GCSAA selects three for environmental stewardship award

LAWRENCE, Kan. ?EUR??,,????'??+ The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America?EUR??,,????'???s (GCSAA) board of directors has selected three recipients for its 2005 President?EUR??,,????'???s Award for Environmental Stewardship. Stephen A. Kealy, certified golf course superintendent at Glendale Country Club in Bellevue, Wash., was recognized for the salmon stream rehabilitation project he initiated at Glendale, and Peter Lund, certified golf course superintendent at Rhode Island Country Club in Barrington, R.I., was honored for his involvement with Save the Bay. The third award went to the Oregon Golf Course Superintendents Association for the environmental stewardship guidelines the chapter developed, which are being widely used in Oregon and Washington. ?EUR??,,????'??Steve Kealy, Peter Lund and the Oregon GCSA are three extremely deserving recipients of this award,?EUR??,,????'?? GCSAA President Mark J. Woodward, CGCS, said. ?EUR??,,????'??We hope that these awards will highlight the excellent environmental efforts that superintendents are leading across the country and provide positive models for other superintendents to adapt to their own situations.?EUR??,,????'?? Kealy, Lund and the Oregon GCSA will be presented the award by Woodward on Feb. 11 at the General Session during the GCSAA Education Conference presented in conjunction with the Golf Industry Show in Orlando, Feb. 7-12. The General Session is presented in partnership with Rain Bird Corp. - Golf Division and Syngenta Professional Products. The President's Award for Environmental Stewardship was established in 1991 to recognize "an exceptional environmental contribution to the game of golf: a contribution that further exemplifies the golf course superintendent's image as a steward of the land."