Turf Magazine - October, 2008
DEPARTMENTS
Association News
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| Tim Kreger |
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Carolinas GCSA Approves Succession Plan
The Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents Association board of directors approved a succession plan for the retirement of current
association executive director, Chuck Borman, on December 31, 2009. The
board designated Tim Kreger, current director of programs, to be the new
executive director effective January 1, 2010. Borman will work with Kreger
to ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities and has also agreed to
consult with the association until June 30, 2010.
Borman has been the executive director since March
1998, and prior to that was director of membership for the Golf Course
Superintendents Association of America. Kreger came to the association in
November 2007 as director of programs. Kreger, a graduate of Clemson
University, was previously employed as the director of development for the
South Carolina Junior Golf Foundation.
Project EverGreen to Display BENCHES ArtWork
Project EverGreen is seeking participants for its
BENCHES ArtWork exhibition at the GIE+EXPO. The organization’s goal
is to have 20 benches and participating companies at the showcase. With a
$1,000 donation, sponsors receive a mini-bench from Project EverGreen,
which the company may paint, sculpt and otherwise adorn in any way to
reflect the company and how it enhances green spaces. Call
877-758-4835 for information.
IAEF Holds Faculty Academy
The Irrigation Association Education Foundation hosted
the 2008 Faculty Academy in Denver, Colo. The session drew 35 instructors
from around the country. The two-day academy provides intensive classroom
and field instruction in irrigation concepts and best practices, and allows
instructors to network with their peers. Highlights included training on
sprinkler spacing, electrical troubleshooting and a hydraulics lab.
Participants were treated to a tour of INVESCO Field and a green roof
presentation and tour at an EPA facility in Denver. For more information,
visit www.iaef.org.
Notes from PLANET
The Professional Landcare Network has launched
its new “GROW the NETWORK—JOIN the NETWORK”
member-get-a-member campaign, open to all current members. Members will
contact green industry service providers until December 31, 2008, to invite
them to join the network. Members who recruit others to join are eligible
for prizes, including a 42-inch plasma HDTV.
PLANET announced the addition of four lawn care and
landscape companies to the roster of participants in the STARS Safe Company
Program, sponsored by CNA and Husqvarna. STARS is a free safety initiative
developed by PLANET to assist green industry companies in their efforts to
lower their total costs of risk by reducing hazards and injuries. The most
recent participants are Avalon Landscapes, Inc., Boise, Idaho; Meadowbrook
Acres Maintenance, Brighton, Mich.; New Castle Lawn & Landscape, Inc.,
Mohnton, Pa.; and NW Landscape By Design, LLC, Auburn, Wash.
PLANET announced that national celebrity garden
designer P. Allen Smith, of P. Allen Smith Gardens and P. Allen
Smith’s Garden Home, will lead an educational session October 23
entitled “How Creative Thinking and Design Will Maximize Your
Profits” during this year’s Green Industry Conference, courtesy
of Stihl, Inc. The conference, which returns to Louisville, Ky.,
October 22-25, offers a wealth of learning opportunities for green industry
professionals.
