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SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS By Melanie Bonds, Executive Director, ATA
The ABOVE — Alabama Golf Association Executive Director, Andy Priest, presents check to Melanie Bonds & Tricia Roberts for Alabama Turfgrass Research Foundation donation.
Al ab ama Tu rf Tim es > >> Spring 2020
Dear Turfgrass Industry Professionals, On behalf of the Board of Directors, staff and membership of the Alabama Golf Association (AGA), I would like to thank you along with your dedicated staff members for all that you do for turfgrass management in Alabama. You truly are the unsung heroes that “Make the Magic Happen” every day at your facilities across the state. Having worked as a graduate assistant in athletic operations at a Division I university assisting with maintaining several athletic facility playing surfaces (i.e. spent many hours on triplex and SCAG mowers) and being the son of a crop science researcher, I have an even deeper personal appreciation for the scientific expertise and hard work performed by golf course superintendents. I love “talking grass” when visiting your facilities for an AGA event that helps me and our staff understand your daily challenges that makes us better partners. Our organization is proud to continue supporting the ongoing work of the Alabama Turfgrass Research Foundation (ATRF). Through a portion of each championship entry fee collected by us in 2019, we were able to contribute $5,800 to the ATRF to help with their research efforts. We appreciate the research work being done by the ATRF and know the money contributed is a wise investment in the future of the game. Thank you again for making golf the great game that it is today. I look forward to many “talking grass” sessions in the future and please reach out to us if we can be of any assistance. Best wishes for a wonderful 2020 golf season. Warm regards,
Andy Priest Executive Director Alabama Golf Association
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Board of Directors of the Alabama Turfgrass Association is pleased to announce the winners of the two Legacy scholarships as well as the Alabama Turfgrass Association Endowed Scholarship through Auburn University. Bryan Floyd is the son of Paul Floyd. Bryan was one of the recipients of the ATA Legacy Scholarship. Bryan attends Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky, having previously attended Austin High School in Decatur, Alabama. Bryan’s major is Geography and Geographic Information Systems. He is a talented musician and plays trombone. Jordan Patterson is the other recipient of the ATA Legacy Scholarship. Jordan is the son of Paul Patterson and is attending the University of Alabama in Huntsville where he is majoring in Finance. Jordan was in the top 10% of his graduating class of Madison County High School and continues to distinguish himself in his academic career at UAH. Lucy Trosper was awarded the Endowed Scholarship from Auburn University. Lucy is the daughter of Doug Trosper (Diamond R Fertilizer). She is majoring in Environmental Science in the School of Agriculture at Auburn and doing well having made the Dean’s list during the Fall Semester. In the future, Lucy would like to help with water quality issues in third world countries. Applications for the Legacy scholarships are accepted from any student that is a child or grandchild of a current ATA member that meets the criteria. Guidelines and the scholarship application are found on our website, alaturfgrass.org.
Bryan Floyd
Jordan Patterson
