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CaseStatement:PGA GOLF MANAGEMENT LEARNING CENTER

For more information, please contact:

David LepperAssociate Vice President for Advancement

420 Oak Street, Prakken 101Big Rapids, MI 49307-2020Phone: (231) 591-2850 | Fax: (231) 591-5299Email: [email protected] | Web: www.ferris.edu

CENTER FOR PERFORMANCE AND LEARNING

Katke Golf Course1003 Perry Ave.

Big Rapids, MI 49307

Phone: (231) 591-3765Web: ferris.edu/katke

A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCEIn 1975, Ferris State University, in association with the Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) founded the first Professional Golf Management (PGM) program in the world. The mission of the program is to prepare students for a variety of careers in the golf industry as PGA members. Offering a business degree in marketing and integration of PGA and PGM educations, the program also provides a unique 16-month internship opportunity. Students gain professional experience at golf facilities with PGA professionals or in administrative positions in PGA-affiliated organizations.

The success of the program includes more than 1,700 graduates, of whom 900 are active members of the PGA, working in the industry at the most elite golf facilities, management companies, professional associations and golf manufacturers.

Through the years and with the support of alumni, PGA professionals and friends, this unique program has become nationally recognized as an educational leader. The program has grown and developed by enrolling excellent students and securing funding support to maintain its distinctiveness. This is due in part to the efforts of a handful of dedicated and focused golf professionals and staff who have guided the program throughout its history. These individuals have dedicated their time, expertise and money for the betterment of the program because they believe in its importance, value and meaning.

THE STANDARD OF PGA EDUCATIONThe past decade has been a time of dramatic transition for the Ferris PGM program. The PGA fostered rapid growth of similar programs across the country – adding 16 new programs, creating a total of 20 PGM programs nationwide. Additionally, a new PGA-required academic curriculum was implemented, replacing the more gradual pace which typified the first twenty-five years of the program. This new educational program increases overall programming expectations and requires integration of a learning center approach as a key component of the process.

Expansion and modernization of the Katke Golf Course over the past 10 years has allowed for important gains in the scope and quality of student recruitment, and enabled the program to build on its national reputation, distinctiveness and successful record.

The next few years will be pivotal for the program; as competition increases for today’s aspiring PGA Professionals, the program is constrained, unlike those schools located in the South, by the lack of a year-round practice and educational facility. A state-of-the-art learning center is essential to continuing the Ferris PGM program’s tradition of excellent recruitment and education.

The modern era of golf instruction, education and game play, in and of itself, is filled with technological advancements. Now is the time for the PGM program to address these new educational needs and ensure that Ferris PGM students graduate with the most advanced and sophisticated knowledge in the industry.





A TOP-100 PRACTICE FACILITYFerris State University’s Katke Golf Course ranks among the finest practice facilities in the United States. Its rolling landscape – with a blend of links-style and tree-lined holes – allows golfers to play from a variety of conditions. One of the finest golf learning facilities in the Midwest, it boasts 100,000 square feet of natural turf hitting area, 21 holes of championship golf, an award-winning practice range and five sets of tees ranging from 2,354 to 6,967 (par 72) yards, so that golfers of all levels of ability may improve their games.

Katke Golf Course also serves as a hands-on learning lab for the Ferris PGA Golf Management Program. Students gain experience in accounting, business management, equipment fitting and repair, marketing, merchandising, and sales. Students sharpen skills in golf instruction, public relations, and organization and tournament operation. Katke’s PGA professional staff has been recognized for merchandising and junior golf development, being selected as Merchandiser of the Year and Junior Golf Leader by the Michigan Section PGA.

Katke underwent an extensive course improvement project, thanks to a $375,000 investment by the university. Improvement projects included new course drainage, bunker renovation, two new practice putting greens and a number of new tee boxes.

THE VISION FOR FERRIS PGMWith all of the advantages of Katke Golf Course to Ferris PGM students and the profession in which they go on to serve, the next critical step is to plan, fund and provide a more functional indoor practice facility for year-round golf instruction and practice. In spring 2010, Ferris PGM program leaders developed a vision and conceptual direction for the program. In January of 2012, this concept was converted into a design for a 6,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art learning center.

To continue its tradition of excellence, the PGM program has embarked on the most important undertaking in its history: a campaign to raise a minimum of $3.5 million for construction and endowment of an indoor education and training center that will provide uninterrupted opportunity for practice and instruction.

