Synthetic Turf Council names 2021-22 board of directors, award winners

The Synthetic Turf Council (STC) named its 2021-22 board of directors at its annual membership meeting in Tucson, Ariz.

For the 2021-2022 term, the board officers are:

• Chairman, Todd DeWolfe, AstroTurf VP of business development and research
• Vice-chairman, Mark Klementti, R.K. Associates sports field consultant
• Secretary, Holli Durchik, Foresite Design project manager
• Treasurer, Shaun Garrity, USGreentech national sales manager
• Director-at-large, Terra Erickson, Sportsfield Specialties sales manager
• Immediate past chairman, Laith Ross RossTarrant Architects senior principal

The board of directors includes:

• Thomas Boehme, Genan CEO
• Ed Norton, HNP partner
• Eric O’Donnell, Sports Labs U.K. managing director
• Shannan Powell, ForeverLawn of Tampa Bay senior manager
• Larry Ridgeway, PrecisionJet/TurfBond president and CEO
• Matt Ross, Shaw Sports Turf regional vice president
• Thomas Shay, Woodard & Curran principal

“I’d like to congratulate all of our Board members and Award winners. With our industry leaders in place, the STC is in a strong position to improve the world through synthetic turf,” said Dan Bond, STC president and CEO.

The fourth annual STC Awards Ceremony winners included:

• Lifetime Achievement: Tom Peeples, Universal Textile Technologies
• Volunteer of the Year: George Neagle, SYNLawn
• Rookie of the Year: Davis McDougal, SYNLawn
• Innovator: Sports Labs Ltd.
• Philanthropy: SYNLawn
• Sustainability: Act Global
• Landscape Project of the Year – Commercial: SYNLawn – City Square
• Landscape Project of the Year – Recreation: Controlled Products/Synthetic Turf International – Hunter Park
• Landscape Project of the Year – Residential: SYNLawn – Michigan Residential Wetlands
• Sports Project of the Year – Single Field more than 75,000 square feet: Act Global – Bradenton Christian School
• Sports Project of the Year – Multi-Field: SYNLawn – IN Children’s Museum

The 2022 STC Annual Membership Meeting is Oct. 17-19 in Washington D.C.