Dr. Grady Miller, professor and extension turf specialist, North Carolina State University is being honored by Turfgrass Producers International with the association’s prestigious Turfgrass Educator Award of Excellence for his personal commitment, dedication and positive influence in helping to educate consumers, turfgrass producers and industry professionals.
Prior to arriving at N.C. State where his appointment is approximately half extension with the other half equally split between research and teaching, Miller spent 11 years with the turfgrass faculty at the University of Florida.
He has taught 65 university course sections in subjects related to turfgrass culture, golf and sports turf management, and research methodology. He is the co-author of “Managing Bermudagrass Turf” and “Design, Construction, and Management of Bermudagrass Athletic Fields.” He has published over 400 articles dealing with all phases of turfgrass management.
Miller is active with a number of state and national associations and works closely with the sod, sports turf, and golf course industry to address issues and find solutions to common turf problems. His latest collaboration is a new USDA-funded project with four other universities to study the persistence, survival and recovery of warm-season turfgrasses for sustainable urban landscapes under limited irrigation and long-term drought. This project is a team approach to developing and testing new grasses that can have lasting benefits to the turfgrass industry.
Miller will receive his award Feb. 23 during TPI’s Annual Business Meeting at the TPI 2016 International Education Conference & Field Day in Houston, Texas.