great for our Association. When you spend a little time with Cat, you quickly realize how much she truly cares for our organization and the people she serves -- her friends and family, her students and faculty at Trine, and her fellow PGA professionals across the state of Indiana.” Benson has also been instrumental in forming the Annual Indiana PGA Career Night – an idea that stemmed from an event that she created for “Tee It Up Trine,” which is a student organization focused on philanthropy, instruction and the promotion of golf. While working with her students to find meaningful internships and jobs, Benson provides valuable information regarding some of the work that the Indiana PGA Section does. She has worked with a variety of facilities -- public, private, resort, club fitting, teaching, and more. She felt that gathering objective information about all types of jobs and facilities out there in the current market can help direct some of the work that is done as a section for recruiting, retention, and networking. With students looking to get into golf, she also gets to hear about what they are looking for, what types of offers or work arrangements are out there, and what appeals to them from the employment side. When Benson learned that she can provide helpful insight to the Section, she decided to give it a shot and volunteer with the Indiana PGA. “I have always operated under the premise that you should earn everything. I am grateful that former officers saw something in me to ask that I volunteer with the Indiana Section PGA, but I hope it was on my own merits and that I bring positive attributes to the table. Despite these beliefs, it is not lost on me that we have a great opportunity to inspire young ladies to pursue opportunities in golf and strive to do big things,” said Benson.
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