THANK YOU

TURFGRASS PRODUCERS INTERNATIONAL WISHES TO THANK THE 2015-2016 VOLUNTEERS

These members have donated their time to serve the organization and to bring innovative products and programs to you:

CONFERENCE & EDUCATION WORKING GROUP Kurt Vanclief, Chair – Willowlee Sod Farms Ltd. Wade Wilbur – Sod Shop Farms Jason Nugent – Harmony Outdoor Brands Andy Zeigler - Ideal Turf, Inc. Duane Klundt –Grassland Oregon Ryan Thomas – Thomas Bros. Grass LLC Hank Kerfoot – Modern Turf, Inc.

MEMBERSHIP WORKING GROUP Ian True, Chair – Trebro Manufacturing, Inc. Clark Bell, Vice Chair – Aqua Yield Johnny Trandem – Ostfold Gress AS David Bradley – The Turfgrass Group Erin Wilder – Sod Solutions Hugh Dampney – ECO Turf

PUBLIC RELATIONS WORKING GROUP Linda Moyer, Chair – Sod Solutions Scott Sipes, Vice Chair – All Seasons Grass, Inc. Helen Albrightson - NG Turf David Bradley – The Turfgrass Group Linda Bradley – Turf Mountain Sod David Doguet - Doguet Ventures Jimmy Fox – Evergreen Turf, Inc. Mike Kenna - USGA Green Section Ronni Zeigler - Ideal Turf, Inc.

NOMINATING COMMITTEE Eddie Keeven, Jr., Chair – Emerald View Turf Farm Bob Weerts – Blue Valley Sod, Inc. Linda Bradley - Turf Mountain Sod, Inc. Greg Skotnicki - Manderley Turf Products Inc. Ben Copeland, Jr. – Patten Seed Co./Super Sod

THE LAWN INSTITUTE THANKS THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR COMMITTEE WORK IN 2015-2016

FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE Nancy Aerni, Chair – Turf Merchants Inc. Angel Lopez, Vice Chair – TAMANET USA Doug Lechlider – Laytonsville Landscaping, Inc. John Rector – Barenbrug USA Jason Pooler – Tri-Turf Sod Farms, Inc. Eric Heuver – Eagle Lake Professional Landscape Supply Gerry Brouwer – Brouwer Kesmac Ben Copeland, Sr. – Patten Seed Co./Super Sod David Bradley – The Turfgrass Group Ali Dover – Bucyrus Equipment Company, Inc. Hank Kerfoot – Modern Turf, Inc.

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE Jenny Carritt – RTF Turf Producers Association Ron Schiedel – Greenhorizons Group Christiaan Arends – Barenbrug Jack Hall, Ph.D. Jay McCurdy – Mississippi State University Greg DeBuck – DeBuck’s Sod Farms of NY, Inc. Hugh Dampney – ECO Turf

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RESEARCH COMMITTEE Duane Klundt, Chair – Grassland Oregon Mike Pope, Vice Chair – Harmony Outdoor Brands John Sorochan – University of Tennessee Brian Horgan – University of Minnesota Mike Kenna – USGA Kevin Morris – National Turfgrass Federation Mike Richardson – University of Arkansas Steve Griffen – Saratoga Sod

TPI Turf News July/August 2016