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Chapter publications honored
Eight different chapter publications received awards as a part of the Chapter Publications Contest. Winners were recognized during the Chapter Newsletter Editors Session. Runners-up were recognized in categories where publications came within a single point of the winning entry. The winners were:
- Category 1: Publications with a total expense budget of less than $20,000. Winner: The Perfect Lie, Peaks & Prairies GCSA, Lori Russell, editor; Runner-up: Heartbeat, Heart of America GCSA, Anthony Bertels, editor; Most improved: Heartbeat, Heart of America GCSA, Anthony Bertels, editor.
- Category 2: Publications edited and produced primarily by practicing member golf course superintendents who work as editors/publishers without pay, or for a nominal fee (less than $500) as a service to their profession. Superintendents must be responsible for more than 50 percent of the editing and management of the publication. Winner: Hole Notes, Minnesota GCSA, John Mackenzie Jr., CGCS, editor; Most improved: Hole Notes, Minnesota GCSA, John Mackenzie Jr., CGCS, editor.
- Category 3: Publications edited and produced primarily by practicing member golf course superintendents who serve as editors/publishers with pay. Superintendents must be responsible for more than 50 percent of the editing and management of the publication. Winner: Turf, Northern Ohio GCSA, Michelle Frazier-Feher, CGCS, editor; Runner-up: The Greenside, GCSA of New Jersey, Douglas Vogel, editor.
- Category 4: Publication produced primarily by professional editors/publishers or paid chapter executives. Winner: On Course, Midwest Association of GCS, Cathy Miles Ralston, editor. Most improved: Cactus Clippings, Cactus and Pine GCSA, Lynn Cannon and Brian Whitlark, editors.
- Category 5: Publications with a total annual budget in excess of $50,000 that are distributed quarterly or six times per year. These publications have a magazine format and regularly use four-color artwork. Winner: Carolinas Green, Carolinas GCSA, Trent Bouts, editor. Most-improved: Carolinas Green, Carolinas GCSA, Trent Bouts, editor.
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