The MAPGA Board of Directors and Awards Committee are proud to announce the 2013 Middle Atlantic PGA Award winners and Hall of Fame inductees. All the nominees are recognized by their peers as being exceptional role models. Each recipient will be honored on March 9, 2013 at The Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center in Gaithersburg, Md. Congratulations to the following award winners:
2013 MAPGA Award Recipients
PGA Professional of the Year Richard Cromwell, PGA Country Club of Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
MAPGA President’s Award To be announced at Spring Membership Meeting
Teacher of the Year Don Frost, PGA Clustered Spires Golf Club
Frederick, Maryland
Horton Smith Award (Education) Jim Bennett, PGA Green Spring Valley Hunt Club
Owings Mills, Maryland
Bill Strausbaugh Award
(ClubRelations and Community Service) Mark Beran, PGA Woodholme Country Club
Pikesville, Maryland
Junior Golf Leader Meredith Loosse, PGA Independence Golf Club
Midlothian, Virginia
President’s Plaque
(Growth of the Game) Tim Krebs, PGA East Potomac Park Golf Club
Washington D.C.
Merchandiser of the Year (Resort) Joseph R. Burbee, PGA Bay Creek Resort
Cape Charles, Virginia
Merchandiser of the Year (Public) Jeff Rosenberg, PGA Little Bennett Golf Club
Clarksburg, Maryland
Merchandiser of the Year (Private) David Dorn, PGA Woodmont Country Club
Rockville, Maryland
Assistant PGA Professional
of the Year Tom Michaels, PGA Suburban Club
Pikesville, Maryland
David Wortman Citizen of the Year Merle Snyder MAPGA Volunteer
Ashburn, Virginia
Earle Hellen Sports Media Award Ray Taranto
Eastern Shore Golf Magazine
Salesperson of the Year Scott Bavaro Nike Golf
About the Middle Atlantic Section of the PGA of America
The Middle Atlantic Section of the PGA (MAPGA), located in Stafford, Virginia, is one of 41 Sections of The Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA), headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. As a part of The PGA since 1925, the MAPGA consists of over 1,100 members and apprentices in Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia and small portions of Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Together, the MAPGA golf professionals, volunteers and staff support the mission of The PGA to promote enjoyment and involvement in the game of golf and to contribute to the game’s growth by providing services to PGA Professionals and the golf industry.
Contact:
Stephanie Jennings, PGA
sjennings@pgahq.com
(540) 720-7420 ext. 116
