Association News: June 2000

Florida Nurserymen & Growers Association’s (FNGA) board of directors proposed a name change to its members. With a two-thirds vote of active and affiliate members at FNGA’s annual meeting in June, the group’s new name will be the Florida Nursery & Landscape Association, a name intended to more closely reflect the make-up of the industry and the association since its addition of members from the now-dissolved Florida Landscape Designers Association (FLDA).

Ron and Sara Damgaard, owners of Lakewood Landscape Partners, Des Plaines, Ill., donated $25,000 to and were named founding ambassadors of the American Landscape Contractors of America Educational Foundation. A founding ambassador title means that the Damgaards were one of the first 25 people to contribute at this donation level to the foundation, which ALCA launched at its 1998 annual conference.

The Ohio Lawn Care Association elected its new officers. Joe Reynolds is president and will continue to serve as a member of the board. Fred Schillinger is vice president; Kim Kellogg is the secretary/treasurer; Mark Grunkemeyer is the immediate past president; Jamie Heydiner, Bill Hoopes and Paul Jacquemin will serve three-year board member terms; and Don Mutters has been re-elected for his second board member term.