2023 Distinguished Service Award Winner - Tom Klein

Distinguished Service Award

This award should be presented to a person who has given exemplary service to the turfgrass industry in the state of Iowa. This award should be considered a long-term achievement award.

Nominations for this award may come from any member of the Iowa GCSA. A short bio on each candidate should accompany each nomination. Each nomination will be submitted to the Board of Directors before the Iowa GCSA Board Meeting in November.

Iowa GCSA Board Members, their immediate family members, or current staff members are not eligible.

 1962
 Ken Delaney
 City of Cedar Rapids
 1963
 Norm Westfall
 Wakonda Club
 1964
 Not Awarded
 
 1965
 Not Awarded
 
 1966
 Clarence Yarn
 Woodside Golf Course
 1967
 Not Awarded
 
 1968
 Not Awarded
 
 1969
 Not Awarded
 
 1970
 Dick Wynn
 Knoxville Country Club
 1971
 Charles Calhoun
 Lambert Beyerink
 The Reporter editor
 Sioux City Country Club
 1972
 Ed Cott
 Leon Short
 Bob Daly

 Iowa State University
 Short and Sons

 Turf Supply Company

 1973
 Bob Hutton
 Dale Foster

 Cedar Rapids Country Club

 Willow Creek Golf Club

 1974
 Nick Dunn
 Hyperion Field Club
 1975
 Not Awarded
 
 1976
 Walter Fuchs
 Ted Smith

 Cedar Rapids Country Club

 Edmundson Golf Course (Retired)

 1977
 Glenn Sommer
 
 1978
 Not Awarded
 
 1979
 Dick Letze
 Ed Cott
 City of Des Moines
 Iowa State University
 1980
 Not Awarded
 
 1981
 Dave Heegard
 O.M. Scotts Corporation
 1982
 Not Awarded
 
 1983
 Virgie Ross
 The Reporter editor
 1984
 Bob Hutton
 
 1985
 John Ausen, CGCS
 Standard Golf Company
 Hyperion Field Club

 Cedar Falls

 1986  Robert Clark, Sr.
 Willow Creek Golf Course
 1987
 Dr. Charles Hall
 Iowa State University
 1988
 Kris Early
 Tri State Turf
 1989
 Bob Smith
 Appanoose Country Club
 1990
 John Ausen, CGCS
 Hyperion Field Club
 1991
 John Newton, CGCS
 Veenker Memorial Golf Course
 1992
 John Hollen, CGCS
 Red Oak Country Club
 1993
 Sherry Tegtmeier
 Dan Smith

 Iowa Turfgrass Institute

 Carroll Municipal Golf Course

 1994
 John Ausen, CGCS
 Hyperion Field Club
 1995
 Dick Bruns
 City of Cedar Falls
 1996
 Dr. Nick Christians
 Iowa State University
 1997
 Doug Snook, CGCS
 Dr. Mike Agnew

 Waverly Municipal Golf Course

 Iowa State University

 1998
 Bill Byers, CGCS
 Des Moines Golf & Country Club
 1999
 Dean Fagerlind
 Mike Gehl
 Byrnes Park Golf Course
 Fillmore Fairways Golf Course
 2000
 Rick Tegtmeier, CGCS MG
 Leo Hejda
 Elmcrest Country Club
 USGA
 2001
 Greg Harkin, CGCS
 Willow Creek Golf Course
 2002
 Lori Westrum
 Iowa Turfgrass Institute
 2003
 Tom Verrips, CGCS
 Otter Creek Golf Course
 2004
 Robin Cook
 The Reporter editor
 2005
 Gary Twedt, CGCS
 Ottumwa Country Club
 2006
 Dr. Dave Minner
 Tom Lavrenz
 Iowa State University
 City of Cedar Rapids

 2007
 Charlie Pribble
 Sunnyside Country Club
 2008
 Steve Krantz
 D & K Products
 2009
 John Kelly
 Jon Christenson

Standard Golf Company

Whispering Creek Golf Course

 2010
 Jeff Schmidt, CGCS
 City of Cedar Rapids
 2011
 Ken Ellenson, CGCS
 Amana Colonies Golf Club
 2012
 Marcus Jones, PhD
 Iowa State University
 2013
 Brian Abels
 Miller & Sons Golf Cars
 2014
 Iowa Golf Association
 Iowa Golf Association
 2015
 Jeff Wendel, CGCS
 Nicol Jones
 Iowa Turfgrass Institute
 The Reporter editor

 2016
 Troy McQuillen
 Kirkwood Community College
 2017 Rick Tegtmeier, CGCS, MG Des Moines Golf & Country Club
 2018 Scott Harvey   Hawkeye Community College 
 2019 Russ Appel, Jr. Briggs Woods Golf Course 
 2020 Dan Mulder Sioux Golf & Country Club 
 2021 K. Chauncey Barry  Twin Pines Golf Club, Cedar Rapids
 2022 Chuck Mohr Zimco
 2023 Tom KleinWarren Memorial Golf Course 


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