Scholarships and Awards
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The Turfgrass Council of North Carolina honors
those that go the extra mile by offering - Scholarship Programs for turf students enrolled in one of the
7 North Carolina Colleges with Turfgrass Management Curriculums
at both graduate and undergraduate levels
- Awards Programs for outstanding members with in the association,
the state or the nation as well as member’s mentors that have made
them what they are today.
This kind of support is of critical importance to the future of the turfgrass industry.
Scholarships Available
- Eagle Scholarship: $2,000 Funded from: TCNC Eagle Award Program Scholarship
Award Account
Requirements:
- Must be NCSU Graduate student in turf related program
- Recommendafion by NCSU Turf Work Group
- Turfgrass Leaders Scholarship (P. J. Lenihan Scholarship): $2,000
Funded from: Donations made in honor of P.J. Lenihan
Requirements:
- Rising Sophomore, Junior or Senior (4-year student; renewable)
- In Turf-related field of study
- NCSU student
- May be renewed upon review of performance
- Recommendation by NCSU Turf Work Group
TCNC Scholarships - Up to $4,000
Charlie Jordan Scholarship:
Requirements:
- Enrolled in 2 or 4 year turf related program
- Completed one full year in turf related program
- Superior performance
TCNC Scholarship:
Requirements:
- Enrolled in 2 or 4 year turf related program
- Completed one full year in turf related program
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Brunswick Community College PO box 30
Supply, NC 28462
Contact: Dr. Bruce Williams
(910) 755-7435
Catawba Valley Communtiy College
Rt 3 Box 283
Hickory, NC 28602
Contact: Mr. Jerry Queen
(704) 327-7000 ext. 4211
Central Piedmont Communtiy College
PO Box 35009
Charlotte, NC 28235-5009
Contact: Mr. John K. Royals
(704) 330-4825 ext. 4211
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
North Carolina State
University
115 Patterson Hall, Box 7642
Raleigh, NC 27695-7642
Contact: Dr. R.J. Cooper
(919) 515-7600
Guilford Technical Communtiy College
Jamestown Campus PO
Box 309
Jamestown, NC 27292
Contact: Mr. Roanald A. Gratger
(336) 454-1126 ext. 2388
Sandhills Communtiy College
220 Airport Rd.
Pinehurst, NC 28374
Contact: Mr. Mike Ventola
(910) 695-3941
Contact: Ms. Dee Johnson
(910) 695-3894
Wayne Communtiy College
PO Box 8002
Goldsboro, NC 27530
Contact: Mr. John Mills
(919) 735-5151
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Criteria for selecting recipients:
* Ability and potential *
Financial need * Academic performance
Scholarship awards are presented in August prior to the annual turf industry
conference in January. Applications must be processed during the preceding
spring semester/quarter. Each applicant must be interviewed by at least
one member of the Scholarship Committee before any recipients are selected.
Awards Available
Turfgrass Council of North Carolina Scholar Awards Requirements
- Students nominated by their advisors for outstanding performance, and
no need for monetary assistance, can apply to receive this award.
Turfgrass Council of North Carolina’s Presidential Award
Requirements
- Individuals must have had an extraordinary, long term impact of a national
or international nature, and their contribution to the entire turfgrass
industry must have had a direct influence upon the growth, professionalism
and excellence of the turfgrass industry North Carolina.
Presidential Award Recepients
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Dr. Glenn W. Burton
Dr. C. Reed Funk |
1985
1988 |
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Mr. William Johnson
Dr. James B. Beard |
1989
1994 |
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Turfgrass Council of North Carolina’s Honorary Lifetime
Membership
Requirements
- Individuals must have had an extraordinary, long-term, statewide impact
upon the growth, professionalism and excellence of the turfgrass industry
in North Carolina. Recipients retain all rights and benefits and responsibilities
of membership except that they need not pay dues.
