Randy Brehmer and Brad Pugh, past-presidents and board members of MRTF, accepted the award on behalf of the organization.
During the 2024 Purdue Extension Professional Development Conference held on December 4-5, 2024 in Lafayette, IN, the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Specialists Association (PUCESA) presented their annual awards. Congratulations to the Midwest Regional Turf Foundation (MRTF) for being awarded the “Spirit of Extension” Award! Randy Brehmer, The Fort Golf Course, and Brad Pugh, The Country Club of Terre Haute, both past-presidents and board members of MRTF, accepted the award on behalf of the organization. The MRTF provides vital support for Purdue Turfgrass research and education to advance the turfgrass industry in Indiana and throughout the Midwest! Read more about the Purdue Turfgrass Science program here https://turf.purdue.edu/ and MRTF, here https://mrtf.org/.
Likewise, congratulations to Wenjing Guan, Clinical/Engagement Associate Professor in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, was awarded the PUCESA Early Career Award! Dr. Guan is a horticultural specialist located at Southwest Purdue Agriculture Center. Her extension and research programs focus on developing and delivering sustainable vegetable and fruit production practices to Indiana growers. Read more about Dr. Guan here https://ag.purdue.edu/department/hla/directory.html#/guan40.
Congratulations to MRTF and to Dr. Wenjing Guan for their outstanding achievements!