From the TTA President

Not to be confused with the Australian 80’s rock band with hits like “Down Under” and “Who Can it Be Now,” but your board and associated committees are hard at work shaping the future of the Tennessee Turfgrass Association. I know I am dating myself and for any younger folks in the audience, just ask your parents.

The last article entitled ‘From the Board Room’ focused on recent events of your Board, which laid out how your association is committee driven. The committees all meet separately on behalf of the association and report back to the Board of Directors (BOD) when we have our regularly scheduled meetings.

The Finance Committee recently worked with the Tennessee Golf Course Association (TGCSA) to reward our Executive Director, Ms. Melissa Martin, for all her efforts. She has served as the Executive Director for both the TTA and TGCSA since 2017 and an adjustment was long overdue. All parties agreed unanimously that Melissa has done a phenomenal job and would be very difficult to replace. Thank you, Melissa, from all of us, for all that you do for the TTA and TGCSA.

One huge area of success I want to highlight is with your Education Committee who have most of the program built for the 2023 TTA Annual Conference and Trade Show. Dr. Jim Brosnan chairs this committee, and the success with our educational program never ceases to amaze me. Continuing Education is a passion of mine and I have been on this committee for over seven years now. We work hard every year to build the best program possible and the content only continues to improve. Each year, I wonder if we can do as well as the past year, only to be amazed with the World Class Educational Value we are able to provide to our membership. I’ll try not to drop any spoilers, but just trust me as the 2023 Tennessee Turfgrass Conference and Trade Show will be the best yet! We are all very excited about the program that has a little something for everyone.

Our schedules are all filling up as we enter another growing season and best to luck to everyone on a great summer in 2022.

Sincerely,

TTA President