Honorary Lifetime Membership Recipients
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Henson Maples, Sr
John Burns, Sr
Arl Green, Sr
Dr. Carl T. Blake
Monte Moncrief
Paul Porter
Wayne Smith, Sr
James H. Spencer
Dr. W.B. Gilbert
Ross Taylor
Luther Veasey
Robert B. Hamrick
Robert L. Robertson
Ralph Stout, Sr
Ed Demnicki, CGCS
John Hilton
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1979
1980
1980
1982
1982
1983
1983
1984
1985
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991 |
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Dr. Carlton Blalock
Bill Sutton
James A. Graham
Joel A. Johnson, Jr
Ed Ancherico
Billy E. Caldwell
George J. Kriz
Terry Baughman
Dr. William Lewis
H. Eugene Maples, Jr
Leon T. Lucas
Joseph M. DiPaola
Paul Dew
Les Kuykendall
Frank Stump
George Thompson |
1991
1992
1992
1993
1993
1994
1994
1995
1995
1997
1998
1998
1999
2000
2001
2001 |
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| Turfgrass Council of North Carolina’s Outstanding
Service Award
Requirements
- Individuals must have had an extraordinary, short term, statewide impact
upon the continuing growth, professionalism and excellence of the turfgrass
industry in North Carolina, or a longer term of lesser nature than Honorary
Lifetime Membership recipients. An individual may earn this award more
than once, if appropriate.
Outstanding Service Award Recipients
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Frank Stump
Dr. Carl Blake
Gene Maples, CGCS
Jack Pennell
Dr. W.B. Gilbert
Dr.Leon Lucas
Dr. Canton Blalock
Robert L. Robertson
John Hilton
Dr. Joe DiPaola
Charlie Jordan
William Riggan
Reginald Spell
John Mills
Jerry Queen
Luke R. Veasey
Dr. Billy B. Caldwell
Dr. W.M. Lewis
Harry DuBose
Les Kuykendall
George J. Kriz
Arthur H. Bruneau
P.J. Lenihan
Charles Tomlinson
George Thompson, CGCS.
Gary Stafford
Brad Kocher, CGCS
Durwood Bateman
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1976
1977
1978
1979
1979
1981
1982
1982
1983
1985
1985
1986
1986
1986
1986
1987
1987
1987
1988
1988
1989
1989
1990
1990
1991
1991
1992
1992
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Sam Linker
Ray Avery
Ted Sherrod
Rick Brandenburg
Bob Bell
Dr. Charles Peacock
C. Bruce Williams
Sam G. Lang IV
Michael E. Claffey
Butch Sheffield
Tom Bland
Russ Barnette
Gene Crews
Gene Daniel
John Mills
Turner Revels
Doug Shear
Reginald Spell
Jerry Queen
Tom Gravitte
Mike Villani
Terry Nance
Fred Pittillo
Dr. Bruce Martin
Dr. Fred Yelverton
Bob Rogers
Derek Smith
David Rouzer
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1992
1993
1993
1994
1994
1995
1995
1996
1996
1997
1997
1998
1998
1998
1999
1999
2000
2000
2000
2001
2001
2002
2002
2002
2003
2003
2003
2004
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Turfgrass Council’s Special Certificates and Awards of Appreciation
In recognition of outstanding daily contributions to the administrative area of the Turfgrass Council, the following have been presented with Awards and other Resolutions of Appreciation:
Recipients
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Dr. Bill Gilbert
Bill Riggan
Gary Stafford
Sylvia Moses
Marcia Gray
Marsha Richardson
Sam Lang
Les Privette
Doug Dahms
Ray Avery
Jason Hinton
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1987
1992
1993
1993
1993
1993
1998
1998
1998
1999
1999
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Conrad Johnson
Benny Bennett
Rep. James B. Black
{Speaker of House}
Sen. Walter Dalton
Rep. Pryor Gibson III
Erin Culbreth
Barbara Cummings
Steve Dorer
Scott Cochran
Gil Grattan
Larry Feller
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2000
2001
2002
2002
2002
2002
2003
2004
2004
2004
2004
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Other Recognition Programs Available
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A VERY SPECIAL
Turfgrass Council of North Carolina
RECOGNITIONS PROGRAM
Step forward and honor your MENTOR now
First created in 1998, the TCNC Eagles Award Program is your opportunity to honor the individual(s) who have touched, shaped and influenced
your life.
