2005 USGA Green Section Summer Internship Program

The USGA Green Section is pleased to offer turfgrass management students the opportunity to travel on Turf Advisory Service visits with USGA Green Section regional agronomists for one week during the 2005 golfing season. We believe that traveling with our staff can broaden students’ perspectives of the turfgrass industry and the directions they take with their educational endeavors and career paths.

The USGA Green Section was established in 1920 to provide impartial and authoritative agronomic information to golf courses, and to develop scientific information related to golf course turf. Since 1953, a major facet of the Green Section has been its Turf Advisory Service (TAS). Eighteen experienced agronomists annually conduct more than 1,800 on-site visits to golf courses across the United States to take research results and practical information on construction and maintenance directly to subscribing clubs and courses.

Students selected for the 2005 internship program will travel with members of the Green Section staff on TAS visits for one week between May and August 2005. As part of the internship, the student is required to submit a written report summarizing the travel experiences during the week. Selected students receive a $250 stipend for the week, and all transportation, hotel, and meal expenses will be paid by the USGA.

Each university may nominate one candidate for the program. The university turfgrass faculty selects which student will serve as its nominee. The USGA regional director and agronomists will interview the candidates from the universities in that region, and one or more students will be selected to participate in the program.

Students being considered for the internship should meet the following minimum criteria:

• A student entering their junior or senior year in a four-year baccalaureate program or a graduate student majoring in horticulture, agronomy, or a related field. The student must be returning to school the semester following the internship.
• An interest in golf and turfgrass management, and preferably some experience working on a golf course or playing the game.
• Good leadership potential.
• A strong academic record.

Nomination packets must contain the following materials:

1) A letter of recommendation from the sponsoring professor.

2) A cover letter from the student explaining how they got interested in turf and why they would like to participate in the program.

3) The student’s resume or information about the student’s background (including the projected graduation date).

Submit the application to the regional director in the Green Section region where the student’s school is located.

The date for the week of travel is flexible and will be mutually agreed upon by the Green Section regional director and the student. The selected student will travel to the prearranged meeting site on Sunday and return on Friday of the travel week.

Applications are due at the appropriate regional office by November 22, 2004. Selected candidates will be notified after March 1, 2005.

Direct questions to Kimberly Erusha, Ph.D., Director of Education, USGA Green Section, at 908-234-2300 or kerusha@usga.org

USGA Green Section Regions
Florida Region John Foy, Director P.O. Box 1087 Hobe Sound, FL 33475-1087 ph. (772) 546-2620 Florida	North-Central Region Bob Brame, Director P.O. Box 15249 Covington, KY 41015-0249 ph. (859)3 56-3272 Indiana Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Ohio Michigan Wisconsin
Mid-Atlantic Region Stan Zontek, Director 485 Baltimore Pike, Suite 203 Glen Mills, PA 19342 ph. (610) 558-9066 Delaware Pennsylvania West Virginia Maryland Virginia	Southeast Region Patrick O'Brien, Director P.O. Box 95 Griffin, GA 30224-0095 ph. (770) 229-8125 Alabama Mississippi South Carolina Georgia North Carolina Tennessee
Northeast Region David Oatis, Director P.O. Box 4717 Easton, PA 18043 ph. (610) 515-1660 Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Rhode Island Vermont	Northwest Region Larry Gilhuly, Director 5610 Old Stump Drive NW Gig Harbor, WA 98332 ph. (253) 858-2266 Alaska Colorado Hawaii Idaho Montana Wyoming North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Utah Washington
Mid-Continent Region Paul Vermeulen, Director 9 River Valley Ranch White Heath, IL 61884 ph. (217) 687-4424 Arkansas Illinois Iowa Kansas Louisiana Missouri Nebraska New Mexico Oklahoma Texas	Southwest Region Pat Gross, Director 505 North Tustin Avenue Suite 121 Santa Ana, CA 02705 Ph. (714) 542-5766 Arizona Nevada California