Chapter
Relations committee continues multi-year look
at relationship with chapters The committee has been charged to explore
GCSAA’s relationship with the affiliated
chapters. Learn
more.
Nominate
candidates for the 2009 GCSAA Board of Directors
The deadline for receipt of nominations is July
1, 2008. Nominate
a member.
Nominations
open for 2009 GCSAA Distinguished Service Award Nominations are now being accepted for
the 2009 GCSAA Distinguished Service Award. The
award is presented to an individual or individuals
who have made an outstanding contribution to the
advancement of the golf course management profession.
Individuals may be nominated by a GCSAA member,
an affiliated chapter or a qualified golf association.
The recipient(s) will be recognized at the 2009
GCSAA Education Conference and Golf Industry Show
in New Orleans. The deadline for nominations
is Sept. 1.
The
2009 chapter education selection opens in July Bring one of GCSAA’s quality seminars
or ON DEMAND webcasts to your chapter. An e-mail
will be sent to all affiliated chapter presidents,
education liaisons and executives on July 14 to
kick off the opening of the 2009 chapter
education selection.
Chapter
Election Reminder
Please
remember to fill out the chapter
leadership update form once your chapter has
held its annual election. GCSAA staff use this
information to update our records. Board service
points are awarded for the retiring board of directors
once staff receives this update.
Pesticide
use survey thank you
The Golf Course Superintendents Association
of America and The Environmental Institute
for Golf staff appreciates all of the support
received from superintendents, chapter executives,
and others who have helped with the recent
pesticide use survey. Your extra efforts involved
with promoting or completing this important
survey will help us with many efforts including
the Golf Course Environmental Profile Project,
government relations, public information,
education, and environmental stewardship projects.
With accurate and centralized data and information
GCSAA will be able to respond to inquiries
regarding pesticide use and practices as well
as provide professional communications regarding
golf course maintenance practices. Your work
has helped to make a difference. Copies of
the first report, Property Profile and Environmental
Stewardship of Golf Courses, are available
at http://www.eifg.org/programs/baselinesurvey.asp.
All of the Golf Course Environmental Profile
survey reports will become available through
this website after they are published within
a science journal.
Certified
members must meet pesticide competency to
retain certification by June 30 Find out how to
document your compliance here.
Get
ready for New Orleans! Learn
more about the city hosting the GCSAA Education
Conference and Golf
Industry Show, Feb. 2-7, 2009. Check
out a New
Orleans Web site developed especially
for Golf Industry Show attendees.
The
Heart
of America GCSA held its annual Media Day Event
on May 12 at Creekmoor Golf Club. The event is just one part
of the chapter’s outreach to its community.
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: Brian Stiehler, CGCS - Carolinas GCSA Paul L. Carter, CGCS - Tennessee GCSA
Learn
more about the city hosting the GCSAA Education
Conference and 
