Golf Course Management, the official publication of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), garnered five first-place commercial publication writing awards and six merit awards from the Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association's (TOCA) awards ceremony May 14, in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
The publication gathered more first-place and merit awards than any other publication in the golf course management industry.
First-place awards:
* Terry Ostmeyer, GCM senior staff writer - "H2No" (April) turf feature
* Kelly Neis, GCSAA senior manager of creative services - "H2No" (April) headline writing
* GCM contributor Bill Steele - "Calculating the value of green" (February) environmental stewardship
* GCM contributor Trent Bouts - "Lone Rangers" (December) general features
* GCM contributor Peter Blais - "Up, up and away" (February) product information
Merit awards:
* Darcy DeVictor, GCM associate editor - "In the brick of it" (May) operations profile
* Seth Jones, GCM senior associate editor - "GCSAA's Ladies Man" (July) general feature
* GCM contributor John Fech, Ph.D. - "Too mulch of a good thing?" (March) ornamental feature
* GCM contributor John Fech, Ph.D. - "Too mulch of a good thing?" (March) headline writing
* Seth Jones, GCM senior associate editor - "Honor the land" (August) photography
* Roger Billings, GCM senior manager of design/creative services - "Reaching out" (May) portrait/personality photography
In addition, longtime GCM research section contributors Wendy Gelernter, Ph.D., and Larry Stowell, Ph.D., were honored as TOCA's 2009 Environmental Communicators of the Year.
Also at the meeting, GCM Editor-in-Chief Ed Hiscock stepped down from a two-year term as TOCA's president. He will serve on TOCA's board of directors two more years as immediate past president.
TOCA is composed of editors, writers, publishers, photographers, public relations/advertising practitioners, industry association leaders and others involved in golf course maintenance and other green industry communications.
Golf Course Management magazine is dedicated to advancing the golf course superintendent profession and helping GCSAA members achieve career success. To that end, GCM provides authoritative "how-to" career-oriented, technical and trend information by industry experts, researchers and golf course superintendents. By advancing the profession and members' careers, the magazine contributes to the enhancement, growth and vitality of the game of golf.
GCSAA is a leading golf organization and has as its focus golf course management. Since 1926, GCSAA has been the top professional association for the men and women who manage golf courses in the United States and worldwide. From its headquarters in Lawrence, Kan., the association provides education, information and representation to more than 20,000 members in more than 72 countries. GCSAA's mission is to serve its members, advance their profession and enhance the enjoyment, growth and vitality of the game of golf. The association's philanthropic organization, The Environmental Institute for Golf, works to strengthen the compatibility of golf with the natural environment through research grants, support for education programs and outreach efforts. Visit GCSAA at www.gcsaa.org.
