The Ohio Turfgrass Foundation will celebrate its 40th birthday on April 24. The organization held its inaugural meeting in Wooster, Ohio, on March 23, 1960, and after several gatherings, the group formalized on April 24, 1961, and George Hammond was elected its first president. Since its founding, OTF has contributed more than $3.3 million in research grants and more than $300,000 in scholarships.
Associated Landscape Contractors of America named Landon Reeve, president, Chapel Valley Landscape, as the 2001 recipient of the ALCA Landscape Service Award. The award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated commitment and service to the green industry. A formal presentation was made at the recent annual Executive Forum in Tucson, Ariz.
Texas Nursery & Landscape Association announced its new board of directors and granted honorary lifetime membership status to George Tereskovich, professor emeritus at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. New state regional directors are Floyd Trammel, Sam Weger, Charles Britton and Jon Klement. Business directors are Jack Davis, Bob Cartwright, Mark Baxmann and James Wilhite. Chairman elect is Rick Archi and Tom Mikulastik will serve as chairman of the board. Continuing on the board are state regional directors Tom Dickerson, Bill Brown, Paul Tomaso and Don Legacy, and continuing as business directors are Mike Branch, Dan Davidson, Mark Harris and Michael Bracken. Kent Langlinais will serve as out-of-state director.
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