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Pennsylvania Turfgrass Research Inc Endows $300,000
Penn State turfgrass research and education will get a boost as the result of a recent gift to the College of Agricultural Sciences. Pennsylvania Turfgrass Research Inc. gave the college $300,000 to establish an endowment — the Pennsylvania Turf Research Innovation Fund — that will provide financial support for studies to address important issues facing
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Alumni Breakfast in Orlando
2011 PSU Alumni Breakfast Thursday, February 10th, 2011 at 8:00AM Rosen Centre Hotel Signature 1 Room (First Floor in back across from ballroom) Breakfast will be $25/person**RSVP BELOW** Dear Fellow Alumni, As the New Year begins we look forward to meeting again at the GIS event in Orlando this year. As you can see above,
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New Maintenance Facility Opened at Merion
Matt Shaffer (2-Year Program, Class of 1974) recently moved into his new maintenance facility at Merion Golf Club. The facility, designed with the intention of being more green, boasts some unique aspects including:
2-Year Alumni Map Updated
As many of you may have been aware of (and more likely most of you not so aware of), the Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program had been slowly building it's alumni map on google. The process was
Penn State Alum Awarded $3.8 Million Grant
Dr. Chandra earned her Ph.D. degree in Agronomy from The Pennsylvania State University in 2007 working under the direction of Dr. David Huff on a fascinating interaction between smut which causes male buffalograss to develop female sex organs. This kind of sex change is known as
Frank Dobie Recognized by GCSAA
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) member Frank Dobie, superintendent and general manager at the Sharon Golf Club in Sharon Center, Ohio, has been selected to receive the 2011 GCSAA Col. John Morley Distinguished Service Award.
Graduate Student Profile: Kyung Han
Mr. Kyung Han recently began the Master of Agronomy program at Pennsylvania State University under the direction of Dr. John Kaminski. Kyung is from
Spikes staffers honored by league
State College Spikes general manager Jason Dambach, and sports turf manager Matt Neri have each
Beaver Stadium celebrates 50 years
Joe Paterno remembers his then-boss, Penn State football coach Rip Engle, telling the coaching staff that university president Eric Walker had decided to move Beaver Field from the west end of campus to a site on the northeast side to make way for a new graduate school.
Graves earns national environmental award
Dean Graves, certified golf course superintendent at Chevy Chase (Md.) Club, has been selected by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Board of Directors to receive the 2011 GCSAA President's Award for Environmental Stewardship. The award will be presented
