board Alìce Dye to receive GCBAA's Rossi Humanitarian Award seats shows^ that we are DALLAS, Texas — Alice and less-experienced 42, she was named to Meanwhile, a new board of di- on the right O'Neal Dye, thefirst femal e mem- golfers. Working with the team. rectors, elected in a mail vote in track," Arnold said. ^ ber of the American Society of Pete, she has been in- Five successive years early January, will convene and "We are working on Course Architects, will re- strumental in designing she was Florida Senior elect a new slate of officers on some critical projects ceive the Builders more than 40 courses. Woman Golfer of the Sunday, Feb. 6. and people want to give Association of America's She has served on the Year. Executive Vice President Phil their input." (GCBAA) Donald A. Rossi Hu- U.S. Golf Association's She is the mother of Arnold said 18 associate mem- The GCBAA meeting will be- manitarian Award here Saturday, Handicap and Women's golf course architects bers are running for nine seats, gin with an evening reception Fri- Feb. 5. committees, the Alice Dye P.B. and Perry Dye. while 14 builder members are day, Feb. 4. The general member- Highlighting the GCBAA's an- Women's Western The award is given in seeking 11 spots on the board. Continued on page 76 nual awards dinner, Dye will be board, and the LPGA Advisory memory of the late Don Rossi, The races are "exciting," said honored for her lifetime contri- Council. who served as executive director GCBAA President Jerry Pierman butions to the game. She won seven Indiana of the National Golf Foundation of Pierman Golf Co. in North Palm Feser Award The wife of golf course archi- Women's Amateur titles, three and GCBAA. Mr. Rossi was given Beach, Fla. 'This is a builders' tect , she has champi- Florida State Women's Amateur the first award posthumously in organization and we need their oned the cause of multiple tees championships, five Women's 1991. Robert Trent Jones Sr. was leadership and involvement in goes to Christy on golf courses, especially for- Western Senior crowns and two presented the award in 1992 and order for it to be the force it should LAWRENCE, Kan.—An ward tees and placement of haz- USGA Women's Senior Amateur Joe Jemsek in 1993. be in the industry." article on "Redesigning ards, keeping in mind less-strong championships. In 1970, at age 'This high level of interest in Equipment Washdown Pads" has won superinten- dent Thomas A. Christy the 1994 Leo Feser Editorial Award. The GCSAA will present the award on Thursday, Feb. 3, to Christy, a certi- standards, we can seed it. fied golf course superinten- dent at Riverside Golf & improved disease resistance. The result is Free tools for your imagination. Country Club in Portland, Ore. outstanding quality — often with fewer Call our toll-free number for a free The Feser Award is given annually to the author of the best article written by a chemicals and less maintenance. JacklinGolf Imagination Kit loaded with GCSAA member and pub- lished in Golf Course Man- Call 1-800-760-4321 or your authorized comprehensive turfgrass planning and agement (GCM). A pioneer superintendent and mem- JacklinGolf distributor. We'll help you keep specification tools. Use them to take your ber of the GCSAA, Feser is credited with keeping GCM your quality sky high. alive during the Great De- course to a whole new level! pression. In his article, which ap- peared last April, Christy described an innovative sys- tem he devised to contain and recycle wash water. It was inspired by regulations put into effect by the fed- eral Clean Water Act and by local water-use restrictions enacted because of the West's drought.

NGCOA meets in Dallas, Feb. 7-10 DALLAS, Texas — The Na- tional Golf Course Owners Asso- ciation will hold its annual meet- ing for the first time following the GCSAA's 65th International Golf Course Conference and Show here. Meeting Feb. 7-10, the NGCOA has suggested that its members arrive a few days early to attend the GCSAA show with their superintendents. After an evening reception Monday, Feb. 7, three days of talks will follow, highlighted by the NGCOA awards dinner and dance at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9. Dr. James Melton will deliver the keynote address at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8. In the afternoon Mark Barrett, former chief oper- ating officer of the PGA Tour, will talk on golf retail. Wednesday's conference will be highlighted by Brinker Interna- tional Vice President Doug Bates, ÌAa&LlNGolf speaking on food and beverage. A noon-time golf outing at TPC at Las Colinas will close the event Thursday, Feb. 10. CIRCLE # 113/BOOTH #3842 January 1994 23 CALENDAR

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