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| Everyone has experienced the guiding hand of a mentor at some time
in his or her lives. Kind and gentle… solid, disciplined, consistent
and true. A mentor who we came to trust and respect… a mentor who was
helping to shape our character… to make us each all of the good things
that we each are today.
And how often do we now think fondly of our mentors and wish that
there were a good way to just stand up and shout, “THANK YOU”! The
TCNC Eagles Award is designed to do exactly that. It gives individuals
the grand opportunity to honor or memorialize their mentor(s) whether
living or deceased in a very special and enduring way. How to Honor YOUR Mentor
Step 1: Supply TCNC with the name of your
mentor (if new) or choose an existing mentor. Submit a short biography
of your mentor (if new).
Step 2: Make a monetary commitment to the TCNC Eagles Award Endowment
(minimum $250)
Step 3: Plan to attend the ceremony at the annual Turf Industry Conference & Expo
at which your mentor will be honored AND the NCSU Graduate student
will be presented with the Eagle Scholarship.
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This is your opportunity to include and honor or memorialize your
mentor, to be lovingly remembered in this very unique and enduring
way.
And at the same time, your contributions are helping to grow the TCNC
Eagles Award Endowment, which will become a $50,000 endowment fund
for the future!
The Turfgrass Council of North Carolina will reinforce your monetary
commitment in the following very important ways:
- TCNC will maintain the TCNC Eagles Award Endowment Fund within the
North Carolina Turfgrass Foundation
- TCNC will provide Mentor and Donor Recognition Certificates and
the master Eagles Award Trophy upon which all mentor’s names are
engraved
- TCNC will host the annual Trade Show Silent Auction as the primary
fundraiser for the Eagle Award program
The Opportunity is yours. Support the Eagle Scholarship in
the name of one of these mentors or name your own special mentor(s).
To make a generous and heartfelt commitment today so that together
we can continue our extraordinary heritage, provide the following information
to TCNC: Mentors Name and Your Name and contact information.
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Honored Members
Class of 2003
Scholarship Recipient: Scott McElroy
| Mr. Clark H. Wooten |
Mr. James E. Hayes |
Class of 2002
Scholarship Recipient: David Lee
| Mr. Ralph Stout Jr. |
Mr. Charles U. Hill |
| Mr. Charles Tomlinson |
Mr. Joseph A Phillips |
| Dr. Carl Blake |
Mr. Brad Fellrath |
| Dr. Carl Blake |
Mr. Brad Fellrath |
| Mr. Gene R. Taylor (1937-2001) |
Class of 2001
Scholarship Recipient: Hennen Cummings
| Dr. Maurice Cook |
Mr. William E. Magnum |
| Mr. Paul B. Porter |
Class of 2000
Scholarship Recipient: YuYu Bai
| Mr. William D Johnson |
Mr. Wayne Farrar |
| Mr. Bill Sutton |
Mr. Les Kuykendall |
| Mr. Wayne B. Smith Jr. |
Mr. Stephen Smith |
| Mr. Robert B. Hamrick (1904-2000) |
Class of 1999
Scholarship Recipient: Matt Fagerness
| Mr. Matthew Martin |
Mr. Dale Blaser |
| Dr. William B. Gilbert |
Mr. Craig F. Manning |
| Mr. Harry M. DuBose |
Mr. John Hilton |
| Mr. Wayne B. Smith Sr. |
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| Mr. Ralph Stout Sr. (1904-1998) |
| Mr. Terry E. Baughman (1942-1998) |
| Mr. Smith Cummings (1929-1998) |
| Mr. James H. Spencer (1917-1996) |
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Make Contributions payable to:
NC Turfgrass Foundation
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Mail Contributions To:
NCTF, C/O Turfgrass Council of North Carolina
P0 Box 2163, Cary, NC 27512-2163
919-380-9446 |
The North Carolina Turfgrass
Foundation, is a fully qualified charitable repository through the
North Carolina Agricultural Foundation, Inc.
IRS Tax Exempt #56-6049304 |
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