POST-SHOW RECAP
Plant and Environmental Sciences ; Chad Price , president , Carolina Green Corp .; Abby McNeal , CSFM , CPRP , parks superintendent , City of Louisville ; Leah Withrow , head groundskeeper , Reno Aces ; and Travis Hogan , head groundskeeper , Kansas City Chiefs . The panel was moderated by Drew Miller , Ph . D ., Brentsville School District .
SFMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS SFMA also announced its 2024 Board of Directors during the 35th annual Conference and Exhibition . The board officially took office January 24 at the Annual Meeting .
The executive board is normally comprised of five officers , but with the resignation of the 2023 presidentelect , the 2023 president will serve a second term and there will not be a past president seat in 2024 .
Serving her second term as President is Sun Roesslein , CSFM , North Area Athletic Complex , Golden , Colorado . Adam Thoms , Ph . D ., Iowa State University , Ames , Iowa , fills the president-elect office ; and Secretary / Treasurer is Alpha Jones , CSFM , Fayetteville Woodpeckers , Segra Stadium , Fayetteville , North Carolina . Serving as the Commercial Vice President is Erin Wilder , Sod Solutions , Tallahassee , Florida .
The SFMA bylaws require that the board have directors from each segment of its voting members . The 2024 SFMA directors include :
Academic : Chase Straw , Ph . D ., Texas A & M University , College Station , Texas
At-Large Appointed : Lee Van Meeteren , City of Sioux Center , Sioux Center , Iowa
At-Large Elected : Kyle Patterson , City of Roswell Recreation , Parks , Historic , and Cultural Affairs , Roswell , Georgia
Photos by Mark Skalny , courtesy of SFMA .
Commercial : Warren Gorowitz , Hunter Industries , San Marcos , California
Higher Education : Casey Carrick , CSFM , University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill , North Carolina
Parks & Recreation : Zachary Holm , CSFM , Central Park Conservancy , Byram , New Jersey
Professional Facilities : Dan Farnes , Real Salt Lake , Sandy , Utah
Schools K-12 : Jeremy Driscoll , CSFM , Saint Mark ’ s High School , Wilmington , Delaware
STUDENT CHALLENGE The SFMA Student Challenge featured students from 2-year and 4-year colleges and universities throughout the country competing in an exam that challenges knowledge in the sports field management industry . The winning teams received a cash award , a plaque and medallions for each team member . The prize money benefits the institution ’ s turfgrass program and creates opportunities for students pursuing a career in sports field management .
Photo by Mark Skalny , courtesy of SFMA .
2-YEAR WINNING TEAMS 1st place : Penn State Team 302 – Camden Macek ,
Simon Wattier , Tyler Houghton and Jake Gartley
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