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 Roger Warren - The 34th president of The PGA of America, Roger Warren has been a leader in the development of PGA education, a passion that followed an 18-year career as a high school instructor and coach in the Dundee (Ill.) School system.

The president of the Kiawah Island (S.C.) Golf Resort, Warren was elected to PGA membership in 1990, and served as a member of the Golf Professional Training Program (GPTP) faculty for three years. In 1996, he served on the task force that developed
 CareerLinks, The PGA’s job identification service.

As PGA President, Warren has been instrumental in advancing several member-based       education and research programs, including the PGA Certified Professional Program and PGA PerformanceTrak. Warren was the 1992 Illinois PGA Merchandiser of the Year for public facilities and the 1998 Illinois PGA Golf Professional of the Year.

Nationally, he has served on The PGA’s task force on governance, and was elected president in 2004. A native of Galesburg, Ill., Warren graduated from Western Illinois University in 1972 with a degree in education. He earned his master’s degree in 1981 from Northern Illinois University. He joined Kiawah Island Golf Resort as director of golf in April 2003 and assumed his present position in September 2005.

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      Jack Nicklaus - Regarded by most historians as the greatest player in
       golf history, Jack Nicklaus also has been revered for his efforts in
       sportsmanship, philanthropy, respect for the game of golf and its
       effect upon future generations. The 2000 recipient of the PGA
       Distinguished Service Award, Nicklaus partnered with his wife, Barbara,
       to begin the Barbara & Jack Nicklaus Junior Golf Endowment Fund.
       Nicklaus remains honorary chair of PGA Junior Golf, and partnered with
       The PGA of America to create a $2 million endowment to provide teaching
       grants to certified Chapters of The First Tee that use PGA
       Professionals and Apprentices for instruction. To date, 123 of the 202
       active Chapters of The First Tee nationwide have been recipients of
       either a PGA of America or Nicklaus/PGA teaching grant. The combined
       PGA and Nicklaus/PGA grants total $1,520,000. In addition to a playing
       career that includes 18 professional major championships, Nicklaus was
       a six-time U.S. Ryder Cup member and a two-time Ryder Cup Captain
       (1983, ‘87). In 1977, Nicklaus was credited in leading a campaign to
       include European players in the Ryder Cup to enhance competitive
       balance in what today is golf’s ultimate spectacle. In November 2005,
       Nicklaus was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s
       highest civil award, and presented by President George Bush.

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