STMA Academy
Take Advantage of the Second
Year of the STMA Academy!
Pre & Post Conference Workshops
Members asked for high level education and the Academy delivers it.
Academy sessions:
- Offer high level learning opportunities
- Result in a Certificate of Completion
- Advance each year, adding the next higher level of
education
- Are included in the full conference registration price
Tuesday, Jan. 21
2:30 - 5 pm - Choose One
STMA 400 – Evaluation and
Preparation of Fields for Heavy Use
Speaker: Grady L. Miller, Ph.D.
This session will address common questions related
to athletic field overuse: What are the most important practices for the field? What can be done when
fields start to wear? How much use can a field
take? Attendees will come away with a better understanding of how to manage high use fields.
STMA 401 – What Are Your Weeds
Telling You?
Speakers: Jim Brosnan, Ph.D.; Gerald Henry, Ph.D.
This presentation will teach attendees the importance of indicator weeds and emphasize the integration of cultural and chemical practices for weed
management programs on athletic fields. Atten-