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 101 – Why Research Matters to Field Managers Convention Center Room 102A&B Keynote Address: "Skills to Survive in the Future" – Dr. Rick Rigsby Dr. Rick Rigsby is a favorite among audiences worldwide. Whether he is motivating financial giants on Wall Street or fifth grade teachers at an elementary school, Rick encourages and empowers audience members to become great people who do great things. Born and reared in the San Francisco Bay Area, Rick graduated from college in 1978 with a degree in communications and a goal to be a network correspondent. Following a successful career as a television news reporter for a CBS affiliate in Northern California, Rick earned his Master's degree from California State University, Chico followed by his Doctorate from the University of Oregon. Graduate school was followed by two decades as a college professor – the last 14 years at Texas A&M University – where Rick also served as character coach and chaplain for the Aggies football team. Dr. Rigsby now devotes his full attention to empowering people worldwide – from presenting leadership principles in Nigeria to speaking to Fortune 500 companies in the Americas, Europe and Canada. In high demand among educational, business, and service organizations and a favorite among professional sports organizations including the PGA and the National Football League, Rick offers common-sense wisdom to those desiring to rise to greater levels of excellence. Grady L. Miller, Ph.D. – North Carolina State University CEUs: STMA, GCSAA, NRPA, ASBA, PLANET, NIAAA, TNLA, TTA, PGMS, Pesticide Recertification Credits - TN Moderator: Joe Traficano STMA 102 – Making the Impossible Possible: Seed to Playing in 35 Days Convention Center Room 103A Julie Adamski – Maryland SoccerPlex; Ryan Bjorn – Maryland SoccerPlex CEUs: STMA, GCSAA, NRPA, ASBA, PLANET, NIAAA, TNLA, TTA, PGMS, Pesticide Recertification Credits - TN Moderator: Andrew Gossel STMA 103 – Bridging the Generation Gap in the Turf Industry Convention Center Room 103B Joel Rieker – Iowa State University; Tim VanLoo, CSFM – Iowa State University CEUs: STMA, GCSAA, NRPA, ASBA, PLANET, NIAAA, TNLA, TTA, PGMS, Pesticide Recertification Credits - TN Moderator: David Pinsonneault, CSFM, CPRP STMA 104 – Safe Playing Fields: IPM, Legislation, and the Sports Turf Manager Convention Center Room 001A Rich Watson – Pine Hill Public Schools CEUs: STMA, GCSAA, NRPA, ASBA, PLANET, NIAAA, TNLA, TTA, PGMS, Pesticide Recertification Credits – SC, TN, PA Moderator: Mike Tarantino, CSFM Wed., Jan. 22, 9:30 - 10:45 am STMA 100 – Improving Plant Performance with Plant Protection Products Convention Center Room 101A&B John Cisar, Ph.D. – University of Florida, Ft. Lauderdale Research and Education Center CEUs: STMA, GCSAA, NRPA, ASBA, PLANET, NIAAA, TNLA, TTA, PGMS, Pesticide Recertification Credits – SC, TN, PA Moderator: Victoria Wallace www.stma.org STMA 105 – The History of STMA and the Annual Conference – Part 1 Convention Center Room 001B Mike Schiller, CSFM – Retired; Steve Wightman – Retired; Greg Petry – Waukegan Park District CEUs: STMA, GCSAA, NRPA, ASBA, PLANET, NIAAA, TNLA, TTA, PGMS, Pesticide Recertification Credits - TN Moderator: Allen Johnson, CSFM STMA Conference Guide 13