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People News James Latham passes away at 79 James Latham Jr., a long-time employee of the USGA Green Section, passed away at age 79 on July 16. Latham worked for the USGA on two different occasions, from 1956 - 1960 as an agronomist in the Northeast and Southeast Regions, and then again from 1984 - 1994 as director of the Great Lakes Region. The intervening 25 years were spent with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, helping to promote one of the nation's first businesses designed to recycle waste products into landscape fertilizers. Following his retirement from the USGA, he actively volunteered as a member of the USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Committee for eight years. In 2003, he received the USGA Piper & Oakley Award. During Jim's Green Section career his wife, Lois, operated the Great Lakes regional office. There will be a memorial service in Hillsboro, Texas, Latham's home town, at 2 p.m. July 26. Another memorial service is planned for the fall 2008 to be held in Milwaukee, Wis. Those wishing to leave a condolence message can find more information here.  FMC expands sales force in turf FMC Professional Solutions has expanded its turf sales force in the Mid-Atlantic, Texas and Oklahoma regions. Mike Kellum is now territory business manager overseeing nine southern states, including West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana. Judy Wanner has joined the FMC team as an independent sales representative covering the Texas and Oklahoma markets. GCSAA Legacy Awards announced GCSAA has awarded $1,500 college scholarships to 20 students as part of its Legacy Awards program. To be eligible, applicants must be a child or grandchild of a GCSAA member. The program is funded by The Environmental Institute for Golf and supported by Syngenta Professional Products. "Knowing that the cost of higher education will continue to rise, The Institute developed this program with the support of Syngenta to provide assistance to the children and grandchildren of GCSAA members, as another benefit of GCSAA membership," said GCSAA CEO Mark Woodward, CGCS. "GCSAA takes a tremendous amount of pride in its various college scholarships for students entering the golf course management profession, but these legacy awards are simply a way of giving back to our members, a thank you for their years of service and congratulations to their children seeking higher education." The awards are based on academic achievement, community involvement, extracurricular activities and leadership skills. Applicants must be enrolled full time at an accredited institution of higher learning, or for high school seniors, accepted at such an institution for the next academic year. "Since its creation by Syngenta many years ago, the Legacy Awards have always been a way for us to give back to the golf industry," said Dave Ravel, golf market manager for Syngenta Professional Products. "These scholarships provide opportunity for future leaders to gain the education and experiences that will contribute to their future success. At Syngenta, we view leadership, whether individual or organizational to be a crucial resource." 2008 GCSAA Legacy Award winners: Britney Acosta, Mars Hill (N.C.) College Mitchell McIntyre, Dartmouth College (N.H.) Katherine Young, College of Charleston (S.C.)
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