The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) confirmed its 2020 board of directors. Jimmy Simpson, Certified Sports Field Manager (CSFM) and facilities management coordinator for the town of Cary, N.C., was elected president. Simpson will serve a one-year term. “STMA continually leads our industry forward and has brought together a community of sports field managers spanning generations,” said Jimmy Simpson, newly... read more
Matt Parrott, head groundskeeper of the Charlotte Knights, was recently named Sports Turf Manager of the Year for the third straight year by the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB). Parrott manages BB&T Ballpark in Charlotte, N.C., for the Knights, which are the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. In honor of his back-to-back wins in 2017 and 2018,... read more
The employee-owners of PBI-Gordon named Don Botkin as a sales representative. Based in Dublin, Ohio, Botkin is responsible for PBI-Gordon product sales to golf course and turfgrass management customers in Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio. “We are excited that Don Botkin has joined the PBI-Gordon team of employee-owners,” said PBI-Gordon Vice President and General Manager Neil Cleveland. “His deep industry experience,... read more
Advanced Turf Solutions announced Mark Armstrong, formerly of Creative Grounds Group LLC, an Ohio-based athletic field contractor, joined its growing sports field division. With Armstrong on board as a sports turf area manager, Advanced Turf Solutions plans to expand its sports field consulting, renovation, construction and maintenance services by adding crews of qualified field technicians based in central Ohio. “Mark... read more
Brock Phipps, Springfield Cardinals director of field operations, was named the Double-A Sports Turf Manager of the Year by the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB), sponsored by STMA and Echo Tools. Phipps manages Hammons Field is located in Springfield, Mo., which is the home of the Springfield Cardinals. Hammons Field has been recognized seven times as the Double-A field of the... read more
