The Tampa Bay Area Chapter of Spelman College Alumnae (NAASC) will honor three influential community members at the Spelman Blue, Back On The Green: Honoring Women in Sports fundraising event. Clemmie Perry, the Founder and Executive Director of Women of Color Golf, is among the honorees. Perry will be honored with the Blanche Armwood Legacy Award. The event is scheduled for Sunday, September 22, 2024, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Top Golf Tampa and the fundraiser aims to raise scholarship funds for Spelman College students while recognizing local sports trailblazers.
Andrea N. Thompson, C’97, President of the Tampa Bay Area Chapter of NAASC, highlights the event’s dual purpose of fundraising and celebration. She notes, “The National Alumnae Association of Spelman College Tampa Bay Area Chapter is proud to present our Spelman Blue, Back on the Green event in September. We are raising funds to continue this tradition by providing scholarships to deserving young women attending Spelman College from the Tampa Bay Area.”
“Perry’s organization has significantly advanced opportunities for women of color in golf, making her a deserving recipient of this prestigious accolade, said Debert Cook, publisher of African American Golfer’s Digest. Since 2014, Women of Color Golf and its affiliated Girls on the Green Tee have introduced over 2,500 minority women and girls to golf. We’ve brought golf to Fortune 100 companies, sports leagues, and girls in communities, schools, and outreach centers across the globe. One of the organization’s crowning achievements to date has been being named a White House Champion for Change by the Obama Administration.”
Perry has over 25 years’ experience working for three Fortune 500 companies such as Lockheed Martin Corporation, Florida Power & Light Company & Sodexo. She earned her B.S. degree from Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida in Retail and Business Management and an M.S. from Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in Instructional Technology and E-Learning. A former NFL Cheerleader for two NFL Teams, including 7 years with the Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders, and 1 year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneer Swashbucklers, Perry knows how to navigate the world of sports and business and her savvy skills have lead to just a few of these many notable accomplishments:
- Trained over 2500 minority women & girls in the basic
golf fundamentals and developed various beginner golf,
business golf, careers and mentoring programs for all age
groups of women and girls. - Established (3) LPGA Girls Golf locations in Tampa at
under-served Elementary Schools and local Community
Centers. - Created a Golf College Mentorship Program and
supported the implementation of a new women’s golf
team at Edward Waters University with Dr. Paul Bryant
for the new all Freshman Women’s Golf Team. - Obtained largest partnership in the world with Saudi
Aramco Oil and the Public Investment Fund for various
golf strategies and community based programs for
minority golfers to play in global tournaments with our
WOCG Business Development Partner, Vasti Amaro. - Secured over $100K in Aramco Oil PRO-AM tournament
opportunities for Edward Waters University, Howard
University and (2) Tampa High School minority golfers to
connect with the world’s top female golfers in the Aramco
Team Series Global Golf Tournaments (New York &
Tampa). - Distributed over $70K in Tory Burch designer golf attire to
HBCU’s, high schools and non-profit golf organizations.
Secured over $14K for Middleton High School Girls Golf
Team in equipment. - Serves as a panel speaker for Professional Golf Association of Canada
This year’s fundraiser shifts focus to sports, following last year’s emphasis on education. The event will also honor two additional exceptional women: Tiffany Greene, an ESPN commentator and reporter, will be awarded the True Blue Leadership Award. Kaela Crowell, East Bay High School Varsity Girls Basketball Coach and Spelman Class of 2021, will be recognized with the Rising Star Community Service Award.
Spelman College, a private liberal arts women’s college in Atlanta, Georgia, was founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary. It ranks #1 among HBCUs and 54th nationally for best liberal arts colleges in the United States.
The National Alumnae Association of Spelman College (NAASC) is a 501c3 organization that supports Spelman College, a historically Black college for women, through financial gifts, student recruitment, sisterhood, community service, and recognition of Spelman women. The Spelman Blue fundraising events are designed to highlight significant areas concerning Black women, with this year’s focus on sports. Tickets for the event are available on Eventbrite.
