The Golf Industry Show in Orlando, Fla., served as the backdrop for the Golf Course Builders Association of America Winter Board Meeting held in January. GCBAA Directors elected the following officers to two-year terms: President: Bob Pinson, Course Crafters; Vice President: Mick Jones, The Toro Company; Secretary: Ellen Davis, Waupaca Sand & Solutions, SportZmix Solutions; Treasurer: Steve Christman, Eagle Golf & Landscape Products; President-Elect: Dave Munkvold, Duininck Brothers Golf; Past President: Tom Shapland, Wadsworth Golf Construction.
In addition the following were appointed as Chairs of following GCBAA Committees:
- Architect Liaison Committee: Robert Pinson, Course Crafters
- Budget Committee: Rick Boylan, Mid-America Golf & Landscape
- Communications Committee: Willie Slingerland, Flowtronex
- Education & Speakers Committee: Oscar Rodriquez, Weitz Golf International
- Fundraising Committee: David Zipps, Caterpillar
- Government & Environmental Affairs Committee: Kurt Huseman, Landscapes Unlimited
- Member Benefits Committee: Steve Sakurai, Rain Bird Corporation, Golf Division
- Meetings Committee: (co-chairs) Steve Christman, Eagle Golf & Landscape Products and Ellen Davis, Waupaca Sand & Solutions, SportZmix Solutions
- Nominating Committee: Thomas Shapland, Wadsworth Golf Construction
- Rossi Award Committee: Bob Bryant, Gordon Golf
- Rules & Resolutions Committee: Ellen Davis, Waupaca Sand & Solutions, SportZmix Solutions
- Summer Meeting Golf Committee: Rick Elyea, JacklinGolf
- Strategic Planning Committee: Dennis Wagner, Kilpatrick Company
Committee Chairs will select members to their respective committees from the general GCBAA membership.