Preparing students...
who wish to specialize in golf course supervision, grounds
maintenance, sod production, and similar recreation positions involving
turfgrass management techniques and personnel relations.
Students gain hands-on experience at the WSU Turf Research farm and the new 18-hole, championship golf course near campus. Internships place students at quality golf courses and sports fields across the country, giving them invaluable work experience prior to graduating.
Listen to Shane Hughes and Marcus Harness discuss the turf program at WSU in this new video....
Here's another, listen to what Turf alum Joe Hill has to say about his WSU education experience
WSU Alumna Boldly Blazes Trail in Turfgrass Management Industry
Jennifer Camp
Jennifer Camp with her daughter, Mia, and son, Mason. |
WSU alumna Jennifer Camp (Turfgrass Management, ’98), the new Parks and Open Spaces Superintendent for Liberty Lake, Wash., decided when she was 16 she was going to go for a lot of “firsts” in her life. Read more.
Degrees offered:
- B.S. in Integrated Plant Sciences, with a major in Turfgrass Management (or minor in Crop Science)
- M.S. degree in Crop Science
- Ph.D. degree in Crop Science
Turf Senior Selected for USGA Green Section Internship
Marcus Harness, a recent WSU turfgrass management alum, was one of 15 students selected from a nationwide pool to participate in the 12th annual United States Golf Association (USGA) Green Section Internship Program. Read more.
Rebuilding New Orleans
Turf Students Work on Floors, Too
WSU turf management program recent alums Jerry Langreder and Nick Magnuson traded golf clubs for hammers while volunteering for Habitat for Humanity in hurricane-devastated New Orleans in 2009. For one day, Langreder and Magnuson helped build a subfloor on one home’s concrete blocks. Read more.
 Jerry Langreder (center) and Nick Magnuson (right) discuss plans with their Habitat for Humanity foreman. |
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