Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) Board President Mike Trigg, CSFM appointed Amy Fouty, CSFM, Athletic Turf Manager for Spartan Stadium at Michigan State University to the STMA Board of Directors. Fouty fills the Colleges and Universities Board Member position left vacant in November by the resignation of Jay Warnick, CSFM. Warnick's move to World Class Athletic Surfaces from BYU-Idaho shifts his representation from the colleges and university category to the commercial category. According to the STMA Bylaws, any Board member who becomes employed in a category other than the one he/she was elected to represent, must resign from the Board of Directors. Fouty will complete Warnick's remaining term, which ends in January 2008. Her appointment is effective immediately.
Fouty is responsible for the Spartan Stadium field, the football practice complex and new athletic field construction for the athletic department at Michigan State University. Prior to MSU, Fouty was a groundskeeper at the University of Michigan for five years managing the daily field operations for football and soccer. Fouty holds a two-year degree in turfgrass management from Michigan State University and is in the process of completing a B.A. in Psychology at MSU. She served as President of the Michigan Sports Turf Managers Association, serves on the education and grants committee for the Michigan Turfgrass Foundation, is active on three national STMA committees, and has authored several articles. She was awarded the prestigious STMA Field of the Year for College Football Fields in 2006. She is an accomplished presenter, speaking at more than 10 national, regional and state conferences and educational events. She earned the CSFM designation in 2003.
Fouty is honored to serve on the STMA Board of Directors. "I am privileged to be asked to serve our membership, and I look forward to volunteering my time and energy for the association," says Fouty.
STMA is the not-for-profit, professional association for the men and women who manage sports fields. Since 1981, the association and its dozens of local chapters have been providing education and information and sharing practical knowledge in the art and science of sports field management. Its more than 2,800 members oversee sports fields and facilities at schools, colleges and universities, parks and recreational facilities, and professional sports stadiums. The membership's goal is to manage natural grass and synthetic surfaces to produce safe and aesthetically pleasing playing surfaces for athletes at all levels of playing abilities.
The CSFM designation is earned by those sports turf managers who have validated their skills and abilities through a combination of formal education, experience, testing, continuing education and industry service.