On Aug. 28, 2012, the USGA, the golf and turfgrass industries along
with the Penn State Turfgrass Program lost a dear friend and colleague, Stanley
Zontek. To honor his contributions and love for Penn State, Pennsylvania
Turfgrass Research, Inc. (PTRI) teamed with The Pennsylvania State University to
create the Stanley J. Zontek Turfgrass
Endowment.
The $300,000 endowment, generated through fundraising efforts by
volunteer turf professionals, provides critical financial support for Penn State
faculty and students to perform research and provide solutions to turf problems
in Pennsylvania and the U.S. "No graduate from the Penn State Turfgrass Program
had a bigger impact on our industry, and no one has been a better ambassador for
the program around the world than Stanley Zontek," said Jerred Golden, PTRI
chairman. “Naming the endowment after Stanley will ensure that all of his
contributions to the industry will live on through continued research and
discovery."
For more information about the Stanley J. Zontek Turfgrass
Endowment, please contact Peter Landschoot at pjl1@psu.edu or 814.863.1017, or John Kaminski at
jek156@psu.edu.