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Scholarships & Awards
Within this section you will find opportunities that have been made available to students wishing to apply. For each of the scholarships and awards listed, you will find a PDF application form that you can fill out electronically or print.

Norman Kramer Award
Norman Kramer was the Golf Course Superintendent of Point O' Woods Country Club in Benton Harbor , Michigan from 1959 to 1971. Prior...

Robert Hancock Award
Robert Hancock, from Jackson , Michigan , was owner and President of Hancock Industries. He was an avid golfer...

Kenyon Payne Award
Kenyon T. Payne was Chairperson of the Department of Crop Science until 1969 when he took over the Two Year Ag. Tech Program for Golf Turfgrass...

Sports and Commercial Turf Award
In 1987, MSU and the MTF recognized the importance of the lawn care industry in Michigan...

Michigan Turfgrass Foundation Scholarship Award Selection Process

The Scholarship Application can be submitted electronically at the bottom of this page and is also available at the Plant and Soil Sciences Building.

Applications for the Michigan Turfgrass Awards must be electronically submitted below or typewritten and submitted no later than November 30, 2016. Click here for a printable application

Application will include application form, cover letter, resume, scholarship questionnaire answers, and letters of recommendation. If you are submitting the application electronically, you must attach your resume, cover letter, and letters of recommendation at top of the electronic form below no later than November 30, 2016.

A schedule will be posted in the Plant & Soil Science Building providing exact location, time, and date of interviews. Student is responsible for time and date. Any changes must be made in advance of interviews. 

Applicant interviews will take place December 2016 TBD.

Awards will be presented at the 86th Michigan Turfgrass Conference being held January 4 - 6, 2017, at the Kellogg Conference Center in East Lansing, MI.

Previous winners are not eligible to reapply for the same award.

Mail, drop off, or pick up applications at:

Attn: Jessica Dunkel
Michigan State University
Department of Crop & Soil Sciences
Plant & Soil Science Building – Room 286
East Lansing, MI 48824

For questions regarding the awards, please contact:
Dan Lucas, MTF BOD
akcsuptdfl@yahoo.com

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