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Graduating Students Receive PTC Scholarships
The Pennsylvania Turfgrass council has recently announced that graduating students Michael Gurcsik and Nicholas Tristani have been named the 2014 PTC Undergraduate Scholarship recipients.
Dr. Fidanza Receives Outstanding Teaching Award
Congratulations to Dr. Mike Fidanza! Dr. Fidanza, professor of Turfgrass Science at Penn State Berks Campus, recently received
Carry the Torch: Penn State 2-Year Student Wins Zontek Scholarship Award
"He would have loved this more than anybody." That's what Dr. Kimberly Erusha, national director of the Green Section, told me when I asked her what Stanley Zontek would think about the way things turned out at the U.S. Open at Merion. Stan was there in spirit, all right. The week began with
Penn State Students Awarded Trans-Mississippi Scholarships
Congratulations to recent Penn State graduates, Logan Murphy, Christopher Konow, and Benjamin Burrill who recently became scholarship recipients of the Trans-Mississippi Golf Association, a nationally recognized organization
Stanley J. Zontek Turfgrass Endowment Announced
On Aug. 28, the USGA, the golf turfgrass industry and the Penn State Turfgrass Program lost a dear friend and colleague, Stanley Zontek. To honor his contributions to the golf turf industry and his love for Penn State, Pennsylvania Turfgrass Research Inc. (PTRI) and Penn State named a new endowment the Stanley J. Zontek Turfgrass Endowment.
Heading to the Ryder Cup
Next week is the 2012 Ryder Cup and 19 students in the Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program are heading to Medinah Country Club to see first hand what it takes to pull off this event.
2-Year Students Win GCSAA Scholarships
Students within the Penn State Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program on the University Park Campus won 40% of the scholarships available through the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. A total of 7 students were awarded $9500 through GCSAA's Essay Contest and Scholars Program.
Musser Turf Foundation Launches Website
The Musser International Turfgrass Foundation has launched a website, www.musserfoundation.org, to make information about the group’s mission and graduate student award program easily available to all interested parties.
Dr. Fidanza Promoted to Full Professor
Dr. Mike Fidanza was recently promoted to the rank of Professor, and is located at the Penn State Berks Campus, in Reading, PA. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Penn State
Penn State Student Named Inaugural Trans-Miss Vickers Scholar
Penn State University student Ernie Bendzak has been selected as the first Vickers Award winner among 16 students earning 2010 scholarships from the Trans-Mississippi Golf Association (TMGA). Bendzak, age 27, will receive an
