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PGMS presents the 2024 Annual Green Star Awards
The Professional Grounds Management Society ( PGMS ) recognized 23 grounds management programs for excellence in the 2024 Green Star Awards Competition . PGMS announced the awards during the Annual Awards Celebration held October 17 in conjunction with the 2024 Annual Conference “ Transform ” & Equip Exposition in Louisville , Kentucky .
This awards program brings national recognition to grounds maintained with a high degree of excellence . The Green Star Awards competition complements other national landscape award programs that recognize outstanding landscape design and construction . During the awards celebration , PGMS presented nine Grand Awards , its highest honor , as well as 12 Honor Awards and two Merit Awards .
In the Athletic Complex ( High School , Collegiate , Semi-Pro ) category , South Bend School District in South Bend , Indiana received a Grand Award .
St . Louis CITY SC in St . Louis , Missouri received the Grand Award in the Athletic Complex ( Professional Fields ) category .
In the Industrial Commercial Site or Office Park category , Navy Federal Credit Union — Cutler Dawson Headquarters Campus in Vienna , Virginia received an Honor Award .
Denison University in Granville , Ohio received an Honor Award in the Olmsted Property category .
A Grand Award in the Park , Recreation Area or Playground category was presented to Texas A & M University — Aggie Park in College Station , Texas ; an Honor Award was presented to Bonita Bay Community Association — Butterfly Garden in Bonita
PGMS Green Star Award winner , St . Louis CITY SC
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