Presented by The NC/SC STMA Partners Program
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Daily Schedule Schedule
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- Sunday November 14, 2021
- Monday November 15, 2021
- Tuesday November 16, 2021
- Wednesday November 17, 2021
- Carolina Room
Certified Sports Field Manager Exam – Pre-Registration Through STMA is Required
- Carolina Room
- Myrtle Beach National
- Carolina Room
- Springs Room
- Ground Floor
The New Normalcy
Professional Track – Did we learn anything in 2020 (Panel Discussion)
Clark Cox – Jake Holloway – Matt Arms
Turf Track – Dr. Haibo Liu – Turf Soil Chemistry – PESTICIDE CEU
Pro track – Mike Echols – Success by Crew
Facility track – Jason Londeree, Bill McLemore – TK – 12 School Maintenance
Facility track – Jimmy Simpson – Sportsturf on Shoestring budgets
Turf track –Dr. Terri Billieson – Ants, grubs, army worms PESTICIDE CEU
Facility track – Luke Yoder – Cost of Ownership
Complimentary Breakfast
Complimentary Lunch
- Carolina Room
- Springs Room
What are BMPs and how do you use them?
Facility Track – Nick McKenna – Fields of Dreams Experience
Turf Track – Dr. Jim Kearns – Turf Diseases – PESTICIDE CEU
Turf Track – Dr. Joseph Roberts – Approaches to Managing Root Pathogens in your Field – PESTICIDE CEU
Turf Track – Dr. Travis Gannon (weeds) PESTICIDE CEU
Complimentary Breakfast
Presenting Partners
Greg Blake, Chief Engagement Officer for PepWorks International will bring an engaging,
“edutaining” and interactive session... Life Lessons For The New Normalcy for Sports
Turf Managers. The practical, applicable and memorable tools, tips and techniques you
will learn can be implemented the first day back at your worksite.
Greg Blake, Chief Engagement Officer for PepWorks International will bring an engaging,
“edutaining” and interactive session... Life Lessons For The New Normalcy for Sports
Turf Managers. The practical, applicable and memorable tools, tips and techniques you
will learn can be implemented the first day back at your worksite.
Nick McKenna, CSFM, is in his 13th year with Texas A&M University, currently in the tenth year of his second stint.
McKenna is a graduate of Iowa State University (2002) with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in horticulture with a turfgrass management focus. He served as a student worker in the athletic department during his time in Ames and upon graduating McKenna worked as an athletic groundskeeper at Texas A&M from 2003-05.
Prior to returning to College Station in 2011, McKenna spent four years as part of the athletic field maintenance team at Virginia Tech. From 2011-15, he served as an Athletic Fields Foreman and oversaw Olsen Field, the home of Texas A&M baseball. McKenna has served in his current role as the Assistant Athletic Fields Maintenance Manager since 2015 where he is jointly responsible for overseeing all of the playing surfaces for the Texas A&M Athletic Department.
In 2016, he was elected to the Sports Turf Managers Association board of directors and has continued in that capacity for the past 5 years. He currently is serving as the President of the association for 2021.
Nick McKenna, CSFM, is in his 13th year with Texas A&M University, currently in the tenth year of his second stint.
McKenna is a graduate of Iowa State University (2002) with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in horticulture with a turfgrass management focus. He served as a student worker in the athletic department during his time in Ames and upon graduating McKenna worked as an athletic groundskeeper at Texas A&M from 2003-05.
Prior to returning to College Station in 2011, McKenna spent four years as part of the athletic field maintenance team at Virginia Tech. From 2011-15, he served as an Athletic Fields Foreman and oversaw Olsen Field, the home of Texas A&M baseball. McKenna has served in his current role as the Assistant Athletic Fields Maintenance Manager since 2015 where he is jointly responsible for overseeing all of the playing surfaces for the Texas A&M Athletic Department.
In 2016, he was elected to the Sports Turf Managers Association board of directors and has continued in that capacity for the past 5 years. He currently is serving as the President of the association for 2021.
Assistant AD/Sports Turf & Landscaping Services/Interim Facilities Services Director
Assistant AD/Sports Turf & Landscaping Services/Interim Facilities Services Director
Early Bird Tickets!
early bird pricing ends october 31, 2021
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