Twenty-five
emerging leaders participate in inaugural GCSAA
Leadership Academy Twenty-five participants attended the
inaugural GCSAA
Leadership Academy, Sept. 23 – 24, 2008
at GCSAA Headquarters in Lawrence, Kan. The class
participated in sessions aimed at developing leadership
skills, and providing information about GCSAA
programs and services.There were also ample opportunities
to network.
Watch
for Chapter Delegates Meeting highlights and outcomes
Highlights from the 2008 Chapter Delegates Meeting
will be available on the GCSAA website home page
the week of Oct. 27. The presentation slides and
notes will also be posted at that time. Full meeting
outcomes will be available by mid-November.
2009
Research Grant Program deadline Nov. 14 GCSAA invites you to submit a research
proposal to the 2009 Research Grant Program. We
are excited to fund new applied agronomic, environmental
and regulatory research that will benefit golf course
superintendents and the golf courses they manage.
We encourage superintendents and turfgrass scientists
to work together to identify research needs and
to jointly develop the research proposal. Here’s
how it works.
Golf
facilities denied federal disaster relief GCSAA launched a disaster relief grassroots
campaign a few weeks ago, and GCSAA affiliated chapters
heeded the call to action with a quick and strong
response. Unfortunately, Congress passed and President
Bush signed into law, economic rescue legislation
Friday, Oct. 3, that included a tax extender/disaster
relief package which once again denies golf facilities
access to federal disaster relief. Learn
more.
Final
call for 2009 EGR Award nominations
If you wish to make a nomination for the 2009
Excellence in Government Relations Awards
(EGR), please note that this year’s
deadline of Oct. 15 is quickly approaching.
The EGR Awards recognize and honor outstanding
individual and chapter government relations
efforts in the areas of advocacy and compliance.
Visit GCSAA Online to learn more about the
EGR
Awards and to complete a nomination form.
Encourage
your members to apply for the ELGAs! Applications
are due by Oct. 17 Applications
for the 2008 GCSAA/Golf Digest Environmental
Leaders in Golf Awards are now available
to members at www.gcsaa.org. The awards
are a great opportunity for your chapter
members to be celebrated for their environmental
work. Applications
are available online here.
Beware
of non-official housing providers
It has recently come to our attention
that unofficial travel companies are misrepresenting
themselves as official housing agencies
of the GCSAA Education Conference and
the Golf Industry Show. The official travel
agency is Golf
Industry Travel. We are unsure how
these companies “harvest”
attendee telephone numbers and e-mail
addresses because GCSAA does not publish
this information. Please be aware of these
non-official companies and bring any questionable
solicitations to our attention.
Each month,
GCSAA provides membership reports of
new, reclassified and dropped members to assist
chapters with the shared membership verification
process. Get
these reports now.
Certification
reports
Congratulations to these individuals for on becoming certified
golf course superintendents: Anthony Scott Mauldin, CGCS - Carolinas GCSA.Congratulations
to these individuals for renewing
their certification.
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