For the past three years, Jacobsen supports turfgrass education by awarding scholarships to deserving students. Recently, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based manufacturer of turf management equipment awarded scholarships to 27 college seniors in North America who are studying turfgrass management.
Auburn University senior Matthew Golson, an intern with the Green Bay Packers, said the program helps ease the burden of paying for a college education for many students.
"As turfgrass students and interns, we are so fortunate to have opportunities of financial support from generous scholarship programs like Jacobsen's," Golson said. "For part-time workers and full-time hopefuls like us, this scholarship brings some peace of mind to turf students while we manage our educational and vocational experiences and work hard to make ends meet."
Jacobsen supports industry education through the Jacobsen Turfgrass Scholarship program as well as other initiatives including the Future Turf Managers Program, a week-long educational event for recent college graduates, and Jacobsen University, an in-house educational facility providing hands-on training to students, superintendents, technicians and sales representatives. In addition, Jacobsen donates equipment and resources to several turfgrass programs throughout the United States.
"At Jacobsen, we take great pride in the turf industry and are committed to supporting turf managers at all levels. Awarding scholarships to these deserving students is one way we are able to reward their current success and invest in the future of this industry," said David Withers, president of Jacobsen. "We look forward to working with these turf managers for many years to come."
This year's recipients are: Brandon Bousema, Iowa State; Cody Chavez, Mt. San Antonio College; Andrew Christesen, Michigan State; Morgan Creighton, Olds College; Jonathon Fox, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College; Matthew Golson, Auburn; Micah Gould, Oregon State; Timothy Halvorson, Minnesota-Crookston; Wyatt Kotary, SUNY-Delhi; Jack Leising, SUNY-Delhi; Christopher Marra, Penn State; Kyle Mast, Rhode Island; Ryan May, Iowa State; Morgan McAdams, Southeast Missouri State; Luke McGhee, Wisconsin; Gerald Navarre, Michigan State; Spencer Nelson, Iowa State; Meagan Nunn, University of Guelph; Matthew Sorrell, Florida Gateway College; Mark Stoklosa, Kwantlen Polytechnic University; Zachary Strader, Texas A&M; Matthew Valeriani, University of Guelph; Joseph Villela, New Mexico State; Andrew Wilhelm, Purdue; Blake Willems, Arkansas; Cody Woods, Penn State; Tyler Zidik, Penn State.