100 for 100
As part of the MSU College of Business Centennial Celebration, we are proud to recognize 100 of our most distinguished alumni. With more than 33,000 graduates since the college's establishment in 1915, selecting only 100 is no easy task. We express our most sincere gratitude to our College of Business students, alumni, faculty and friends who helped in the selection process by nominating these 100 outstanding men and women who mean BUSINESS!
The PGA Golf Management Program is extremely proud to have two graduates as part of the Top 100 graduatein the history of the College of Business.
ROD PERRY (1996) Director of Crane Lakes Golf Club; eight-time North Florida PGA Section Player of the Year. Perry competed in 22 PGA Tour Events, including the 2012, 2013, and 2014 PGA Championships. PGA of America's Professional National Championship at Sunriver Resort in Oregon. Perry received the PGA Professional Player of the Year Award in 2012 and 2013. He previously held the assistant professional position at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, FL. Perry earned a degree in Marketing and Professional Golf Management in 1996.
JOE ASSELL (1994) Co-founder, president and CEO of GolfTEC. The company began with one employee and $90,000 in sales and now operates with 650 employees and over $80 million in sales. Assell serves on the Board of Directors of the Colorado PGA, Associate Board of the Boys and Girls of Metro Denver, the National PGA Marketing and Member Benefits Committee and the National PGA Golf 2.0 Get Golf Ready Committee. He graduated cum laude in marketing from the Professional Golf Management program. Assell received the Young Alumni of the Year award in 2002, as well as 2008 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. He was also recognized as the 2015 Golf Professional of the Year in the Colorado PGA Section.