highest honor, the E. Allen James Award, to Jose Milan, Bayer, during its gala celebration on Tuesday evening. For nearly 30 years, Milan has chaired and participated on committees and has been an industry leader. Past E. Allen James Award honorees, Allen James; Bill Culpepper, SePRO Corporation, and Josh Weeks, Joshua H. Weeks Consulting, joined Milan to celebrate.
“Engagement with our members, communities, social channels and the industry was our focus for 2018 and we are thankful for active members who dedicate their time to the work of our association and bring their voices to the conversation,” said Hobbs. Aaron Hobbs has served as the RISE president since 2010 and is only the second to hold the position.
RISE is the national trade association representing manufacturers, formulators, distributors and other industry leaders in the specialty pesticide and fertilizer industry. Visit the RISE website at
www.pestfacts.org for more information.
TPI Members Recognized by NFL’s Eagles
According to Facebook posts and Tweets from TPI Executive Director Casey Reynolds, two TPI members were recognized for their part in a successful Super Bowl win.
Chad Price, Carolina Green Corp, reported on September 5th that he had received a special package containing a Super Bowl ring and game ball. Price thanked Eagles Director of Grounds Tony Leonard with a salute, “Here’s to a repeat.” Te game ball was emblazoned with the following:
THANKS FOR BEING A PART OF THE TEAM Super Bowl LII Champions Carolina Green
Philadelphia Eagles 41 New England Patriots 20
Gameday, February 4, 2018 U.S. Bank Stadium
TPI Member Tuckahoe Turf Farms also tweeted that they had received a Super Bowl game ball with the same citation except, of course with Tuckahoe Turf Farms on the ball. Tuckahoe said they also felt great about being a part of the Eagles.
TV Station Reports Students Hospitalized Due to Hot Turf
Jose Milan received RISE’s highest award and is pictured in the center with RISE President Aaron Hobbs (left) and the award’s namesake, Allen James, who served as RISE’s first president from 1991 – 2010.
Another Football Heat Issue Reported
According to Facebook posts and Tweets from TPI During coverage of the University of Arizona at Houston game on September 8, when a player was down on the field toward the end of the game, the announcers speculated that it might be due to heat exhaustion. Tey reported that when they went to check out the field the day before the game, as they always do, it was hot when they were in the first row of the seats in the stands, but when they went down on the synthetic turf field it felt at least 30 degrees hotter. One of them added, “And I was in shorts and a lightweight shirt; these guys are in full football gear.”
Raleigh, North Carolina’s WRAL TV reported on September 6th that 37 students were hospitalized after hot turf made them sick. On camera a school official is seen reporting that the band students had been practicing how to get on and off the new synthetic turf (plastic surface) and learning where they would be seated in the stadium. He said that as the students came off the field, several complained of being dizzy and nauseated and some vomited. As a precautionary measure to make sure no one got sick, EMTs were called. Upon preliminary examination, a total of 37 students were taken by squad to the hospital—three local hospitals were used. Te remaining students were checked out by a school nurse or by one of the EMTs. Te newscaster reported that the band had practiced on the field for over 30 years prior to a football game – but always before on a natural grass field. Te newscaster also reported the incident was due to the combination of the heat and the brand-new synthetic turf field which gets much hotter than the grass. Another school spokesperson reported that the surface of the synthetic turf would be 20 to 25 degrees hotter than a grass field. Te full newscast can be seen at
https://www.wral.com/ news/education/video/17824766/
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