University Park, Pennsylvania – Two students from Penn State Agricultural Sciences College‘ grass science The program has recently been selected for highly competitive green section courses from the United States Association (USGA).
Zachary Newsome, of Claymont, Delaware, is a former student of the Turfgrass scientific program and a first -year student Science of agricultural and environmental plants With a concentration in lawn entomology. Wilson Kreitz, by Parker, Colorado, is a major in science in the third year.
“It is an immense honor that Zack and Wilson are selected for such a prestigious and highly competitive internship,” said Ben McGraw, associate professor of lawn. “This opportunity is only offered a handful of lawn students on a national scale. Their selection speaks volumes about their exceptional talent, dedication and leadership in the Penn State turfgrass science program. Having two students from a university chosen the same year is both exceptional and rare – and a testimony of their hard work and their passion for the profession. ”
For more than 25 years, internships in the Green section of the USGA have offered undergraduate students and higher cycles of unique internship possibilities. The elders of the program have had a successful career in various roles in the lawn industry.
During the internship, students travel with USGA agronomists in golf facilities to obtain an overview of the golf course maintenance industry. If a student is selected for a several -week internship, he or she will also work with the agronomists of the USGA to prepare a course for a USGA championship.
Newsome’s journey to the lawn industry started with a summer post in a local Country Club. He said that this experience had aroused his interest in managing lawn and led him to register for the University’s science program. The research of his mastery examines how soil and plant humidity levels affect the behavior of insects and the performance of insecticides, in order to develop strategies that improve the results of pest management.
Newsome noted that he is impatiently awaiting the internship in the Green Section to better understand the challenges of the real world faced by lawn managers. He said he wanted to see how law enforcement and technology are applied to golf courses across the country.
Kreitz’s passion for golf and outdoors attracted it in the field of lawn management, he said. Having grown up in a family from Penn State, he said he was aware of the reputation of the University’s Agraftry Science Program, making the decision easy to continue his studies in Penn State.
Kreitz expressed his enthusiasm at the idea of continuing to develop as a lawn professional during the internship in the green section and an internship at the Cherry Hills Country Club in Colorado. He is looking forward to skills, establishing professional ties and continuing his goal of becoming a golf field superintendent, he said.