Women currently make up only a small percentage of the overall turfgrass industry. By developing women leaders, inclusivity within the industry will grow through their actions and by the examples they set.

The Atlanta Country Club equipment manager was instrumental in the founding of the International Golf Course Equipment Managers Association (IGCEMA) and was one of the first GCSAA members to earn CTEM designation.

Ernesto Martinez, a student at Penn State University and one-year GCSAA member, is the winner of the 2025 Allan MacCurrach Jr. Award of $10,000 from GCSAA, administered through the GCSAA Foundation. The Allan MacCurrach Jr. Award benefits non-traditional students seeking a career in golf course or turf management.

Twenty-three students were chosen from the GCSAA Scholars Competition to receive merit-based awards for course/turf management or related fields. Dan Miller, a student at Michigan State University, is the Mendenhall Award winner, the top award in the competition.

The GCSAA Foundation has awarded one-time education grants to 40 GCSAA-affiliated chapters through the Chapter Education Grants, presented in partnership with ClubProcure.