President’s Message Virginia Turfgrass Journal is the official publication of The Virginia Turfgrass Council P.O. Box 5989 Virginia Beach, VA 23471 Office: (757) 464-1004 Fax: (757) 282-2693 vaturf@verizon.net
M-A-T-E
2019
Scott Woodward 2019 President
I
would like to thank all the attendees, vendors and sponsors that attended MATE this year. We had a great educational program which was presented by the VT Turf team. Some of the highlights were the Turf Classes for golf, sports turf, lawn/landscape and sod production, our keynote speaker, Dr. Rossi and our annual Corn Hole Tournament/Reception. Unfortunately, due to the threat of snow and ice, we did not get the attendance we had planned on for days two and three. This has happened for the same reason in the past which has led the board to believe that some changes are needed. The VTC Board and the M-A-T-E Committee members are in discussions on what those changes should be in order to ensure we have a more attended conference by all. More to come on this subject and be assured that the 2020 MATE Conference is something you are not going to want to miss! I wish all of you a warm, dry and prosperous spring! Sincerely,
Scott H. Woodward VTC President
Published by Leading Edge Communications, LLC 206 Bridge Street Franklin, Tennessee 37064 (615) 790-3718 Fax: (615) 794-4524 Email: info@leadingedgecommunications.com Editor Mark Vaughn, CGCS VTC OFFICERS President Scott Woodward Woodward Turf Farms (540) 727-0020 Vice President Michael Skelton Culpeper County (540) 727-3412 Treasurer Jimmy Viars, CGM Gloucester County Public Schools (804) 815-2779 Secretary Phil Bailey, CGCS Cypress Creek Golfer’s Club (757) 357-7995 Past President Rick Owens, CGCS Laurel Hill Golf Club (703) 674-6934 VTC DIRECTORS Wes Bray Scott Caskie Tony Montgomery Jesse Pritchard, CSFM David Smith T.J. Skirsky Craig Zeigler VTC ADVISORY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD Mike Goatley, Ph.D. (Chair) Shawn Askew, Ph.D. Jeffrey Derr, Ph.D. David McCall Ph.D. Executive Director/ Director of PROGRAMS Tom Tracy, Ph.D. (757) 464-1004 Virginia Turfgrass Foundation Betty Parker (757) 574-9061
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