Mississippi’s Jim Dorman elected to
National PGA Board of Directors
Jim Dorman
Jim Dorman, PGA Head Professional at
Laurel (Mississippi) Country Club, has joined
the PGA Board of Directors as District 3
Director. He was elected to the Board at the
99th PGA Annual Meeting at PGA National
Resort and Spa and will serve a three-year
term representing the Dixie, Gulf States and
Tennessee PGA Sections.
Dorman, a PGA member since 1992,
and a past president of the Gulf States PGA
Section, was unanimously elected to serve as
District 3 Director.
A two-time recipient of the Gulf
States PGA Golf Professional of the Year
Award (2007 and 2009), Dorman is also
the recipient of the 2011 Gulf States PGA
Bill Strausbaugh Award for service to PGA
Professionals within the Section.
“Being elected to the Board of Directors is
beyond any of my dreams,” said Dorman. “I
have always enjoyed the game, and the idea
of serving people and my fellow members is
exciting for me. To work at such a national
level, on behalf of my district, is an honor
I will never take lightly. I’m anxious to get
to work to support the strategic plan of the
Association.”
A native of North Carolina, Dorman has
promoted the game of golf and served the
golf community in Mississippi for 25 years.
Dorman’s service to the Association includes
tenure on the PGA Employment Committee
from 2013-2014, Government Relations
Committee from 2006-2012 and Scholarship
Committee from 2014-present.
Jim and his wife Mimi, a 5th grade
English teacher, have been married for 25
years. They have two children, Paige Wise
and Aaron; and one grandchild, Isaac.
The PGA Board of Directors is
composed of the Association’s president,
vice president, secretary, honorary president
and 17 directors. The directors include
representatives from each of the PGA’s 14
districts, two independent directors and a
member of the PGA Tour. New District
Directors are elected by local PGA Sections.
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