LINCOLN, Neb. (November 29, 2007) – The Golf Course Builders Association of America (GCBAA), announces it has elected six new directors to its board and reelected five others. All will begin serving two-year terms at the organization’s board meeting in Orlando, Florida on January 30, 2008.
The newly-elected GCBAA directors include: Gregg Bartold of Niebur Golf; Ron Freund of Genesis Golf Builders, Inc.; Doug Long of Heritage Links; Steve Sakurai of Rain Bird Corporation; Dennis Wagner of Kilpatrick Company and David Zipps of Caterpillar.
Those reelected to the board include: Klaus Ahlers of Leemco, Inc.; Kurt Huseman of Landscapes Unlimited, LLC; Mick Jones of The Toro Company; John McDonald of McDonald & Sons and Scott Pate of Seaside Golf Development.
The new directors join 11 others who will continue to serve as members and officers on the GCBAA board including: Immediate Past President Tom Shapland of Wadsworth Golf Construction; President Bob Pinson of Course Crafters; Vice President Rick Elyea of JacklinGolf,; Treasurer Steve Christman of Eagle Golf and Landscape Products; Rick Boylan of Mid-America Golf & Landscape, Inc.; Bob Bryant of Bryant Taylor Gordon Golf; Glen Caverly of Golf Course Construction, Inc.; Ellen Davis of Waupaca Sand & Solutions-SportZMix; Dave Munkvold of Duininck Brothers Golf; Oscar Rodriguez of Weitz Golf International and Willie Slingerland of Flowtronex.
About the GCBAA and the GCBAA Foundation
The Golf Course Builders Association of America is a non-profit trade association of the world’s foremost golf course builders and leading suppliers to the golf course construction industry. It was founded in the early 1970s and its members represent all segments of the golf course industry. The GCBAA Foundation is the charitable arm of the GCBAA and a separate, 501(c)(3) organization. The GCBAA’s national executive office is located in Lincoln, Neb. For more information, visit www.gcbaa.org or call (402) 476-4444.
Contact:
Jeff Patterson, (402) 437-6410, jeffp@sramarketing.com
