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46 SportsTurf | June 2014 www.sportsturfonline.com STMA in Action News from the Sports Turf Managers Association 5-YEAR Adamski Julie Altamuro Ian Atkins Jeremy Baldino Ron Bardell Tracy Barnes Joshua Beggs Andrew Bell Kevin Bland Justin Bonneau Mark Breeden Gregory Brown Thomas Bryant Aaron Buckner Tab Burks Brannon Byron Bill Compau James Cook Daniel CroB Dale CroseC Ken Dan Vlad Dickson Kyley Eberhart Shaun Eddington Jock Emanuel Jeff Fleming Tim Gerth Joshua Gianoli John Gilbert Jeff Gonzalez Frankie Jr. Goyne Thomas Grefrath Phillip Hardy Kevin CSFM Hooten Mitchell Hopkins Michael Horne Logan Huelster Gene Huffman Rick Hunt Joel Jacobson Jerry Jennings Dan Johnson Andrew Johnson Rob Johnson ScoO Kirsch Thomas Kline Blaine Koester Jason CGCS Kolander Kelly Lansdowne Jeff Lauer Christopher LeBlanc Robert Lock Ryan Mardesich John Mast William McCaskill David Merrell Kenneth Mitchusson MaOhew Moffat Mark Morvay Michael Mueller Jason Mueller Jason Nagelhout Garald Jr. Peters George Peters James Peterson Nephi Picha Donald Pifer Tom Powers Bryant Reams Chris Rolli JoLynda Schader Troy Schiller MaOhew Schools Brian Schoonmaker Brink Shaw Sean Simons Zach Snide Connor Soper Michael Spacone David Spier Donald Steinman Alexander Stokes Brian Stokka Dave SuOon Ken Taylor Kevin CSFM Thompson David Tucker Wayne Umeda Kai Vandyne Jim Watson Stephen Wolsfeld Bill 10-YEAR Allgood Dave Alterio Chad Appelfeller Weston CSFM Ashworth Scott Avellino Arthur Balough Matt Bergdoll James CSFM Betulius Joe Boettcher Michael Borgen Cory Bossard Andrew Boswell Jack Thank you to STMA members who have reached the 5-year and 10-year milestones of membership. We salute you for your commitment to the profession! Through your support, you strengthen the industry, and you make possible STMA's continued development of resources and educa- tional programs that are the foundation of the value of membership. These members received their service pins in May. T o celebrate its centennial (100 years in business) year, the Toro Company recently requested and received applications for a special one-time scholarship. Several standout students were awarded the scholarship. They are Andrew Wilhelm, Purdue University; Kevin Hansen, Iowa State University; and Chrissie Segars, Oklahoma State University. The new Dr. James R. Watson Legacy Scholarship Program, funded by The Toro Giving Program, is a special one-time schol- arship being given in celebration of The Toro Company's Centennial, which is in July. The scholarship honors long-time Toro agronomist Dr. James Watson who passed away Oct. 1, 2013. Three $2,000 scholarships were awarded through the SAFE Foundation, STMA's charitable foundation, to deserving collegiate students who have at least one semester of education to complete before graduating. The scholarships were awarded to students who will attain a degree in sports turf management or comparable field of study from a two-year, four-year or graduate program. In addition to the cash award, the students will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to the Toro Sports Fields and Grounds Forum, being held July 28-31, 2014 in Minneapolis. Standout students receive special one-time Watson Scholarship from Toro STMA recognizes its 5 & 10 year members