Brad Park
Rutgers University
Brad Park
Rutgers University
Brad Park is Research & Outreach Agronomist, Rutgers University, where he performs traffic stress research on cool-season turfgrass species commonly established for sports fields. He routinely visits athletic facilities in New Jersey to assist turf managers in solving problems associated with high traffic sports fields. Brad earned a Master of Science in Agronomy from Penn State University and was recipient of the New Jersey Turfgrass Association Recognition Award in 2016. Brad was elected to the Sports Field Managers Association of NJ (SFMANJ) Board of Directors in 2003 and is an Academic Member of Sports Field Management Association (SFMA).
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Brad Park, Rutgers University |
| 2023 | Kristen Althouse, PA Turfgrass Council |
| 2022 | Dr. Cale Bigelow, Purdue University |
| 2021 | Dr. Nick Christians, Iowa State University |
| 2020 | Bradley Jakubowski, Instructor of Plant Sciences, Penn State |
| 2019 | Victoria Wallace, University of Connecticut |
| 2018 | Pam Sherratt, Ohio State University (OH) |
| 2017 | James Brosnan, Ph.D., University of Tennessee (TN) |
| 2016 | Jason Kruse, Ph.D., University of Florida (KY) |
| 2015 | Mary Owens, University of Massachusetts (MA) |
| 2014 | Brian Scott, Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut (CA) |
| 2013 | Dr. Brad Fresenburg, University of Missouri-Columbia (MO) |
| 2012 | Dr. Beth Guertal, Auburn University (AL) |
| 2011 | Dr. Leah Brilman, Seed Research of Oregon (OR) |
| 2010 | John Sorochan, Ph.D., University of Tennessee (TN) |
| 2009 | Tony Koski, Ph.D., Colorado State University (CO) |
| 2008 | Grady Miller, Ph.D., North Carolina State University (NC) |
| 2007 | Michael Goatley, Jr., Ph.D., Turfgrass Specialist, Virginia Tech University (VA) |
| 2006 | James McAfee, Ph.D., Extension Turfgrass Specialist, Texas A&M (TX) |
| 2005 | Jeff Fowler, Penn State Cooperative Extension (PA) |
| 2004 | A.J. Powell, Jr., Ph.D., University of Kentucky (KY) |
| 2003 | Pam Sherratt, Ohio State University (OH) |
| 2002 | Eric Adkins, CSFM, Michigan State University (MI) |
| 2001 | Coleman Ward, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Auburn University (AL) |
| 2000 | Andrew McNitt, Ph.D., Penn State University (PA) |
| 1999 | Donald Waddington, Ph.D., Penn State University (PA) |
| 1998 | Steve Cockerham, University of California/Riverside (CA) |
| 1997 | James Beard, Ph.D., International Sports Turf Institute (TX) |
| 1996 | Kent Kurtz, Ph.D., (deceased) Cal Poly Pomona (CA) |
| 1994 | Dave Minner, Ph.D., Iowa State University (IA) |
| 1993 | John N. “Trey” Rogers, III, Ph.D., Michigan State University (MI) |
| 1992 | Henry Wilkinson, Ph.D., University of Illinois (IL) |
| 1991 | Steve Cockerham, University of California/Riverside (CA) |
(Note: The William H. Daniel Award was known as the Excellence in Research Award prior to 1997.)
* Facility listed is where employed at time of award. Check Roster for current listing
