Baltimore Businessman Makes Generous Donation to UMES PGA Golf Management Program By Mitra Zolfaghari PRINCESS ANNE, Md.

- The University of Maryland Eastern Shore announced Wednesday it will now offer four full-ride scholarships to students in its golf management program than!s to a generous half-million dollar donation from Baltimore "usinessman #arnelious $ones. $ones said he hopes the contri"ution to the program will motivate minorities and women to pursue careers in the golf industry. The scholarships will "e named after accomplished %frican-%merican golfers $ames Blac! &enee 'owell #alvin 'eete and the late %nn (regory. )im"erly *umpson who wor!ed with $ones to esta"lish the scholarships "elieves that the donation will transform UMES+ '(% golf management coursewor! to provide much needed resources to recruit and motivate students to ,oin the program. UMES is one of the -. higher education institutions in the U.S. that offers coursewor! provided "y the '(% of %merica. The university is the only historically "lac! institution with the undergraduate program that com"ines instruction in how to play professionallevel golf with hospitality industry training. UMES+ 'resident $uliette B. Bell "elieves that $ones+ donation is an /e0traordinarily generous gift.1 Bell said that the university loo!s forward to ma!e the educational opportunities availa"le to those who deserve and will "enefit "y it. $ones a petroleum wholesaler is part of a movement wor!ing to diversify golf. 2e as!ed that the scholarships funded "y his gift "e named in honor of four golfers he considers pioneers. $ones "elieves the '(% program all a"out opportunity and access. /The University of Maryland Eastern Shore seems li!e the natural place where young people can come and earn a degree and learn what it ta!es to "e involved in the "usiness of golf.1