For the fourth year, Bayer Environmental Science and The Environmental Institute for Golf are sending five golf course superintendents to the 2007 GCSAA Education Conference and Golf Industry Show in Anaheim, Calif.

The purpose of this grant is to assist golf course superintendents with their professional development through participation in the annual event that features the most comprehensive education program available in the industry.

Henry Falgout, Chamberlyne Country Club, Danville, Ark.
Jeremy J. Hreben, Kings Gate Golf Club, Charlotte, Fla.
Richard L. Jensen, Crooked River Ranch Golf Club, Crooked River Ranch, Ore.
Ronald W. Randall, Willowcreek Golf Club, Big Flats, N.Y.
Kraig Stolhammer, Hibbing Municipal Golf Course, Hibbing, Minn.
Four of the five winners are first-time attendees at conference and show. All five indicated that due to budget limitations they would not be able to attend this year if it weren't for the Bayer Grant.

Winners receive airfare, hotel accommodations for six nights, conference full-pack registration, two educational seminars (half-day, one-day or two-day), two tickets to the President's Celebration and a $200 expense stipend. Any superintendent who did not attend either the 2005 or 2006 GCSAA Education Conference and Golf Industry Show was eligible to apply.

"Bayer is committed to the professional development of the golf course superintendent and believes that the GCSAA Education Conference and Golf Industry Show are important parts of their continuing education," said Scott Welge, golf market manager of Bayer Environmental Science. "We are pleased to continue the partnership with The Environmental Institute for Golf to fund this grant to those in the golf course management community, like these five superintendents, who probably would not have been able to attend otherwise."