Association News: June 1999

The Ohio Turfgrass Foundation donated $197,000 to its 10-member technical advisory committee of researchers from Ohio State University and $20,000 for scholarships presented to students of Ohio’s turfgrass programs. OTF also elected new board of directors: Glen Pottenger, Hank Chafin and Chuck Darrah.

The Texas Nursery and Landscape Association came into official life earlier this year after the merger of the Texas Association of Nurseryman and the Texas Association of Landscape Contractors. Inaugural officers include Anne Muscat, chairwoman of the board; Jack Davis, allied director; Joe Burks, director-at-large; and Floyd Trammell, regional director.

Representatives of 10 industry organizations met in Washington, D.C. earlier this year to discuss a unified approach to utilizing water resources effectively. The meeting was the second organized by the Irrigation Association to increase political action on protecting the judicious use of water by concerned industries. The meetings have assumed a sense of urgency as Congress prepares to consider changing and reauthorizing the Clean Water Act.

The Metro Atlanta Landscape & Turf Association announced the MALTA Environmental Awards. Among the winners were: L.T.I. Landscape Techniques received the Grand Award for a single-family residential installation, $25,000 to $100,000; Watters & Chatham Landscape Co. received the Grand Award for a single-family residential installation, over $100,000; and Ruppert Landscape Co. received the Grand Award for a commercial installation, over $200,000.

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