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Sage Jensen, Sophomore
Lisa Abernethy, Senior
Maureen Farrell, Senior
Caitlin Hermann, Sophomore
Rebecca Hiemstra, Junior

University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Rance Yanabu, Senior
Shawna Richardson, Junior

The PGA and Diversity
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