Penn State News
Advertiser Index
PTC Names Graduate Fellowships for Three PSU Turfgrass Icons
O
ne prepared golf courses for major tournaments, including the Masters, the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship, over his 38 years as a golf course superintendent. One followed in his mentor’s footsteps, serving as golf course superintendent for several professional tournaments at some of the country’s best-known courses. One is a highly accomplished Penn State faculty member who advises the National Football League on ways to make its fields safer for players. In addition to being nationally recognized figures in their fields, Paul Latshaw, Matthew Shaffer and Andrew McNitt have something else in common: They are all alumni of Penn State turfgrass programs. To honor their contributions to the turfgrass and sports surface industries, the Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council recently established three graduate fellowships in the College of Agricultural Sciences’ Department of Plant Science. The council took advantage of the recently concluded Graduate Scholarship Matching Program, an initiative of “A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence,” the University’s current $1.6 billion fundraising campaign. The council’s three gifts of $200,000 were doubled through the match, resulting in a $1.2 million influx of funds for the turfgrass science program. The Paul R. Latshaw Turfgrass Graduate Fellowship, the Matthew G. Shaffer Turfgrass Graduate Fellowship and the Andrew S. McNitt Turfgrass Graduate Fellowship for Improvement of Sports Turf Surfaces will help attract and retain high-achieving, creative and innovative advanced-degree candidates who will conduct research on topics such as plant disease, insect threats, soils, fertilizers, water management, creating safer sports fields and much more. 7
Alumni Updates
Gale O. Hultquist (2-year, ‘78) recently retired from Wanakah Country Club in Hamburg, New York. David M. McGhee (2-year, ’63) is now retired. Randy Scott (2-year, ‘72) is now retired, but is still doing consulting for two clubs around Montreal. He spends his free time cycling in both Canada and the USA. 7
We’re excited to welcome the
2-year program Class of 2020 to Penn State! Left to Right: David Kostenbauder, Daniel Allison, Paul Baich, Kevan McDonald, Brennen MacDougall, Cody Sander, Levar Brown, Jack Whitney, Jeremy Eggeman, Spencer Hoffman, Vikas Panday, Kyle Weloth. 7
18 Pennsylvania Turfgrass • Winter 2019
Aer-Core, Inc.............................................. 9 www.aer-core.com
Beam Clay............................................... 19 www.BEAMCLAY.com • www.PARTAC.com
Coombs Sod Farms................................ 15 www.coombsfarms.com
Covermaster, Inc....................................... 5 www.covermaster.com
CoverSports USA.................................... 17
www.coversports.com
East Coast Sod & Seed.......................... 19 www.eastcoastsod.com
Fisher & Son Company, Inc...................... 3 www.fisherandson.com
FM Brown’s & Sons................................. 19 www.fmbrown.com
Forse Design Incorporated....................... 7 George E. Ley Co.................................... 19
www.gelcogolf.com
Mitchell Products...................................... 9 www.mitchellsand.com
Pennsylvania State University.............Inside Front Cover www.psu.edu
Progressive Turf Equipment Inc............... 7 www.progressiveturfequip.com
Quest Products Corp............... Back Cover www.questproducts.us
Seedway.................................................. 15 www.seedway.com
Shreiner Tree Care................................... 19 www.shreinertreecare.com
Smith Seed Services............................... 15 www.smithseed.com
Tomlinson Bomberger............................. 19 www.mytombom.com
Walker Supply, Inc..................................... 5
www.walkersupplyinc.com
The Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council (PTC) serves its members in the industry through education, promotion and representation. The statements and opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the association, its staff, or its board of directors, Pennsylvania Turfgrass, or its editors. Likewise, the appearance of advertisers, or PTC members, does not constitute an endorsement of the products or services featured in this, past or subsequent issues of this publication. Copyright © 2018 by the Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council. Pennsylvania Turfgrass, is published quarterly. Subscriptions are complimentary to PTC members. Presorted standard postage is paid at Nashville, TN. Printed in the U.S.A. Reprints and Submissions: Pennsylvania Turfgrass, allows reprinting of material published here. Permission requests should be directed to the PTC. We are not responsible for unsolicited freelance manuscripts and photographs. Contact the managing editor for contribution information. Advertising: For display and classified advertising rates and insertions, please contact Leading Edge Communications, LLC, 206 Bridge Street, Franklin, TN 37064, (615) 7903718, Fax (615) 794-4524.
