Tag: Golf Course Superintendent Association of America (GCSAA)

Help wanted… again

January 22, 2015 By
Here I go again, writing another job description for an assistant superintendent. It’s a constant event, done multiple times in the last year or two. I guess it should be expected at a private 72-hole country club. Over three decades ...

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GCSAA and COO part ways

January 13, 2015 By
The GCSAA posted on its website in mid-January that Matt Shatto, its chief operating officer (COO), was no longer working for the association. Shatto was with the association for only a year. The GCSAA’s previous COO, Richard Konzem, had a ...

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GCSAA honors Florida chapter for government relations efforts

January 8, 2015 By
The Florida Golf Course Superintendents Association (FGCSA) has earned the 2015 Excellence in Government Relations Award from the national association for its statewide collaboration with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to establish best management practices for golf courses. ...

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Bayer awards two GCSAA members with Plant Health Scholarships

December 9, 2014 By
Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience, selected two Plant Health Scholarship recipients. Michael Scully, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Valley Crest Creekside Golf Course in Modesto, Calif., and Daniel L. Rootes Jr., GCSAA superintendent member at Ponderosa Butte Golf Course ...

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The dangerous art of speaking your mind

November 24, 2014 By
I have been fortunate in my career. I’ve only made one move, and it was a decision I made for myself. ¶ At my previous job at GCSAA, I would occasionally ponder getting fired. Not because my performance was lacking, ...

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Bayer CropScience calls for Plant Health Academy applicants

November 12, 2014 By
Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP, is now accepting applications for the third annual Plant Health Academy. GCSAA Class A members and Superintendent Members (SM) who are also members of My Bayer Rewards can apply through Dec. 19 to ...

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