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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE President: Jeffrey Salmond, CSFM Immediate Past President: Allen Johnson, CSFM President-Elect: Tim Van Loo, CSFM Secretary/Treasurer: Sarah Martin, CSFM Vice President Commercial: Doug Schattinger Professional Facilities: Dan Bergstrom Academic: Beth Guertal, PhD Higher Education: Nick McKenna, CSFM Parks & Recreation: Jimmy Simpson, CSFM K-12: John Watt, CSFM Commercial: Randy Price Elected-at-Large: Weston Appelfeller, CSFM Elected-at-Large: Jeffrey Fowler Chief Executive Officer: Kim Heck STMA OFFICE 805 New Hampshire, Suite E Lawrence, KS 66044 Phone: 800-323-3875 Fax: 800-366-0391 Email: STMAinfo@STMA.org www.STMA.org STMA Editorial Committee Chairman: Mark Frever, CSFM TJ Brewer, CSFM; Joe Churchill; Jim Cornelius, CSFM; Jeremy Driscoll; Cliff Driver, CSFM; Matt Hollan; Paul Hollis; Chrissy McLarn; Jamie Mehringer; Scott Stevens, CSFM; and Dr. Joey Young, Technical Editor Publisher's Notice: We Assume No Responsibility For The Validity Of Claims In Connection With Items Appearing In Sportsturf. 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COPYRIGHT 2016, SportsTurf. Material may not be reproduced or pho- tocopied in any form without the written permission of the publisher. www.stma.org December 2016 | SportsTurf 7 valuable in helping us achieve our plan. The Membership Committee completed a Compensation Survey and the results indicate a $7,000 salary increase for sports field managers since the last survey, in 2012. We have targeted technology as an essential component to serving our members. Our newly focused Technology Team is helping to develop a comprehensive plan, of which our website and social media presence are key; this will also heavily influence the next strategic plan. The International committee is developing a plan to develop relationships with international field managers that will lead to membership in STMA. A newly formed committee, the Turfgrass Educators' Council, composed of academics, has developed strategies on how STMA can help our college and university programs recruit students to the turfgrass industry. Our Environmental Committee successfully rolled out its facility certification program. I encourage you to continue your membership, invite others to join to show them the cool things STMA is doing, and to serve on a committee to help build this great association for the future. I want to thank our Board and all our committee chairs for their remarkable work this year. I also want to thank Kim Heck and her staff at HQ for their relentless efforts in executing the strategic plan and STMA's programs. I am indebted to you for your dedication and commitment to STMA. I hope to see you at the STMA Conference and Trade Show in Orlando in January, as a member or soon-to-be-member. A s members of STMA, we have many association programs and educational opportunities available to us, — SportsTurf magazine, a top conference experience, Michigan State's TGIF, employment and internships postings, awards, scholarships, webinars and topical bulletins — to name a few. The sports turf industry has seen changes over the years. Recently we have seen a slight increase in the influx of people coming to STMA from other areas of the turf industry. STMA has grown to more than 2,600 members from the US and countries from all over the world. The STMA Board and Committees, along with HQ and Buffalo. Agency, have been working hard to provide membership with a great present and future. We are mindful of the importance of our members; they are at the forefront of every decision we make. As we approach the third year of the strategic plan, I am pleased to report that we are on schedule to complete its initiatives, as well as new ones your Board added to further progress STMA. As we accomplish these goals and objectives, we arm our members with the tools to advance the professionalism of our industry. We have been working to retain members and attract new members. One of the latest projects your Board has undertaken is to conduct a "State-of-the-Industry" survey in cooperation with Turf Republic. The results will show where we are as an industry so we can influence where we want it to go. This is critical as we structure future strategic plans. Our Committees have been extremely Jeff Salmond, CSFM jsalmond@ou.edu IT'S A GREAT TIME TO BE AN STMA MEMBER