Col. John Morley Distinguished Service Award
The GCSAA Col. John Morley Distinguished Service Award (DSA) is presented annually to an individual or individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the golf course superintendent's profession. The contribution must be significant in both substance and duration, and may be, or have been, regional in nature.
Individuals must be nominated by a GCSAA member, an affiliated chapter or a qualified golf association. The nominee must not have been a recipient of this award in the past 10 years. The award was first presented in 1932 and has been presented annually since 1975.
The GCSAA Board of Directors selects the recipients of the Distinguished Service Awards during its fall board meeting. The award is presented during the annual GCSAA Education Conference.
Nominations for the 2020 DSAs are open through Aug. 20, 2019.
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Letters of support and additional materials not already submitted may be addressed to the GCSAA Board of Directors and sent to Mollie Qualseth, executive assistant to the CEO, by the Aug. 20 deadline. Contact Qualseth by email at mqualseth@gcsaa.org, by phone at 785-832-4410, or by mail to GCSAA, 1421 Research Park Dr., Lawrence, KS 66049-3859.