Four teams comprised of 17 undergraduate students from HLA-Turf Science competed last month in the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) Collegiate Quiz Bowl competition at the GCSAA annual meeting in San Diego, CA. This exam tests the students’ plant/seed/pest/equipment identification skills, and practical turfgrass calculations related to golf turf management. Students from Turf[Read More…]
Eight HLA-Turf Science undergraduates competed last week in the Sports Field Managers Association (SFMA) Collegiate Quiz Bowl competition at the SFMA annual meeting in Palm Springs, CA. The students placed 3rd overall out of 26 teams in this competition. This exam tests the students plant/seed/pest/equipment identification skills, practical turfgrass calculations for the sports field manager[Read More…]
Congratulations to all of our December 2024 graduates! Undergraduate Students Lauren Harmon (Horticulture/Plant Science) Chase Frech (Horticulture/Production & Marketing) Gregory Steele (Sustainable Food and Farming System) Mason Stephen (Turf Science and Management) Graduate Students Lian Durón (MS/Dr. Celina Gómez) Tanvir Dutt (MS/Dr. Ying Li) Xiaojin Wang (PhD/Dr. Kranthi Varala) Stephen Campbell (MS Non-Thesis/Dr. Cale Bigelow)[Read More…]