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Penn State Live Highlights 2-year Program
Nineteen students from the Golf Course Turfgrass Management program in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences recently had a rare opportunity to get hands-on experience at the highest level of golf when they helped prepare and maintain the links for the Ryder Cup tournament in Chicago.
Internship Visits: Round #6
It's hard to believe that we are at Round #6 of internship visits for the students. One thing that I have learned from past visits is that it's best to group the student by geographic region so that visits are easier in terms of travel. While I did my best to do this in 2011,
Internship Visit: Round #5
After an exhausting week at the U.S. Open, I had a couple of days back on campus to catch up on research activities and the daunting task of clearing out built up email
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
Internship Visit: Round #4
This week kicked off with a visit to an intern at Chevy Chase Club in Chevy Chase, MD. Just off a plane from FL, I hopped in a car and drove straight to the club where I met with Dean Graves (2-Year Alum)
Internship Visits: Round #3
June is generally my busiest month with the most travel for the entire summer because of internship visits and the summer of 2011 is no exception. Over the next 5 weeks I will be making trips to 9 students interning at various golf courses around the country. This week's visit takes me to Atlantic City and Northeast PA to visit 3 students.
Internship Visits: Round #2
You may have read that my first internship visit started last week with a trip to visit David Serra in Germany. After that long trip, I now have a series of trips that take me on a much more local journey to visit a group of students in various cities. This week's 2-day trip took me over to Pittsburgh to visit Todd Dilla at Oakmont Country Club and then down to the Washington, D.C. region to visit Corey Landon at Congressional Country Club.
2011 Internship Visits Begin in Germany
If you have been following the enhancements that I have been initiating within the Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program (aka, The 2-Year Program), then you know that the enhancement of the 6-month internship program has been a top priority. Students now complete an "Internship Preparation"
Graduate lands job at Putnam National
Mahopac, N.Y. –Putnam National Golf Club, a New York, daily-fee 18-hole championship golf course owned by Putnam County and operated by RDC Golf Group (RDC), announces that Brian Gallagher has been named golf course superintendent.
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
