Jason Straka, a Senior Design Associate with the firm Hurdzan/Fry Golf Course Design, has been recently elected as an adjunct professor in the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science at The Ohio State University.
Jason has previously served as extended faculty at Ohio State for the past six years as a member of The Departments of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture and Crop Science. In that position, Straka was the principal instructor of a 3- to 5-credit class on Golf Course Architecture.
His past students have included both graduates and undergraduates and a host of international students. Many of his students have gone on to well establish themselves in various professional fields including that of golf course architecture, landscape architecture, golf course superintendent and agronomy.
Jason was nominated for his new position by Karl Danneberger who writes, "Adjunct instructor positions are given to qualified individuals who make an ongoing significant contribution to the teaching mission of the department, college and university. To achieve the position the candidate must demonstrate a contribution to the teaching mission of the department. On the recommendation of a faculty member the candidate submits a resume to the promotion and tenure committee of the department and gives a departmental seminar. A vote by the faculty is then taken to offer the position to the candidate."
"There have been many people that have supported me professionally and personally in my life who have gone the extra mile and beyond, just because," Straka says. "I can now be that person who helps others out and I will try my best to make a positive impact in the lives of young adults. It is indeed an honor to be recognized by my peers and to have such good friends who support me like Karl Danneberger."
