Florida Memorial University and the Dwight Stephenson Foundation are holding their 2015 Golf Tournament, scheduled for Monday, June 22, at Shula’s Golf Club, 7601 Miami Lakes Drive.
Proceeds from the event benefit the university’s Presidential Scholarship, as well as Dwight’s Computers for Kids Program, which provides computers to deserving children from low income South Florida families.
The continued joint efforts of FMU and the Dwight Stephenson Foundation for the 2015 tournament will ensure that students gain the educational, financial and technical skills needed to compete in the global economy.
Stephenson was the Miami Dolphins’ second round draft pick from Alabama in 1980 at center and retired in 1987.
Under head coach Don Shula, he started in two Super Bowls and made the Pro Bowl on several occasions and was inducted in the NFL Hall of Fame in 1998.
In 1994, he was added to the Miami Dolphins Honor Roll.
Stephenson won the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award in 1985, honoring his volunteer and charity work, as well as his excellence on the field, and the Walter Camp Man of the Year in 2005.