Penn State News
From left to right, Nicholas Chamberlin, Michael Roth, John Bradshaw, and Darek Eckley
Congratulations to the Fall 2018 Turf Graduates!
Congratulations to the 2018 Turf Scholarship Recipients!
Associate Degree in Turfgrass Science and Management Michael Adkins Matthew Coburn Jeffery Dorn Scott Ellsworth Aaron Fink Bruce Langston Nick O’Brien Steven Perkowski Riley Wales
Boyd Scholarship Kyle Roach
Bachelor’s Degree in Turfgrass Science Rocky Ray Braden John Bradshaw Collin Breidinger Nicholas Chamberlin Keith Ciferni Darek Eckley Carolyn Kaveney-Demartino Madison Mahute Michael Roth Christopher Sanborn Dylan Shaffer Eric Swenson Cody Trunkle John Vaughn Austin Zientek Masters of Professional Studies in Turfgrass Management Gregory Dassell 18 Pennsylvania Turfgrass • Spring 2019
EH Griffith Turfgrass Management Award Billy Covert Joe Kopania Evan Vanyo George W. Hamilton Sr. Memorial Scholarship in Turfgrass Science Douglas Apple
Students Earn First Place at the STMA
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ongratulations to the Penn State turf students who finished in first place in the 2-year division and second place in the 4-year division at the Sports Turf Managers Association Student Challenge. The winning 2-year team included Aaron Cabanaw, Raul Iurk, Marcus Lounello and Alex Panzenhagen. The 4-year team was made up of Nicholas Chamberlin, Alex Hendler, Ian Patterson and Seth Re.” The Challenge is held annually at the STMA Conference. Photo Credit: Alex Panzenhagen 7
Forest Randolph Memorial Scholarship in Plant Science Stephen Campbell Sam Lobaugh Alec Ratchford Jason Reinert Michael Roth Dr. James R. Watson Jr. Memorial Turfgrass Scholarship John Shupp Forest Randolph & William F. Randolph Trustee Scholarship Charles Goode Jonathan Kaschak Steven Miller Riley Morgan 7
Team #61 from Penn State wins 2019 Turf Bowl
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enn State University’s Team #61 took first place in GCSAA’s Collegiate Turf Bowl Competition, presented in partnership with John Deere Golf. The winning team includes Ian Patterson, David Hendler, Seth Re, Nicholas Chamberlin and advisor Ben McGraw, Ph.D. 7
