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Award Winners STMA PRESIDENT DR. MIKE GOATLEY poses with Student Challenge 4year Division winners from the University of Maryland-Team 412. From left to right: Ryan Higgins, Justin Patenaude, Matt Park, and Scott Hosier. Their coach is Dr. Justin Mathias. STMA PRESIDENT DR. MIKE GOATLEY poses with Student Challenge 2year Division winners from Horry-Georgetown Technical College-Team 202. From left to right: Kyle Hamilton, Kevin Nason, Bradley Stokes, and Jay Richardson. Their coach is Ashley Wilkinson. The students also received coaching from adjunct faculty member Corey Russell, who is the sports turf manager for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. AMY FOUTY, CSFM, athletic turf manager, Michigan State, receives the Dick Ericson Award from last year's winner, Darian Daily. MICHAEL BOETTCHER, right, grounds manager for the Milwaukee Brewers, receives the George Toma "Golden Rake" Award from banquet emcee Tim Moore, CSFM. ELIZABETH GUERTAL, PHD, right, Auburn University professor of turfgrass and nutrient management, receives the Dr. William H. Daniel Award from last year's winner, Leah Brilman, PhD. RICHARD MOFFITT, right, Moffitt & Associates, LLC, receives the Harry C. Gill Memorial Award from last year's winner, Mike Andresen, CSFM. RECENTLY RETIRED DAVE RULLI, shown here at an earlier awards banquet, was named one of two recipients of the President's Award for Leadership. STEVE WIGHTMAN, right, former turf manager for the San Diego Chargers, was honored with a President's Award for Leadership by STMA President Dr. Mike Goatley. PAUL CARLSON, left, president of Green Source, Inc., Plainfield, IL won the 2013 STMA Award for Commercial Innovation. The winning product is Sidekick, an attachment to sod installation machines that uses ground force to keep the pushing edge square with the edge of the sod. CATHY BRADLEY, Executive Director of the Baseball Tomorrow Fund, has assumed leadership of the SAFE Foundation as its Chairman of the Board of Trustees. 3rd place: Penn State University - Team 204 4-Year Division 1st place: University of Maryland - Team 412 2nd place: Penn State University - Team 407 3rd place: Virginia Tech University - Team 421 INNOVATION AWARD The 2013 STMA Award for Commercial Innovation was presented by STMA Commercial Vice President Rene Asprion of Diamond Pro to Paul Carlson, president of Green Source, Inc., Plainfield, IL. Carlson said the winning product, called Sidekick, was designed as an attachment to sod installation machines so as not to require an additional machine on the job site. "We needed it to be powerful and compact, mobile, and easy to operate and not require an additional operator. We also needed it to not damage to the existing grade and more importantly, to the sod being installed," Carlson said. "That meant it could not touch the grass. This was accomplished instead by using the ground force to keep the pushing edge completely square with the edge of the sod." Products entered are judged by the STMA Awards Committee to substantially enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of sports turf managers, and to make playing surfaces safer and more playable. ■ www.stma.org SportsTurf 43