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>> CHAD LAURIE, head groundskeeper for the Buffalo Bisons, (left) won an iPad at the STMA Conference from ex- hibitor Barenbrug USA. At right is Christiaan Arends, Barenbrug USA's turf product manager.
towards helping SAFE advance its mission of education, scholarship and research in the sports turf industry. The Conference and Exhibition is sup-
ported through the sponsorship of the follow- ing companies: Barenbrug USA; Carolina Green Corp.; Covermaster, Inc.; Diamond Pro/TXI; DuPont Professional Products; GreenONE Industries; Hunter Industries; MUSCO Sports Lighting; Rain Bird Corp.; The Toro Company; and World Class Athletic Surfaces, Inc.
FOUNDERS AWARDS The week's events were capped off by
STMA's Annual Awards Banquet on Friday evening, where the association's highest honors
are presented. The Founders Awards for 2011: Dr. William H. Daniel Award – Dr. Leah Bril- man, Seed Research of Oregon; George Toma Golden Rake Award – Tom Nielsen, Louisville Bats; Dick Ericson Award – Darian Daily, Paul Brown Stadium; Harry C. Gill Memorial Award – Mike Andresen, CSFM, Iowa State University
SCHOLARSHIPS SAFE was created to provide research, edu-
cational programs, and scholarships geared to sports field specific endeavors. The level of scholarship funding has steadily increased since the scholarship program's inception in 1999 and since the scholarship program's beginning, SAFE has awarded more than $200,000 in scholarship and travel to the STMA Conference and Exhibition. A panel of seven judges independently
scored each entry based on each student's aca- demic preparation, experience in the sports turf management industry, professional goals, ex- tracurricular activities, and input from aca- demic advisors and employers. Each student also wrote an essay describing his or her back- ground and career aspirations. Scholarship recipients had their financial aid
mailed directly to their university, with a check made out jointly to them and their schools fi- nancial aid office. Graduate Scholarships: Dr. James Watson Scholarship - $1,500 Matthew Williams, Ohio State
SAFE Graduate Scholarship - $1,000
Matthew Elmore, Tennessee, & Matthew Hol- lan, Tennessee Four Year Scholarships: Dr. James Watson Scholarship - $1,500 Evan Sears, Kentucky SAFE Undergraduate Scholarship - $1,000
Nicholas Fisher, Ohio State; Travis Hohlbein, Ohio State; Logan Horne, Virginia Tech; Stephen R. King, Penn State; Zachary Peterson, Purdue; Steven Vonderheide, Purdue Two Year Scholarships: Dr. Fred Grau Me- morial Scholarship - $1,500 Chris Romo, Mt. San Antonio College.
SEMINARS ON WHEELS "The STMA Seminar on Wheels committee put together two great days of tours and more than 300 attendees enjoyed them," said Jeff Salmond, CSFM, director of athletic field man- agement for the University of Oklahoma. "With the support of the Greater LA Basin Chapter of STMA, attendees were able to get
STMA Affiliated Chapters Contact Information
STMA installed its 34th affiliated chapter during the Chapter Officers Training Session held at the STMA Annual Conference and Exhibition in Long Beach last month. The Oklahoma Chapter STMA met all of the requirements to become an affiliated chapter. Its steering committee includes Jeff Salmond, CSFM, Justin Moss, Monte McCoy, Todd Tribble, Sergio Lopez and Jeff Gazaway. Welcome to STMA, Oklahoma!
Sports Turf Managers Association of Arizona: Chris Walsh cwalsh@scottsdaleaz.gov
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 Man- agers Association: www.imstma.org.
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.
Mid Atlantic Sports Turf Managers Association (MASTMA) (formerly the Chesapeake Chapter STMA) Ph. 410-704-2197 www.mastma.org
Minnesota Park and Sports Turf Managers As- sociation: www.mpstma.org
MO-KAN Sports Turf Managers Association: www.mokanstma.com.
Nebraska Sports Turf Managers Association: 402/441-4425.
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
Oregon STMA Chapter: www.oregonsportsturf- managers.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.sc- stma.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.
Chapter Sponsors