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Semester Comes to an End
The 2-year turf students ended their semester in the past week and they are now off enjoying a brief period of rest prior to returning to Penn State on January 11th. During this time, I have been busy wrapping up research reports, editing manuscripts and putting the final touches on the classes for the spring.
Thomas "T.J." LaPlante Jr. (Class of 1992) Passes
LaPlante, Thomas Jr. "T.J." Age 46 of Union, New Jersey (formerly from Minnesota) passed away 11-16-09.
Students Win Turf Bowl Competition
At this year's National Sports Turf Manager's Associations National Conference in San Jose, CA all three of Penn State's Competitive Student Teams placed in their divisions. One four-year turfgrass science team placed first and a second placed third out about 30 competing teams from Universities across the country in a written exam covering sports turf management topics as well as plant, insect, and disease ID.
