Penn State University placed three teams, including the champion foursome, in the top 10 of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) 21st annual Collegiate Turf Bowl Competition at the Golf Industry Show on Feb. 26 in San Antonio. The Turf Bowl was presented in partnership with John Deere Golf. The foursome of Chris Marra, William Ellinger, Kyle Patterson and... read more
Turface Athletics presented its 2014 field maintenance and scholarship awards at the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) annual luncheon on Jan. 4. in Orlando, Fla. The maintenance awards recognize outstanding field maintenance at the high school and college levels, while the scholarships provide assistance to two schools in need of field improvements. Worcester State University (Mass.) was selected as the... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) has announced its 2015 board of directors, including Allen Johnson, CSFM and fields manager for the Green Bay Packers, as its newly elected president. The board took office at its annual conference, held this year Jan. 13-16 in Denver. Other STMA members elected to the Board include: Jeff Salmond, CSFM, University of Oklahoma, as President-Elect;... read more
Aquatrols Corporation of America hired Jutta Pils, Ph.D., as its new director of research and development. Pils earned her Ph.D. from Iowa State University in 2005 with a focus on soil chemistry and water resources. She has spent the past nine years working in crop protection with DuPont, leading teams in the United States and abroad while overseeing the launch... read more
Spring Valley, a manufacturer of professional and retail fertilizers and ice melters, named Chad Fagervik to its sales team. Fagervik brings with him 25 years of experience in professional turf management sales. Fagervik spent the last four years of his career with Agrium Advanced Technologies where he managed municipal and strategic account business. Prior to his tenure at Agrium, he spent seven years as... read more
