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Sports Turf Managers Association of
Arizona: www.azstma.org
Colorado Sports Turf Managers Association:
www.cstma.org
Florida #1 Chapter (South):
305-235-5101 (Bruce Bates) or
Tom Curran CTomSell@aol.com
Florida #2 Chapter (North): 850-580-4026,
John Mascaro, john@turf-tec.com
Florida #3 Chapter (Central): 407-518-2347,
Scott Grace, scott@sundome.org
Gateway Chapter Sports Turf Managers
Association: www.gatewaystma.org.
Georgia Sports Turf Managers Association:
www.gstma.org.
Greater L.A. Basin Chapter of the
Sports Turf Managers Association:
www.stmalabasin.com.
Illinois Chapter STMA: www.ILSTMA.org.
Intermountain Chapter of the Sports Turf
Managers Association:
http://imstma.blogspot.com/
Indiana - Contact Clayton Dame,
Claytondame@hotmail.com or Brian Bornino,
bornino@purdue.edu or Contact Joey Stevenson,
jstevenson@indyindians.com
Iowa Sports Turf Managers Association:
www.iowaturfgrass.org.
Kentucky Sports Turf Managers Association:
www.kystma.org.
Keystone Athletic Field Managers Org.
(KAFMO/STMA): www.kafmo.org.
Michigan Sports Turf Managers Association
(MiSTMA): www.mistma.org.
Minnesota Park and Sports Turf Managers
Association: www.mpstma.org
MO-KAN Sports Turf Managers Association:
www.mokanstma.com.
New England STMA (NESTMA):
www.nestma.org.
Sports Field Managers Association
of New Jersey: www.sfmanj.org.
Sports Turf Managers of New York:
www.stmony.org.
North Carolina Chapter of STMA:
www.ncsportsturf.org.
Northern California STMA:
www.norcalstma.org.
Ohio Sports Turf Managers Association
(OSTMA): www.ostma.org.
Oklahoma Chapter STMA: 405-744-5729;
Contact: Dr. Justin Moss okstma@gmail.com
Oregon STMA Chapter:
www.oregonsportsturfmanagers.org
oregonstma@gmail.com
Ozarks STMA: www.ozarksstma.org.
Pacific Northwest Sports Turf Managers
Association: www.pnwstma.org.
Southern California Chapter:
www.socalstma.com.
South Carolina Chapter of STMA:
www.scstma.org.
Tennessee Valley Sports Turf Managers
Association (TVSTMA): www.tvstma.com.
Texas Sports Turf Managers Association:
www.txstma.org
Virginia Sports Turf Managers Association:
www.vstma.org.
Wisconsin Sports Turf Managers
Association: www.wstma.org.
STMA Affiliated Chapters Contact Information
Chapter Sponsors
Doc's Dugout
This photo is a tribute to our past and recognizes the commitment of Dr. Kent Kurtz, STMA's
Historian, to document our history.
Four STMA members convert Old Milwaukee County Stadium in 1988 for a Green Bay Packers
game. L: to R: Harry Gill, David Mellor, Bernie Rupp, and Gary Vanden Berg. The Packers
played half of their pre-season and regular season games at Milwaukee County Stadium.
In 1960, they signed a 35-year contract with the NFL to play half of their home games in
Milwaukee for fan support from the Milwaukee/Chicago area.
worth it. Pridgen explains that the scholarship application process is
easy and the encouragement gained from receiving the scholarship
keeps you focused.
"Make sure that this is what you really want to do. Don't just do it
for the money," he adds. "I like people who are passionate about the
industry to get the benefits."
By awarding scholarships, SAFE hopes to further encourage the
academic success of individuals as well as provide positive recognition
of their accomplishments. Dan Bergstrom discusses how receiving the
scholarship could jump start your future.
"I was recognized by the university. It gave me more positive rein-
forcement that I was heading down the right path and doing things
well," says Bergstrom. "It certainly helped mold my future."
Twenty years later, and we are still glad to hear that our scholarships
have made an impact on recipients' lives. Whether they found their
passion for sports turf management through college, scholarships or
experience, the SAFE Foundation appreciates all that they have done
to keep fields safe for our communities. Not only do we appreciate our
courageous pioneers who took the chance at applying for a scholarship
twenty years ago, but also to all of our members who graciously sup-
port and donate to help us fulfill our mission to enrich communities
through championing safe, sustainable sports and recreation fields for
all athletes. ■
