THANK YOU TO ALL 2024 DONORS


The Lawn Institute sincerely thanks ALL members that donated to The Foundation in 2024. In recognition of the Forever Green, Platinum Patron, Gold Benefactor, Green Partner, and 500 Club members, the lists below recognize those who donated as of 12/1/2024.


FOREVER GREEN/LEGACY GIVING


Hank & Mary Kerfoot (Modern Turf) For more information contact the TPI office at 800-405-8873 or 847-649-5555.


PLATINUM PATRON/over $10,000


Buena Vista Turf Farm—Mike Selman Donkey Forklifts—John Bolton E-Cargo Tarps Inc.—Kendrick Martin Tri-Turf Sod Farms, Inc.—Jason Pooler


GOLD BENEFACTOR/$5,000–$9,999


Bethel Farms—Will Nugent Brouwer Kesmac—Eric Brouwer Columbus Turf Nursery— Farm HG—Katie Bishop Mountain View Seeds—Duane Klundt


TAMANET (USA)—Angel Lopez Tater Farms, LLC—Eric Hjort The Turfgrass Group—Bill Carraway Valley Irrigation—Andy Carritt


GREEN PARTNER/$1,000–$4,999 A-G Sod Farms, Inc.—John Addink


A & W Southern Sod Farm—William Head BioGrass Sod Farms, Inc.—Warren Bell Columbia River Seed—Ryan Jeffries Coombs Sod Farms, LLC—John Coombs Emerald View Turf Farms—Eddie Keeven Greenhorizons Group of Farms—Ron Schiedel Heartland Turf Farms—Thomas Keeven, Jr. Heritage Turf, Inc.—Ron Nixon Jasperson Sod, Inc.—Randy Jasperson K’ntucky Turf—Peter Anderson Kurtz Turf Farm—Daniel Kurtz McCurdy Sod Farms—Bob McCurdy Milberger Turfgrass, LLC—Arthur Milberger NG Turf—Aaron McWhorter Poinsett Turfgrass Company—Michael Morgan Prime Sod—Ryan Thomas Sales Midwest, Inc.—Tim Wollesen Saratoga Sod Farm, Inc.—Steve Griffen Southern Specialty Equipment, Inc. Summit Seeds/Profile Products


Turf Producers Association—Jenny Carritt Zander Sod Co. Limited—Claus Zander


500 CLUB/$500–$999


Bentley Turf Farms—Dennis Brigham Blue Grass Enterprises, Inc.—Michael Loan Cameron Financial, Inc.—Darryl Yochem Central Sod Farms of Maryland, Inc.—Tom Warpinski Central Sod Farms, Inc.—Ken Warpinski Central Turf Farms, Inc.—Keith Wittig Coosa Valley Turf Farms, LLC—Thomas Wolf DeBuck’s Sod Farm, Inc.—Diane Mischel DMG Turf, Inc.—Clay Gardner Eagle Lake Turf Farm LTD—Eric Heuver Evergreen Turf, Inc.—Jeff Nettleton


GrassMasters Sod Farm—Joe Bammer Graff Family—in honor of Brian Bouchard


H & E Sod Nursery, Inc.—Darin Habenicht Helt’s Turf Farms, LLC—Shawn Helt Hope Plantation Turf—Mayfield McCraw Huggett Sod Farm, Inc.—Leslie Parrent JB Instant Lawn, Inc.—Mark Tribbett Jonathan Green—Barry Green


Laytonsville Turf Farm—Doug Lechlider LOVING—Graham Simmons


McPheeters Turf, Inc.—William McPheeters Modern Turf, Inc.—Hank Kerfoot Oregon Turf & Tree Farms—Tom DeArmond Pine Island Turf Nursery, Inc.—Chip Lain Quality Turf Inc.—Alfred Wooten R & R Products—Tom Rogers R. B. Farms, LLC—Robbie Brady Reid Sod Farm—Randall Reid SiteOne Landscape Supply—Matthew McCarroll Sod Solutions—Tobey Wagner Southland Sod Farms—Jurgen Gramckow Sporting Valley Turf Farms, Inc.—Matt Wimer Sumter Sod—Chip Block Superior Turf & Landscape, Inc.—Thomas Burger Thomas Turfgrass—Seth Thomas Todd Valley Farms, Inc.—Kayla Radford Trimax Mowing Systems—Jacob Cooper Tri-Tex Grass—Mark Graf Turf Mountain Sod—Linda Bradley Tvetene Turf—Don Tvetene Vandemark Sod Farms—Trevor Vandemark Willowlee Sod Farms LTD—Kurt Vanclief Winstead Turf Farms, Inc.—Bobby Winstead Young’s Turf Farm—Daniel L. Young


Turf North America Farms—in honor of Brian Bouchard Turf Merchants, Inc. (TMI)—Nancy Aerni


—Jim Brewster —Ron Edwards


Join your peers in contributing to The Lawn Institute to help more consumers tap into the great resources it offers!


555. For more information on how you can support TLI and make a donation in 202 contact the TPI office at 800-405-8873 or 847-649-5555 FOREVER GREEN/LEGACY GIVING 8


PLATINUM PATRON/OVER $10,000 GOLD BENEFACTOR/$5,000—$9,999


You may also donate at TheLawnInstitute.org. Contributions help support turfgrass research, education, scholarships, and natural grass campaigns. Donations made in the calendar year will receive recognition in our publications and personal recognition in The Lawn Institute booth at the following levels:


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GREEN PARTNER/$1,000–$4,999 500 CLUB/$500—$999


TPI Turf News January/February 2025


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