NORTHBROOK, Ill., Feb. 5, 2015 – KemperSports announced today that long-time staffer Jeff Berg has been recognized by the Virginia Golf Course Superintendents Association (VGCSA) with their annual Environmental Stewardship Award. Berg currently serves as General Manager and Regional Agronomist at Goose Creek Golf Club in Leesburg, Virginia.
The Environmental Stewardship Award is presented annually in “recognition of distinguished and meritorious service in the environmental stewardship of Virginia golf courses, and in grateful appreciation for unselfishly promoting the profession of golf course management, which led to the advancement of the association.”
“Jeff Berg has remained a strong voice and advocate for environmental best practices across our portfolio,” said KemperSports CEO Steve Skinner. “We are proud of what Jeff has accomplished at Goose Creek Golf Club and the contributions that he has made to the VGCSA.”
A 14-year veteran of KemperSports, Berg has displayed leadership among agronomists in the KemperSports portfolio, including delivering best practices and support of KemperSports Green To A Tee™ program which encompasses environmentally focused initiatives within several core areas of facility operations, including golf course maintenance, habitat management, water conservation, energy usage, recycling, “green” vendor utilization and staff education and training.
“Jeff Berg spent countless hours building relationships amongst different constituencies to pull together the most important document our organization has ever published,” said VGCSA Executive Director David Norman. “The Best Management Practices manual is the single most important tool we have to showcase the environmental stewardship practices of Virginia’s golf industry, and Jeff was at the helm to make it happen.”
About KemperSports
Northbrook, Ill.-based KemperSports builds, owns and manages golf courses, resorts, athletic clubs and lodging venues across the U.S., Caribbean and Central America. The company’s award-winning portfolio includes nationally-ranked courses and tournament venues such as Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, named the No. 1 Golf Resort in North America by Golf Digest and GOLF magazine; The Glen Club; Desert Willow Golf Resort; Harbor Shores, site of the 2012 and 2014 Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid; and Chambers Bay, host of the 2010 U.S. Amateur and the 2015 U.S. Open. For more information about KemperSports, please visit http://www.kempersports.com.
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