The two Bursaries will be awarded to cover the costs of attending the CMAA World Conference and to attend MDP 3 Strategy and Leadership. These awards are open to all members of CMAE, its Affiliated Organisations and Alliance Partners.
The Joe Perdue Bursary was established to honour the late Joe Perdue, a pioneer of club management education worldwide, and continues his legacy by enabling aspiring and current managers to access life-changing learning experiences.
Applications are open exclusively to members of the Club Management Association of Europe (CMAE) and Alliance Partners. Successful applicants will demonstrate a strong commitment to professional growth, leadership, and the advancement of club management excellence.
Applications for 2025 is now closed, please make sure you are signed up to our mailing list for announcements of bursaries opening
About Joe Perdue
CMAA’s Academic Advisor Joe Perdue, CCM, CHE, the club industry’s leading hospitality educator, died in Atlanta, GA, January 19, 2015, after a long illness. He was 64.
We wanted to devise a permanent memorial to Joe and have decided to do this by offering an annual award, the Joe Perdue Bursary, which will fund a Manager’s attendance at one of our MDP courses each year.
To do this we need to raise the funds each successive year. And this is where YOU can help and show your support and understanding of the role Joe played here in Europe, gifting us the MDP pathway and European CCM examination.
All donations will be held in a special restricted fund, by ECEF, and the award made each year by a panel of 3 judges. The winning applicant must provide a write up on their experiences, for inclusion in a future cmae newsletter – keeping the name of Joe alive.
