The PGCSA would like to thank our 2009 Corporate Sponsors:

• Bayer
• Cleary
• Eastern Turf Equipment
• Golf Agronomics
• Green Resource
• Growth Enhancer
• Harrells
• Revels
• Smith Turf & Irrigation
• Southern Ag
• Southern States
  
  

For information regarding corporate membership or event sponsorship, please contact Brooks Turner at 336.451.0765 or rosscourse@aol.com

2010 Scholarship Opportunities from the PGCSA

The Piedmont Golf Course Superintendents Association offers two types of scholarship opportunities. The first type of scholarship is for students who are studying turf related subjects for the purpose of seeking a career in the golf-turf industry. Also, we offer a scholarship for children of PGCSA members whose area of study may be any college affiliated discipline.

Chris DeVane from Forsyth Country Club will chair the scholarship committee along with Andrew Maquire, Assistant Director of Turf Management at Wake Forest University. Please encourage any family member or turf management student to submit the required information to be eligible for this scholarship. The deadline for the 2010 scholarships is June 1st 2010.

Requirements are as follows:

TURF SCHOLARSHIPS

• 150 word minimum, 200 word maximum essay that is double spaced and standard margins on turf related topic
• Full time turf student
• Academic transcript
• Employed at PGCSA member facility
• Previous recipients are eligible the following year
• Resume

FAMILY SCHOLARSHIPS

• 150 word minimum, 200 word maximum essay that is double spaced and standard margins on why they choose their field of study
• Academic transcript
• Family scholarship cannot be given to a recipient in concurrent years
• Parent must be a current active member of the PGCSA
• Resume

Any other questions pertaining the 2010 scholarship process please call Chris DeVane at 336-760-8191 or email c.devane@forsythcc.com or Andrew Maquire at 336-528-9570 or email drewsturf@gmail.com.
Please send all essays in hard copy form to:

Christopher L. DeVane
Forsyth Country Club, Golf Course Superintendent
3101 Country Club Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27104
Tel   (336) 760-8191
Cell  (336) 399-5153

Earn GCSAA Service & Education Points

PGCSA members who register and attend a local chapter meeting earned .01 service points in conjunction with the GCSAA professional development initiative program. Similar to events held on the state level, each meeting will have a designated event code available in handout form that EACH MEMBER will need to post on-line at their member central section of www.gcsaa.org or submit via mail. Each meeting with at least one hour of education related to a single topic pre-approved by the national office will also qualify for education points. Pesticide credits will be offered for events pre-approved by the NC Department of Agriculture. The event code is available at the registration desk.