October 30, 2008

  • November Green Links focuses on watershed
  • Architects say design impacts efficient water use
  • What are your energy vampires?
  • GCSAA plans Member Needs Assessment
  • Career curves; new life in careers away from the golf course
  • A naturally derived, soluble fertilizer for golf courses 
  • Inside your turf; From roadside to rough
  • 4th Annual San Diego GCSA Golf with a Hero
  • Victory for Golf Course Maintenance at the 2008 Ryder Cup
  • The Golf Club of California
  • Arysta Lifescience recognized for family-friendly workplace
  • California GCSA annual conference to attract industry leaders 
  • USCC awards nominations 
  • New Holland wins business advertising awards
  • Toro launches Workman MD Series
  • Tanaka’s first Inspire design model now available
  • Computer workstation for the shop floor
  • Simplify access box lid replacement
  • Turf-Tec redesigns precipitation/uniformity gauges
  • Xtreme Charge adds life to 12-volt batteries
  • GCSAA superintendent Jason Goss is hosting the Charles Schwab Cup Championship
  • Superintendent joins Carolinas Golf Association leadership
  • Bayer Superintendent Grant Program winners announced
    Superintendents in the news
  • Crystal Rose-Fricker honored
  • USGA announces nominations for 2009
  • Upcoming events in the world of golf course management

People News

Crystal Rose-Fricker honored

Crystal Rose-Fricker, president of Pure-Seed Testing Inc., was honored with the National Council of Commercial Plant Breeders Genetics and Plant Breeding Award for Industry.

Administered by the Crop Science Society of America, the award honors scientists who have made significant contributions through private sector genetic and plant breeding research.

Rose-Fricker has been involved in the development of more than 200 cultivars and is known for breeding programs that target diseases, increased seed yields, and abiotic stresses like salinity and drought. She was instrumental in the development of several trait-specific varieties, including Brighstar SLT, a salt-tolerant perennial ryegrass, and Gray Fox, a perennial ryegrass with improved gray leaf spot resistance from Scotts Professional Seed, as well as Crystal BlueLinks from Tee-2-Green. Her hard work also played a key role in the launch of Sea Spray, the industry’s first seeded seashore paspalum.

 "I’m thrilled to be recognized by the CSSA," said Rose-Fricker. "They do so much for crop science education and research - it is an honor to receive this prestigious award. I would like to thank the crew at PST for all their hard work and the many universities and breeders who have collaborated with PST through the years. These people have all attributed to my contributions to the industry."

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USGA announces nominations for 2009

James F. Vernon has been nominated to serve a second one-year term as president of the United States Golf Association by the USGA’s nominating committee. The election of officers and the full 15-member USGA executive committee will take place Feb. 7, 2009, at the USGA’s annual meeting in Newport Beach, Calif.

Others nominated to the executive committee are: James B. Hyler Jr. and Cameron Jay Rains as vice presidents; James T. Bunch as secretary; and Irving Fish as treasurer.

Seven returning members of the committee are: Christie Austin, Patricia Kaufman, John Kim, Brigid Shanley, Thomas J. O’Toole, Steve Smyers and Geoffrey Yang.

There are three new nominations for 2009: Glen D. Nager, Christopher A. Liedel, and Gene B. McClure.

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