For the fifth consecutive year, Bayer Environmental Science and The Environmental Institute for Golf are sending five golf course superintendents to the 2008 Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) Education Conference (Jan. 28-Feb. 2) and Golf Industry Show (Jan. 31-Feb. 2) in Orlando.
The purpose of this grant is to assist golf course superintendents with their professional development through participation in the annual event that features the most comprehensive education program available in the industry.
The five winners are:
- Eric Morrison, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Shennecossett Golf Club in Groton, Conn.
- William Irving, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Kearney (Neb.) Country Club
- Steven Fisher, GCSAA member at Pine Grove Health and Country Club in Camillus, N.Y.
- Tom Forsythe, GCSAA Class A superintendent for city of Thunder Bay (Ontario) Golf Courses
- Christopher Moyer, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Findlay (Ohio) Country Club
Winners receive airfare, hotel accommodations for six nights, conference full-pack registration, two educational seminars and a $200 expense stipend. Any superintendent who did not attend the 2007 GCSAA Education Conference and Golf Industry Show in Anaheim or the 2006 GCSAA Education Conference and Golf Industry Show in Atlanta was eligible to apply.
“Bayer Environmental Science recognizes the importance of professional development to stay current in the field,” says Mike Daly, Bayer Environmental Science golf market manager. “We are pleased to continue our relationship with The Environmental Institute for Golf by helping these five golf course superintendents further their professional development at the 2008 GCSAA Education Conference and Golf Industry Show.”
Bayer Environmental Science is one of five supporters at the Champion's Club level in the Cumulative Giving Program of donors who have contributed between $250,000 and $499,999 to The Environmental Institute for Golf since 1987.
"We are very fortunate to have Bayer Environmental Science offering opportunities like this to superintendents," says GCSAA president Ricky D. Heine, CGCS. "It not only can further their careers, but it also benefits the entire profession."