Penn State University turfgrass scientist All Turgeon is this year’s keynote speaker at the
2008 Ohio Turfgrass Conference & Show in Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 8-11.
Turgeon’s presentation “Implications of Global Warming: Cultural Relief and Future Management Strategies” will review current projections of global warming, explain the scientific basis for these projections, and propose management strategies for developing and maintaining golf, sports and lawn turfs, given the climatic changes that may occur over time. His speech is scheduled for 3:00 pm, Tuesday, December 9 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.
Turgeon completed his B.S. degree at Rutgers University in 1965. After a three-year tour in the U.S. Army, he pursued graduate study at Michigan State University where he completed his Ph.D. degree in 1971. He then served as assistant – then associate – professor of turfgrass management at the University of Illinois from 1971-79. He moved to Texas A&M University where he served as resident director of research at the Dallas Research and Extension Center from 1980 to 1983. His next assignment was as vice president for research and technical services with the Tru-Green Corporation in East Lansing, Mich., from 1983-86. Turgeon came to Penn State in 1986 as head of the Agronomy Department and served in that position until 1994, when he moved into an academic position in the department to pursue his turfgrass interests full-time. He subsequently served as “interim” head of the department in 2001 for 14 months until a new head was hired. He currently coordinates all resident undergraduate and online instructional programs in turfgrass science and management at Penn State.
