The 2024 $5,000.00 Jim Martin Scholarship will be awarded to Joseph Boone, a returning and contributing member of the VUU Men's Golf Team. Boone is a Sophomore from Fort Washington, Maryland, and is majoring in Entrepreneur Management. Boone has a 3.84 career grade point average.

"I want to thank the Pro duffers of Washington, DC and I appreciate receiving the Jim Martin Scholarship Award. The Pro Duffers Scholarship Foundation does a lot of great things, and I am hopefully more people from our community will be able to receive this scholarship," stated Joseph Boone

The Jim Martin Scholarship was established by the Pro-Duffers Golf Club, Washington, DC Chapter, to honor the legendary past President of the Washington DC Chapter, National President of the Pro-Duffers USA, and friend to golfers all over the USA.

The annual $5,000 scholarship recognizes deserving college student-athletes who have excelled in the classroom and on the college golf team. The recipients should also have demonstrated leadership in both college and community service.

"We truly appreciate The Pro Duffers of Washington DC as they are great supporters and believers in the mission for the Virginia Union University's Golf Team", says Joe Taylor, VUU Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletic and Community Wellness (IACW)."

The DC Chapter's donations over the last six seasons, totaling $33,000, have provided the program with golf scholarships."The direct support of the Pro Duffers of Washington D.C. gave our golf program the financial resources for competition which led to some of the following accomplishments during their support for the last six seasons. 2019 and 2024 CIAA Champions. We received the Golf Coaches of America Association All-Academic Team President's Special Recognition for 2019-2024 for maintaining a GPA of 3.50 or higher. We also received The HBCU Academic National Champions the last three seasons 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 2023-24 (back-to-back-to back). As a result of our on the course play and our academic achievements we competed in the Folds of Honor Collegiate Championship September 26th – 28th, 2022, at Michigan State University", stated VUU Head Golf Coach Lee Coble.