SportsTurf

December 2012

SportsTurf provides current, practical and technical content on issues relevant to sports turf managers, including facilities managers. Most readers are athletic field managers from the professional level through parks and recreation, universities.

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STMA in action STMA members to vote on Bylaws INCLUDED WITH THE ELECTION BALLOT will be a Bylaws change presented to the membership. All changes to the Bylaws must be voted on by the STMA voting membership. To pass, an amendment must have the approval of a majority of members casting ballots. The Bylaws changes are twofold: adding an honorary classification of membership to the voting and non-voting classifications and the renumbering of the Bylaws due to this change. STMA has always had honorary and lifetime categories of membership. But these were under the voting classification and allowed its members to vote and hold office. There are situations where this can be problematic. For example, a past president is always made an honorary member at the conclusion of his/her presidential service. The Bylaws language allowed the past president to hold office again and to vote. This is in direct conflict with a past president who obtains employment in the commercial sector. Thus, the addition of an Honorary Classification of Membership allows the employment status of a member to determine if he/she can vote and hold office. The Bylaws Committee made this final recommendation to the STMA Board of Directors at its recent fall meeting to present these changes to the membership. The Board unanimously approved them. The Bylaws Committee is chaired by Mike Trigg, CSFM; its members include Jesse Driver, CSFM, Mary Owen, Scott Pippen, David Reiss, and Troy Smith, CSFM. SAFE Board Chair Montgomery steps down BOYD MONTGOMERY, CSFM, CSE, Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Foundation for Safer Athletic Fields for Everyone (SAFE), has resigned his position effective Jan. 20, 2013. Montgomery has chaired STMA's charity, SAFE, since 2006, replacing Michael Schiller, CSFM whose term ended that year. Under Montgomery's leadership, SAFE launched several initiatives beginning with changing its mission, its name (formerly The Foundation for Safer Athletic Field Environments), and its bylaws. These changes paved the way for the creation of an industry-wide initiative: Sports and Recreation Fields – Safety First. Its core purpose is to fund education, outreach, research and scholarship to advance the safety and sustainability of playing surfaces and reduce sports field injuries. This initiative is in its second year of fundraising with a goal of $1 million by 2016. Montgomery is stepping down due to work and family commitments. "Our Board of Trustees has worked very hard to move SAFE forward. With my work and family schedule it has become increasingly difficult to give SAFE the time it deserves", said Montgomery. "I am confident that its new leader can keep the momentum going forward." SAFE has engaged its Nominating Committee and the new chairman is expected to be in place as Montgomery steps down. The SAFE Board of Trustees includes Cathy Bradley, Ken Curry, Gil Landry, PhD, David Pinsonneault, CSFM, CPRP, Chard Price, CSFM, CFB, Doug Schattinger, Jay Warnick, CSFM, and Steve Wightman. The Foundation's mission is "To enrich communities through championing safe, sustainable sports and recreation fields for all athletes." 44 SportsTurf | December 2012 STMA's Digital offerings extend and enhance learning experiences FOR THOSE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE 2013 STMA CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION in Daytona Beach, FL, STMA is offering the opportunity to view conference education sessions live. STMA is partnering with Peach New Media to bring you four education sessions featured at the conference on Wednesday, January 16, 2013. Featured sessions include: • "Making Plant Growth Regulators Work for You" – Thomas Serensits • "The Reality of LEED Certified Landscape and Site Management" – Larry DiVito • "3 Keys to Providing High Quality, High Traffic Athletic Fields – Jerad Minnick • "Back To Basics: Getting the Most from Your Granular Fertilizers" – Brad Jakubowski and Dr. Tom Samples Anyone can access the education. Registration is $10 for each of the morning sessions and $20 for the three hour afternoon session. Stay tuned for registration information. Peach New Media will also be recording education sessions throughout the entire STMA Conference. These recorded sessions will be available following the conference for a nominal charge for attendees and at the regular rate for non attendees. If you have any questions, please contact Kristen Althouse at kalthouse@stma.org. Additionally, STMA's enhanced digital conference brochure is online now for all interested parties to check out. Visit stma.org to learn more and experience our brochure digitally like never before! GrasStains needs your photos & video clips PRODUCTION IS STARTING on the annual GrasStains video, which is a fun and integral part of the STMA Awards Banquet. As always your photos and video clips of your year, crew, and other memorable moments are desired. Two areas are specifically requested: 1) 7th inning stretch videos of your grounds crew's work. 2) Photos of your "younger" days in sports turf management. Every single member has old photos of himself/herself, so start looking, scanning and sending! GrasStains Productions is unable to receive large files. Please open a free Dropbox.com account, upload your photos and videos, and send the link to Production Director Steve Legros at Steve@turfandirt.com. Or, burn your photos to a CD or DVD and send to Steve Legros, 91B Partridge Circle, Carlisle, PA 17013. www.sportsturfonline.com

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