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I hope you feel and see an attitude of caring in TPI… +1-202-789-8644 May God bless you abundantly, 2 TPI Turf News July/August 2018 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S TURF The 2018 NEW Membership Year Commencement Casey Reynolds, PhD Commencement... Ask any college or high school These research projects will be gathering information graduate what that term means, and you will get on harvest aids for improved turfgrass shelf life and descriptions of graduation ceremonies, hats thrown in the transplanting, turfgrass water use, environmental impacts air, and after-hours parties. Ask any of their parents and of turfgrass removal, and turfgrass’ cooling effects in urban you may get different descriptions of empty-nests, college areas. Another project that was funded is the production of tuition bills, and late-night worries. However, while that a 120-plus page book on Turfgrass Weed, Insect, and Disease term often means “a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas Control for TPI Members Only. 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