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Director The Director is Mr. Ed Kelbel, Kelbel has been a Class A member of the PGA of America since 1984. His internships prior to that included stops at golf courses in Florida, California and Michigan in the private, public, resort and municipal golf venues. He became a Head Golf Professional at age 24 and then worked his way up to becoming a Director of Golf and part owner at an upscale public facility. His professional playing accomplishments include taking three teams to the national finals of the Oldsmobile Scramble in Florida as well as winning the John Deere Club Professional-Superintendent 2 player national championship qualifier in Michigan. He currently holds three course records at golf courses in his home state. Golf careers run in the family. His two brothers are PGA professionals and his father and grandfather were golf professionals as well. Combined, they have made 12 Hole In One's! Ed has been active in his community by serving on the local Chamber of Commerce Board and Rotary Club in cities where he has worked. He serves on the Pikes Peak Golf Links Board of Directors.
Assistant Director/Internship Coordinator The Assistant Director/Internship Coordinator is Mrs. Mollie Sutherland, Sutherland is a Class A member of the PGA of America and LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Division. She has extensive experience in the management and daily operations of both private clubs and high-end daily fee facilities. She has worked for private owners, management companies and member-owned club operations for the last ten years. She has worked at properties in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Colorado. During her career she has served many roles in the industry including Player Service Attendant to Assistant General Manager. She was the first female Head Golf Professional in the state of Nevada. Mollie earned a scholarship and played on the University of New Mexico Women's Golf Team from 1993-1997. She graduated with a Degree in Education in 1998. She is married to Mark Sutherland who is also a Class A member of the PGA of America and Head Golf Professional. They have daughter Bethany Alice Sutherland.
The Academic Advisor is Dr. Paul Miller, who is also Professor of Accounting in the College of Business. Starting early in 2000, Paul headed up the extensive team-based effort at UCCS to create the PGA Golf Management Program and obtain initial accreditation from the PGA. His present responsibilities involve working with the curriculum, the faculty, the admissions process, and especially the students. He is very pleased to have a position that combines his dual loves for young people and golf. Paul joined the business faculty in 1988, moving to Colorado Springs from Washington, DC, where he had been serving on the staff of the Securities & Exchange Commission. Prior to that, he had been a long time member of the faculty at the University of Utah. He also served on the staff of the prestigious Financial Accounting Standards Board. In addition to his success in bringing PGA Golf Management to UCCS, Paul has been a busy author, with more than 15 books to his name, and more than 200 other publications. He is sought out by journalists and others for his views, and is a frequent speaker on topics related to financial reporting and regulation. Paul continues to teach in the accounting area while serving as the program's academic director. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin and holds two other degrees from Rice University.
For more information about the UCCS PGM Program Please Visit http://business.uccs.edu/pgm/
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