When realized, the proposed center will be the industry’s most sophisticated learning and training facility. Donors to the campaign will shape the futures of the Ferris PGM program, the lives of students and the profession of golf management. Ferris PGM program leaders are ready to find the giving opportunity that best expresses donors’ values and interests in the program, with a variety of options for naming and other forms of recognition for major gifts.

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PROUD HOME TO THE MICHIGAN GOLF HALL OF FAME1982 Walter Hagen * Chuck Kocsis * Al Watrous *

1983 Walter Burkemo * Glenn Johnson Horton Smith *

1984 John Barnum * Chick Harbert * Dorothy Higbie * James Standish, Jr. *

1985 Patti Boice Leo Diegel * Dave Hill * Wilfrid Reid *

1986 Tommy Armour * Tom Draper * Peter Green Melvin Stevens

1987 A. Kammer * Sam Kocsis Wiffi Smith Carlton Wells *

1988 Gene Bone Ed Furgol *

Sally Sessions * Marvin Stahl John Walter *

1989 Bob Babbish * Cindy Hill Everett Kircher * Emerick Kocsis * Shirley Spork

1990 Ed Ervasti John Fassezke * Dr. Frank & Mary Lovell * Ben Smith * Jenny Weiss *

1991 Randy Erskine John Malloy * Warren Orlick * Mike Souchak *

1992 Ben Davis Mike Hill Lynn Janson Bill McDonald

1993 Bonnie Lauer Ray Maguire * Bruce Matthews * Calvin Peete Buddy Whitten

2002 Mary Fossum Meg Mallon Robert McMasters Betty Richart Clarence Wolfrom *

2003 Jack Berry Cindy Figg-Currier Joyce Kazmierski Greg Reynolds Sara Wold

2004 Mary Anderson Hiestand Elaine Crosby Dan Pohl Jack Saylor * Lloyd Syron 2005 Stan Aldridge Joan Garety Jerry Matthews Jeff Roth

2006 Raymond Bolo Thomas Chisholm * John Grace John Morse Jeanne Myers

2007 Bruce Fossum John Lindholm Steve Maddalena Mark Wilson

Ted Woehrle *

2008 Ken Janke * Meriam Leeke John Morgan

2009 Bill Curtis Jim Dewling Randy Lewis Tom Wargo

2010 Sue Ertl John Traub Bill Zylstra

2011 Jim Briegel Arthur Hills Terry Moore Don Perne

2012 Larry Mancour Jack Seltzer Rick Smith Jack Van Ess

2013 Fritz Balmer Steve Brady Tom Doak

* deceased

2014Becky IversonVartan KupelianPaul RiekeTom Werkmeister





PGM LEARNING CENTER BLUE PRINTS AND NAMING OPPORTUNITIES

View from West

View from Northeast





NAMING RIGHTS TO BUILDING - $1,000,000NAMING OF GOLF CENTER - $500,000 (NO LONGER AVAILABLE)

NAMING OPPORTUNITIES: UPPER LEVEL - $500,000

HITTING BAY 1 - $30,000


HITTING BAY 3 - $60,000(NO LONGER AVAILABLE)



ENTRY - $25,000

RECEPTION - $25,000

BRIDGE - $50,000





NAMING RIGHTS TO BUILDING - $1,000,000NAMING OF GOLF CENTER - $500,000 (NO LONGER AVAILABLE)

NAMING OPPORTUNITIES: LOWER LEVEL - $500,000






PUTTING GREEN - $75,000





NAMING OPPORTUNITIES: KATKE CLUBHOUSE

CLASSROOM $25,000

GOLF SHOP $25,000

WEST PRACTICE RANGE TEE $15,000

EAST PRACTICE RANGE TEE $10,000

MEN’S LOCKER ROOM

$10,000

SHORT GAMEAREA

$10,000

WOMEN’S LOCKER ROOM

$10,000

PUTTING GREEN #1 $7,500

WEDGE RANGE $7,500

ON-COURSE (14) TEE MONUMENT

$5,000

PUTTING GREEN #2 $5,000

INDIVIDUAL LOCKER $2,000

ON-COURSE BENCH $1,000

PATIO

(NO LONGER AVAILABLE)



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