St. Augustine, FL- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP hosts four participants from The First Tee Scholars – Class of 2005 at its Executive Forum during THE PLAYERS Championship, March 22-26, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The Executive Forum includes presentations and discussions about current business topics.
A National Trustee of The First Tee, PricewaterhouseCoopers created this opportunity to introduce The First Tee Scholars to corporate America, teach them about the business of a top accounting firm and let them interact with high-ranking corporate executives. This is the third year PricewaterhouseCoopers has hosted this program for The First Tee Scholars.
The following students will attend PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Executive Forum:
Student College or University The First Tee of:
Susan Allen Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Greater Atlantic City
Mark Browne University of Kansas Greater Kansas City
Kelly Leung New York University Metropolitan New York/Connecticut
Chris Stallman University of Georgia Augusta
The students were designated as The First Tee Scholars because of their outstanding academic performance, community involvement and leadership qualities. Click here to read more about the Scholars. Click here for more information about the Scholars.
"The First Tee is grateful to PricewaterhouseCoopers for extending this opportunity to our Scholars for the third straight year," said Joe Louis Barrow, Jr., executive director of The First Tee and senior vice president of the World Golf Foundation. "These young men and women will have the opportunity to display their leadership skills and gain real-world experiences that will help foster their education."
"PricewaterhouseCoopers is about making connections that matter for our clients and for our people. That’s why we are pleased to again extend this opportunity to The First Tee Scholars," said Dean M. Kern, PricewaterhouseCoopers U.S. markets leader. "We are excited about exposing these future leaders to today’s corporate leaders and giving both the opportunity to exchange ideas."
The students will be able to join the gallery to watch the best golfers in the world compete for THE PLAYERS Championship title. They also will have the opportunity to visit The First Tee home office and tour the World Golf Hall of Fame.
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About The First Tee
The First Tee (www.thefirsttee.org) is an initiative of the World Golf Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in St. Augustine, FL at World Golf Village, home of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Its mission is to impact the lives of young people by providing learning facilities and educational programs that promote character development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf. Since its inception in 1997, The First Tee has opened over 250 golf-learning facilities in 44 states and five international locations, and has introduced the game of golf and its values to over 675,000 participants.
Contact:
Steve Gerrish
The First Tee
(904) 940-4314
