1999 HISTORIAN REPORT
DIVISION C-5 TURFGRASS SCIENCE

Presented at the C-5 Turfgrass Science Annual Membership Meeting
Tuesday, November 2, 1999, 5:30 p.m.
Salt Lake City, Utah

1. CONGRATULATIONS FOR NATIONAL HONORS TO C-5 MEMBERS:
   1. Dr. D.B. White, University of Minnesota - 1998 Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America.
   2. Dr. R.E. Schmidt, Virginia Polytechnic and State University - 1998 Fellow of thge American Society of Agronomy.
   3. Dr. G.H. Snyder, University of Florida - 1998 Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy.
   4. Dr. A.J. Powell, Jr., University of Kentucky - 1998 Fred V. Grau Turfgrass Science Award of Crop Science Society of America.
   5. Dr. R.C. Shearman, University of Nebraska - 1998 Fellow of AAAS.
   6. Dr. P.E. Rieke, Michigan State University - 1999 Honorary Member of the Turf Porducers International.
   7. Dr. V.A. Gibeault, University of California, Riverside - 1999 USGA Piper and Oakley Award.
   8. Dr. P.E. Rike, Michigan State University - 1999 USGA Piper and Oakley Award.
   9. Dr. J.R. Watson, The Toro Company - 1999 USGA Piper and Oakley Award.
2. CONGRATULATIONS FOR REGIONAL HONORS TO C-5 MEMBERS:
   1. Dr. T.W. Fermanian, University of Illinois - 1999 Karl E. Gardner Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award for the College of ACES.
   2. Dr. A. Harivandi, University of California - 1999 Northern California Turf and Landscape Council Award of Distinction for Public Information/Education Programs.
   3. Dr. A. Harivandi, University of California - 1999 Distinguished Service Award in Exemplary Service to the People of California, by the U.C. Cooperative Extension Academic Assembly Council and the California Farm Bureau Federation.
   4. Dr. J.R. Watson, The Toro Company - 1999 Minnesota Golf Association Hall of Fame.
3. BEST WISHES TO A RETIRING C-5 MEMBER:
   Paul E. Rieke, was born May 13, 1934, in Kankakee, Illinois. He received a BSc in Agronomy in 1956 and an MSc in Agronomy in 1958 from the University of Illinois, and subsequently completed a PhD in Soil Science from Michigan State University in 1963.
   
   Following graduation Dr. Rieke was appointed Extension Specialist at Michigan State University working with soil fertility problems in crops. From 1963 to 1965 and then from 1981 to 1999 he served as Extension Specialist in Turfgrass. He was appointed an Associate Professor in 1968 and Professor of soil and crop sciences in 1972, and received Professor Emeritus in 1999.
   
   Dr. Rieke has taught Turfgrass Soil Management for 31 years to approximately 1,600 students Soil Science for 18 years, Soil Management for 11 years, and three other courses for 1 to 2 years
   
   As an Extension Specialist Dr. Rieke was active for a 20-year period including the development of 6 Turf-Tips video tapes and the Turf Hot-Line. He coordinated the Michigan Turf Conference for 19 years and served as editor/coeditor of the Michigan Turfgrass Conference Proceedings. He has published approximately 350 popular articles in the turfgrass area.
   
   Dr. Rieke, with his graduates, has conducted research on turfgrass cultivation, soil compaction, nitrate leaching, topdressing, irrigation, leaf mulching, wetting agents and sod production fertility, with 35 scientific papers published.
   
   Honors received include 1986 - Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America; 1990 -Outstanding Teacher Award of the College of Agricultural and Natural Resources Alumni Association; 1989 and 1999 - Outstanding Teacher Award of Agricultural Technology at Michigan State University; 1997 - USGA Green Section Award; 1989 - Honorary Member of Turf Producers International; 1999 - USGA Piper and Oakley Award; 1996 - Golf Course Superintendents Distinguished Service Award; 1994 - Meritorious Service Award of Michigan Turfgrass Foundation; and 1974 - E.B. Knight NACTA Journal Outstanding Paper Award.
   
