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Virginia GCSA executive honored

Virginia Society of Association Executives  has given its Award of Excellence to David Norman, Executive Director of the Virginia Golf Course Superintendents Association, for service and dedication to the profession of association management and to VSAE. 
 
As the highest honor VSAE can bestow upon one of its active members, the CEO Award of Excellence criteria ask that the candidate possesses a high degree of integrity and professionalism, a record of success and achievement in association management and has a record of consistent leadership and service to VSAE.

Norman has served many positions in VSAE from president, board member, committee chair and committee member.  He is a proactive member, dedicated volunteer and good friend to Active and Associate members.

David, as quoted from his nomination forms, has "proved over and over his dedication, integrity and loyalty to VSAE and its members.  Not only being past President of VSAE, but also his dedication to events, mentoring new members and his honesty to all of us.  … He would provide any service to make sure our members are taken care of. I don’t know of one person who would ever say that he did not give 100 percent to VSAE and its members.  He welcomes everyone and brings them into our family."

Bayer Environmental Science names new sales staff

Bayer Environmental Science has announced three new sales representatives.  Recently, Mike Kelly, Bob Ducote and Mike Hirvela were named golf market specialists. They will be responsible for sales and product support for golf customers in their respective territories. 

Kelly is a golf field sales representative in Minnesota, Iowa and North and South Dakota. Previously he was golf course superintendent at Edina Country Club, Edina, Minn.

Ducote is a field sales representative in southeast Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. Previously, Ducote was a distributor sales representative for UAP Professional Products and Helena Chemical Co.

Hirvela is a golf field sales representative for the golf market in Michigan. Most recently, owned and operated Total Land Care, Inc. and Fertilizer in Royal Oak, Mich.

GCBAA elects board

The Golf Course Builders Association of America has elected six new members to its board of directors and re-elected five current members. The new board will be effective Jan. 30.

Newly elected board members: 

• Greg Bartold, Niebur Golf
• Ron Freund, Genesis Golf Builders, Inc.
• Doug Long, Heritage Links
• Steve Sakurai, Rain Bird Corp.
• Dennis Wagner, Kilpatrick Co.
• David Zipps, Caterpillar

Re-elected board members 

• Klaus Ahlers, Leemco Inc.
• Kurt Huseman, Landscapes Unlimited LLC
• Mick Jones, The Toro Co.
• John McDonald II, McDonald & Sons
• Scott Pate, Seaside Golf Development

Board members 

• Tom Shapland, Wadsworth Golf Construction
• Bob Pinson, Course Crafters
• Rick Elyea, JacklinGolf
• Steve Christman, Eagle Golf & Landscape Products
• Rick Boylan, Mid-America Golf & Landscape, Inc.
• Bob Bryant, Bryant Taylor Gordon Golf
• Glen Caverly, Golf Course Construction Inc.
• Ellen Davis, Waupaca Sand & Solutions- SportZMix
• Dave Munkvold, Duininck Brothers Golf
• Oscar Rodriguez, Weitz Golf International
• Willie Slingerland, Flowtronex

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Two new members join NCA’s board of directors

The National Club Association’s board of directors has elected two new directors.

Philip R. Kiester, general manager of the Farmington Country Club in Farmington, Va., and Wendy K. Zurstadt, chief financial officer of the Polo Club of Boca Raton in Boca Raton, Fla., are the newest additions to NCA’s board.