The former CEO of Kohler Co. took the home-products and design company into the golf business during his 43 years with the company, building four courses at Blackwolf Run and Whistling Straits and buying resort hotel properties in St Andrews, Scotland. He will receive the award named after St Andrews’ long-time superintendent at the Golf Industry Show in San Diego next February.
J.D. Dockstader Named COO for GCSAA
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America’s Chief Business Development Officer will now also serve as Chief Operating Officer, to have oversight of all business development and operating functions for the 18,000-member organization. The GCSAA also promoted Eileen Bangalan to Senior Director, Business Strategy.
USGA Contributes $50,000 to GCSAA Research Projects
The grant to the Environmental Institute for Golf will support the Cooperative Research Program, which focuses on local turfgrass issues.
Watson Fellowship Grants Include “Wedding Present” for One Turfgrass Student
Three postgraduate grants of $5,000, plus all-expenses paid trips to the Golf Industry Show, have been awarded through the fellowship funded by the Environmental Institute of Golf and The Toro Company. Newly married Philip Vines of Mississippi State University and David Jesperson and Charles Schmid of Rutgers are this year’s recipients.
Five GCSAA Members Win Trips to Golf Industry Show
The superintendents, selected through a random drawing, won expenses-paid trips to the 2015 show in San Antonio, February 21-26, through the Bayer Superintendent Grant Program.
Melrose Leadership Academy to Send 17 Superintendents to Golf Industry Show
Through the Environmental Institute for Golf, the Academy that was established by the retired CEO and Chairman of The Toro Companuy will make it possible for selected members of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America to attend next February’s event in San Antonio.
GCSAA Set to Update Water Use and Conservation Survey
A nationwide survey of superintendents at nearly 15,000 U.S. facilities, sponsored by the U.S. Golf Association and the Environmental Institute for Golf, will compare golf’s current landscape to information collected in a 2006 study.
Newest GCSAA Legacy Awards Include “Double Dip” for Van Auken Family
After David Van Auken of Bass Lake CC earned a benefit from the Melrose Leadership Academy earlier this year, his son Kurt was one of 20 winners of grants awarded to children of the association’s membership.
Stone Mountain (Ga.) GC’s Williams to Receive GCSAA Government Relations Award
The Marriott property’s Director of Grounds will be honored at the Opening Session of the Golf Industry Show in Orlando on February 5, to recognize his leadership role in helping to forge strong working relationships between the golf industry and government officials in Georgia during a prolonged period of severe drought.
GCSAA, EIFG Support “Grass Roots” Initiative at National Arboretum
To highlight the value of turfgrass, the superintendents’ organization and its philanthropic arm have become Silver Partners for the collaborative effort between the USDA and the National Turfgrass Federation.
GCSAA Announces Melrose Leadership Academy Class
The second class of 16 GCSAA Class A members has been selected to participate in the Academy to be conducted at the 2014 Golf Industry Show in Orlando, February 1-6. Class members earned an all-expenses-paid trip to the show through an application process based on financial need, volunteerism, and career ambition.
Rounds 4 Research Auctions Raise Close to $150,000
Two online sales completed the turfgrass research fundraising program’s first full year on a national scale, with participating courses providing more than 900 rounds of golf for the cause.
Superintendent Grant Program Applications Now Being Accepted
Bayer to send five superintendents to the 2012 GCSAA Education Conference.
A Wrenching Summer
As an industry of golf professionals, we always find ways to do more with less and when we put our minds to it, we can accomplish many things.
Richard Konzem Named GCSAA Chief Operating Officer
Konzem will be responsible for developing, implementing and executing key member programs that support the achievement of the association’s mission, vision and operational goals.