   Service to the tri-societies by Dr. Rieke include C-5 Turfgrass Division Chair - 1972-73; ASA Board Representative - 1979-80; CSSA Associate Editor - 1975; Crop and Soils Editorial Board -1968-70; plus numerous other activiites. Dr. Rieke also has served on national committees such as Musser International Foundation Board of Directors, Professional Golfers Association Agronomic Advisory Committee, Golf Course Superintendents Association Membership Standards Committee, Publication Committee and Education Committee, and the USGA Turfgrass Research Committee.
   
   Dr. Rieke, and his wife Ann, have been married for 42 years and have two children, and now are enjoying five grandchildren. Paul has been active in leadership within his church, and will continue to actively serve these interests in his retirement.
   
   
4. SUMMARY-BY-YEAR OF DIVISION C-5 CHAIRS, ASA BOARD REPS, AND NUMBER OF C-5 TURFGRASS SCIENCE PAPER PRESENTATIONS
   

   Year	Elected C-5 Chair	State	Elected ASA Board Rep.	Number of Papers Presented
   1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979	J.R. Watson C.G. Wilson G.C. Nutter W.W. Huffine H.B. Musser R.E. Engel V.B. Youngner R.R. Davis* F.V. Juska N.R. Goetze* E.C. Roberts J.B. Beard C.Y. Ward* J.A. Simmons R.E. Schmidt W.B. Gilbert G.C. Horn R.W. Miller P.E. Rieke L.M. Callahan J.F. Shoulders A.E. Dudeck J.H. Dunn W.R. Kneebone A.J. Powell, Jr.	Minnesota Wisconsin Florida Oklahoma Pennsylvania New Jersey California Ohio Maryland Oregon Iowa Michigan Mississippi Ohio Virginia North Carolina Florida Ohio Michigan Tennessee Virginia Florida Missouri Arizona Kentucky	- - - - - - E.C. Roberts E.C. Roberts E.C. Roberts W.H. Daniel W.H. Daniel W.H. Daniel R.R. Davis R.R. Davis R.R. Davis J.B. Beard J.B. Beard J.B. Beard W.W. Huffine W.W. Huffine W.W. Huffine K.T. Payne K.T. Payne K.T. Payne P.E. Rieke	15 16 16 22 17 11 22 14 36 24 25 32 34 25 25 33 29 33 41 38 40 31 32 45 41

   
   * Part-time turfgrass responsibilities, along with other crops.
   
   Note: From 1946 to 1951 - Turfgrass research papers were presented within Section V, Special Crops, of the Crop Science Division, American Society of Agronomy. There were a total of paper number of 6 in 1946, 16 in 1947, 17 in 1948, 12 in 1949, 10 in 1950, and 7 in 1951.
   
   In 1952 Division XI of the American Society of Agronomy included a session on Turfgrass Management. The year, chair, and number of pepers was as follows: 1952 - R.R. Davis - 7; 1953 - M.H. Ferguson - 6; and 1954 - W.H. Daniel - 6.
   
   SUMMARY-BY-YEAR OF DIVISION C-5 CHAIRS, ASA BOARD REPS, AND NUMBER OF C-5 TURFGRASS SCIENCE PAPER PRESENTATIONS
   (Continued)
   

   1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

   D.B. White A.J. Turgeon R.W. Duell R.C. Shearman D.P. Martin R.N. Carrow D.V. Waddington B.J. Johnson T.P. Riordan N.E. Christians T.L. Watschke W.A. Meyer J.M. DiPaola A.M. Petrovic K.J. Karnok J.V. Krans C.S. Throssell R.J. Hull G.H. Snyder L.A. Brilman J.L. Nus M.C. Engelke

   Minnesota Illinois New Jersey Nebraska Ohio Georgia Pennsylvania Georgia Nebraska Iowa Pennsylvania Oregon North Carolina New York Georgia Mississippi Indiana Rhode Island Florida Oregon Kansas Texas

   P.E. Rieke P.E. Rieke J.H. Dunn J.H. Dunn J.H. Dunn A.E. Dudeck A.E. Dudeck A.E. Dudeck R.C. Shearman R.C. Shearman R.C. Shearman R.N. Carrow R.N. Carrow R.N. Carrow N.E. Christians N.E. Christians N.E. Christians T.P. Riordan T.P. Riordan T.P. Riordan J.L. Cisar

