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ABOUT US:
Because a few men believed that sports turf could be improved through the sharing
of knowledge and the exchange of ideas, the Sports Turf Managers Association was
officially formed in 1981. The key leaders in the STMA's infancy were Harry "Pops"
Gill (deceased), Milwaukee County Stadium; Dr. William Daniel (deceased), Professor
Emeritus, Purdue University; Dick Ericson, Minneapolis Metrodome, and George Toma
(NFL). After sharing the office, executive secretary and conference facilities of
the National Institute of Parks & Grounds Management in Appleton, Wisconsin, for
three years, the sixty STMA members decided to venture into independence in November
1984. The Board of Directors, led by their newly elected President, David Frey,
appointed the Association's first Executive Director, Dr. Kent W. Kurtz, Professor
of Turfgrass & Ornamental Horticulture at California State Polytechnic University in
Pomona. In 1985, the Association incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation and
began a quarterly newsletter. STMA established a national office in Upland, California,
during the spring of 1987. The first national conference in 1986 was held in conjunction
with that of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, as were the annual
meetings in 1987 and 1988.
Past Presidents
Bill Rudometkin - 2007
Carol Baker - 2006
Emilio Avalos - 2005
Eric Johnson - 2004
Steve Dugas - 2003
Steve Dugas - 2002
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