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have secured full-time employment; three are transferring to 4-year institutions; and six will be working seasonally or taking a second internship to gain experience. And then there are 3-4 students who are still confused about what they want to do with their lives. "When I meet with students about their careers there are so many factors that influence their future after graduation. Many of the students attend our college because most of them like to stay local. There are limited full-time job opportunities in Iowa and even more limited when students stay in Eastern Iowa. The good news is that graduated students that want to stay in our area are willing to be patient for the full-time jobs to open. "Our students have had a lot of success with out-of-state job opportunities. Most of them develop a relationship during their internship and then are welcomed back for a 2nd internship or full-time employment. "Students that are employed full-time are taking assistant, 2nd assistant or assistant in training positions. Most students feel pre- www.stma.org pared for the job, but would like additional assistant level training before jumping into a head position." MT. SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE (CA) Brian Scott, professor of horticulture, reports on his students' accomplishments, 2012-13: Fleur Nooyen: • Street Tree Seminar, Inc. Scholarship Award recipient, December 2012. • MSAC Faculty Association Career Technical Education Scholarship recipient, Mt. San Antonio College, June 2012. • Don Angelbeck Scholarship Award, Agricultural Sciences Department, Mt. San Antonio College, June 2012. • 2012 Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, Agricultural Sciences Department, Mt. San Antonio College, June 2012. • Sports Turf Managers Association Student Challenge bronze medal winner, Long Beach, January 2012. Fleur has had many of her landscape design and installation projects receive awards and honors by a number of prestigious organizations. Kevin Marsh was recently named an assistant superintendent at Arrowhead Country Club in San Bernardino, CA. He has shown an extremely high aptitude for turfgrass management. He is also one of those young men who are always willing to help out whenever there is a need. His future will be extremely bright in the golf industry, until he wises up and has even a brighter career in sports turf! Kay Hoevel: • Was recognized by the Mt. SAC Ag Sciences Department as the 2012 Outstanding Student in Irrigation and Landscape Construction • Received Certificates of Achievement in Sports Turf Management and Landscape and Park Management. • Was hired as a consultant for a local Lawn Bowling association Kay's world was literally revolutionized by becoming a member of the Mt. SAC Turf Team over the past 2 years. She has seen a part Continued on page 20 SportsTurf 9