Please submit your nomination to HAGCSA by September 30, 2022.
Send Submissions to: sandyqueengolf@gmail.com
RECOGNIZING OUTSTANDING MEMBERS
Each and every Heart member deserves credit for surviving a hectic spring and summer, but there are ones among us who deserve special recognition for the job they have done this year or over their careers. As a member, you know who these individuals are. Now is the time to send your nominations for Brian Breedlove Equipment Manager of the Year, The Assistant Superintendent of the Year, The Superintendent of the Year, and The Chester H. Mendenhall Award. These prestigious awards will be given out at the Annual Meeting on August 6, 2024. Please submit your nominations by completing the reverse side and forwarding to the HAGCSA office no later than October 1, 2024
Eligibility and Qualifications
Brian Breedlove Equipment Manager of the Year
This award will be presented annually to the equipment manager who has demonstrated dedication at their job over the past year.
The guidelines are as follows:
1. Must be a member of the Heart of American GCSA (Class EM); and in good standings.
2. Represents organization to the highest degree professionally and individually.
3. This award shall be governed by the equipment manager’s achievements in any of the follow:
Competency in agronomic skills
Utilizes problem solving in an effective and efficient manner.
Assists course preparations if needed.
Applies fiscal responsibility.
Goes “Above and Beyond” to “Help the Cause.”
4. These accomplishments must have occurred in the current year.
Assistant Superintendent of the Year
This award will be presented annually to the assistant who has demonstrated dedication and excellence at their job over the past year.
The guidelines are as follows:
1. Must be a member of the Heart of America.
2. Must be an assistant that represents their profession to the highest degree.
3. Must be at their present course for no less than two seasons.
4. This award shall be governed by the assistant's achievements in any of the following.
Competency in agronomic skills
Ability to efficiently run the daily operations of the course
Effectively running course projects
Assisting in the preparation of their course for regional or national events
Involvement with local, regional, or national turf related associations
Strong involvement in course renovations and new course construction
Goal oriented and striving to become a superintendent
Exceptional contributions to this association through involvement
5. These accomplishments must have occurred in the current year.
Superintendent of the Year
This award, established in 1970, has been presented annually to the golf course superintendent who has demonstrated dedication and outstanding service to his or her profession.
The guidelines are as follows:
1. Must be a “Class A or Superintendent Member” in good standing.
2. Must be a superintendent that represents the organization and himself to the highest degree.
3. This award shall be governed by the superintendents achievements in either:
Excellence in golf course management
Preparation of his or her course for regional or national golf tournaments
Achievements for renovation or new golf course construction
Involvement with local, regional, or national turf related associations
Exceptional contributions to this association through involvement
4. These accomplishments must have occurred in the current year.
Chester H. Mendenhall Award
This award has been established to honor an individual who has devoted extensive time and effort to the promotion of golf, the art of greens-keeping and other related fields. Begun in 1983, this award is named after a golf course superintendent who dedicated his life to his profession.
The guidelines are as follows:
1. Must be a HAGCSA member in good standing.
2. Must be an individual that represents the organization and him or herself to the highest degree.
3. This award shall be governed by the individual’s achievements over an extended period of time:
Outstanding service to this organization
Involvement with local, regional, or national turf related organizations
Continued support and service to the golf industry or his/her community
PAST AWARD WINNERS
Brian Breedlove Equipment Manager of the Year
2018 Daniel Heinze
2019 Mark Price
2020 Curtus Reinke
2021 Brian Breedlove
2022 Mark Williams
2023
Assistant Superintendent of the Year
2005 Greg Milligan
2006 John Sheehe
2007 Jeff Stoecklein
2008 Johnny Brockus
2009 Matthew Delventhal
2010 Andrew Jones
2011 Andy Klein
2012 Randy Heinz & Brad Lackey
2013 Mitch Bradbury
2014 Nick Kray
2015 Chad Gilkinson
2016 Marc Szablewski
2017 Derek Banwart
2018 Duane Davied and Javier Aguilar
2019 Grant Sherwood
2020 Tom Baier
2021 Logan Slattery
2022 Aaron Stansbury
2023 Drew Murphy
Superintendent of the Year
1982 Carl Beer
1983 Chet Mendenhall
1984 Jack and Bill Robison
1985 Del King
1987 Duane Patton, CGCS
1988 Nels Lindgren, CGCS
1989 Cary Tegtmeyer, CGCS
1990 Ed Huggins
1992 Loren Breedlove
1993 Jeff Eldridge, CGCS
1994 Pat Finlen, CGCS
1995 Jon Francis
1996 Chuck Hybl, CGCS
1997 Jeff Elmer, CGCS
1998 Jim Naudet
1999 Mark Pierce
2000 Paul Tormanen
2001 Tony Bertels
2002 Duane Sander, CGCS
2003 Brian Ruder
2004 Rusty Hamman
2005 Jimmy Angelotti
2006 Doug Melchior
2007 Brad Minnick, CGCS
2008 Terry Rodenberg
2009 Daryl Pearson
2010 Scott Cummins
2011 Steve Wilson, CGCS
2012 Eric Bickel
2013 Scott Johnson, CGCS
2014 Duane Sander, CGCS
2015 Mike Lazar
2016 Sam Bailey
2017 Brien Agler
2018 Gary Sailer, CGCS
2019 Tom Storey
2020 Tyler Anderson
2021 Tim Nielsen
2022 Jeff White, CGCS
2023 Paul Davids
Chester Mendenhall Award
1987 Gil Collins
1988 Sandy Queen, CGCS
1989 Tom Kohout
1990 Dave Fearis, CGCS
1991 Duane Patton, CGCS
1992 Dick Stuntz, CGCS
1994 Meril Vanderpool
1995 Jud Coester
1996 Jim Sheilds
1997 Pat Finlen, CGCS
1998 Dave Fearis, CGCS
1999 Gene Eldridge
2000 Nels Lindgren, CGCS
2001 Dick Stuntz, CGCS
2002 Jeff Elmer, CGCS
2003 Melvin W. Anderson
2004 Loren Breedlove, CGCS
2005 Gary Higbie
2006 Tony Bertels
2007 Bill Maynard, CGCS
2008 Jeff Eldridge, CGCS
2009 Woody Moriarty
2010 Jeff White, CGCS
2011 Scott Johnson, CGCS
2012 Jim Naudet
2013 Terry Rodenberg
2014 Sandy Queen, CGCS
2015 Tim Nielsen
2016 Richard Shumate
2017 Steve Wilson, CGCS
2018 Brent Stephenson
2019 Duane Sander,CGCS
2020 Doug Melchoir
2021 Jeff Burey
2022 Matt Gourlay, CGCS
2023 Ethan Shamet
