President : Nick McKenna , CSFM

Immediate Past President : Jimmy Simpson , CSFM

President-Elect : James Bergdoll , CSFM

Secretary-Treasurer : Sun Roesslein , CSFM

Vice-President Commercial : Jeremy Bohonko

Professional Facilities : Nicole Sherry

Academic : Adam Thoms , Ph . D .

Higher Education : Clark Cox , CSFM

Parks & Recreation : Brad Thedens , CSFM

Schools K-12 : Jeremy Driscoll Commercial : Paula Sliefert

At-Large Elected : Scott Thompson , CSFM

At-Large Appointed : Alpha Jones , CSFM

STMA OFFICE P . O . Box 1673 Lawrence , KS 66044 Phone : 800-323-3875 Email : STMAinfo @ STMA . org www . STMA . org

STMA EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Chairman : Jeremy Driscoll Group Leader : Clark Cox , CSFM

TJ Brewer , CSFM ; Joe Churchill ; Jim Cornelius , CSFM ; Kyley Dickson , PhD ; Cliff Driver , CSFM ; Scott Stevens , CSFM ; and Steve Ware

They say time flies when you ’ re having fun , and for me that couldn ’ t be more true . March is upon us , as is the conclusion of our seven weeks of extended conference education . Hopefully you were able to participate in at least one of the extra sessions .

A lot has happened during the last month , including the start of numerous sports seasons , Punxsutawney Phil seeing his shadow ( 6 more weeks of winter … boo !), and the Super Bowl being played . Speaking of the Super Bowl , how cool was it to see some national recognition for one of our very own founders , George Toma ? The Today Show ( NBC ) and CBS This Morning both did features on George , highlighting the fact he has been a part of every single Super Bowl since its inception ( that ’ s 55 if you ’ re counting ). To us , George is known for his “ and then some ” attitude and work ethic , and it was nice to see that hard work and dedication to our craft be recognized on a national level .

With March upon us , many of you will become increasingly busy as preparations to fields and facilities continue for their expected use . This upcoming month also offers some exciting opportunities as an association as our committee process kicks off . Our members continue to be the strength of the association , and I am reminded of that each year as our committees are engaged . Every year , hundreds of individuals volunteer their time and expertise in driving forward the work of our association . One product of that work that I ’ m really looking forward to this month is the release of our BMP guide for the sports field industry . The STMA , in collaboration with our chapters , recognized a need ; and , through a yearlong process , has developed this national BMP guide on issues significant to the environment , and highlighting the stewardship in place by members . The guide is intended to be customized by

STMA affiliated chapters for providing to legislators in their state . A special thank you goes out to all the individuals involved in the development and execution of this guide .

As the year moves forward and time continues to fly by , I ’ d like to leave you with these words from author and businessman , Harvey Mackay : “ Time is free , but it ’ s priceless . You can ’ t own it , but you can use it . You can ’ t keep it , but you can spend it . Once you ’ ve lost it , you can never get it back .”

Here ’ s to making the most of this year ! SFM

Nick McKenna , CSFM

Nick McKenna , CSFM STMA President nmckenna @ athletics . tamu . edu sportsfieldmanagementonline . com March 2021 | SportsField Management

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