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Field Of The Year Awards
Field of the Year Awards
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The 2009 STMA Awards Application is now available. The deadline to submit your application for STMA Field of the Year is Fri., Oct. 16, 2009. (Application in Word document)
Each Field of the Year Winner is provided with outstanding recognition. This recognition includes; an Award Plaque, STMA apparel, STMA Annual Conference registration, Conference Travel/Lodging assistance, and an Article in SportsTurf magazine.
STMA Field of the Year Awards may be presented in baseball, softball, football, soccer, or sporting grounds and all entry materials must be submitted in accordance with the procedures outlined for each award. All award recipients will be selected by the STMA Awards Committee made up of highly-regarded STMA professionals. Award winners will be notified in November via phone and email.
History:
In 1992, STMA established the Field of the Year Awards to recognize the outstanding fields and commitment to excellence of STMA members. Over the past 16 years, fields from every region of the country, and the Schools and Parks, College and University, and Professional levels have been honored. The STMA Field of the Year Award represents a facility's pinnacle of achievement in the sports turf industry. These fields garner the respect of peers and media attention for the sports turf manager, crew, facility, and even the city or town the field is located in.
Suggestions from the Awards Committee:
Start taking pictures and documenting your progress now! The STMA Awards Committee encourages sports turf managers to be creative in their applications and pictures, while still working within the framework of the program. The committee encourages creative photos, photos that show the versatility of the field, display unique characteristics of the field, and photos that show the unique talents of the crew. Focus on issues specific to your field which tell the story; issues such as drainage, traffic, weather, etc. Provide before and after shots. Do not simply provide ‘beauty shots’ of your field, as they do not reflect the true struggles and triumphs of you and your crew.
STMA Field of the Year Awards Categories
Baseball
Football
Soccer
Softball
NEW CATEGORY - STMA Sporting Grounds of the Year
2008 Baseball Field of the Year
Professional Category:
Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium
Eddie Warczak, Head Groundskeeper
Appleton, WI
College and University Category:
Russ Chandler Stadium
Jon DeWitt, Athletic Field Manager and Todd Tribble, Athletic Field Specialist
Atlanta, GA
High School and Parks Category:
JW Sadler Field
Kenny Nichols, Grounds Maintenance
Westerville, OH
2008 Football Field of the Year
College and University Category:
Lane Stadium, Worsham Field
Jason Bowers, CSFM,
Sports Turf & Athletic Grounds Manager
Blacksburg, VA
High School and Parks Category:
Bobby Gruhn Field
David Presnell,
Landscape & Turf Techincian
Gainesville, GA
2008 Soccer Field of the Year
Professional Category:
Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Bret Baird, Head Turf Manager Commerce City, CO
College and University:
Pape Field
Eric Fasbender, CSFM
Grounds Manager
Eugene, OR
2008 Softball Field of the Year
College and University Category:
Patricia Wilson Field at Stetson University
George Marshall, Field Maintenance Technician
Deland, FL
2008 Sporting Grounds of the Year
Professional Category:
Longwood Cricket Club
Michael Buras, CSFM,
Grounds Superintendent
W. Newton, MA
College and University:
University of New England Field Hockey
Lance Tibbetts, CSFM,
Grounds Manager,
Biddeford, ME