   40 44 56 59 72 55 62 69 81 107 115 113 102 84 101 114 97 124 151 159

   
   
   Elected Society Officers from C-5:
   

   CSSA President CSSA President CSSA President CSSA President CSSA President ASA President ASA President ASA President

   1956 1960 1974 1986 1995 1914 1962 1970 1990

   G.O. Mott (first President) H.B. Sprague R.R. Davis J.B. Beard R.C. Shearman C.V. Piper G.W. Burton R.E. Blaser A.A. Baltensperger

   
   
   
5. SUMMARY OF C-5 TURFGRASS SCIENCE MEMBERS WHO ARE RECIPIENTS OF THE FELLOW AWARD FROM ONE OF THE TRI-SOCIETIES
   (1925 TO 1998)
   
   

   Year	Recipient	State	CSSA	ASA	SSSA
   1925 1949 1951 1953 1955 1958 1963 1966 1966 1967 1967 1968 1969 1969 1969 1969 1971 1971 1977 1979 1979 1980 1984 1986 1986 1986 1986 1988 1988 1988 1991 1992 1993 1993 1994 1994 1995 1995 1995 1998	C.V. Piper * G.W. Burton * H.R. Albrecht * R.E. Blaser * G.O. Mott * D.G. Sturkie * W.H. Daniel E.C. Holt * F.V. Juska R.R. Davis * K.T. Payne * V.B. Youngner R.E. Engel F.V. Grau W.W. Huffine C.Y. Ward * J.B. Beard E.C. Roberts J.F. Shoulders J.R. Watson L.N. Wise * A.A. Baltensperger * C.R. Funk M.H. Niehaus * P.E. Rieke R.E. Schmidt D.V. Waddington B.J. Johnson R.C. Shearman A.J. Turgeon T.L. Watschke R.R. Duncan R.N. Carrow W.A. Meyer T.P. Riordan D.B. White N.E. Christians K.J. Karnok A.J. Powell, Jr. G.H. Snyder	Maryland Georgia Pennsylvania Virginia Indiana Alabama Indiana Texas Maryland Ohio Michigan California New Jersey Maryland Oklahoma Mississippi Michigan Iowa Virginia Minnesota Mississippi New Mexico New Jersey Colorado Michigan Virginia Pennsylvania Georgia Nebraska Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Georgia Georgia Oregon Nebraska Minnesota Iowa Georgia Kentucky Florida	X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X(89) X(89) X X(92) X X X(95) X(98) X(97) X	X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X(89) X(98) X X X X(89) X X X X(94) X X X X X X	X X

   
   
   * Part-time turfgrass responsibilities, usually with other crops.
   
   Society Awayrd Recipients from C-5:
   
   

   CSSA Crop Science Research Award CSSA Genetics and Plant Breeding Award for Industry CSSA Crop Science Teaching Award CSSA Fred V. Grau Turfgrass Science Award:

   1991 J.B. Beard 1991 W.A. Meyer 1997 K.J. Karnok

   1987 J.R. Watson 1988 J.B. Beard 1989 J.J. Murray 1990 C.R. Funk 1991 G.W. Burton 1992 R.C. Shearman

   1993 D.V. Waddington 1994 W.A. Meyer 1995 B.J. Johnson 1996 T.P. Riordan 1997 K.J. Karnok 1998 A.J. Powell, Jr.

   
   

   ASA Agronomic Resident Education Award ASA Agronomic Service Award

   1994 K.J. Karnok 1973 W.H. Daniel 1977 J.R. Watson

   
   
6. MAJOR ANNIVERSARIES:
   
   
   • The Scotts Company - 80th year of continuous operation since becoming the first US company to market turf products nationwide.
     
     
   • Golf Course Superintendents Association of America - 70th year of service to the golf course superintendents.
     
     
   • New Zealand Sports Turf Institute - 50th year of research and advisory service to the New Zealand turfgrass industry.
     
     
   • O.J. Noer Research Foundation - 40th year of funding for turfgrass graduate student fellowships and research.
     
     
7. 1999 DIVISION C-5 TURFGRASS MEETING:
   
   A total of 150 volunteer papers are to be presented during the 1999 C-5 Turfgrass Science sessions in Salt Lake City, Utah. Included are 77 poster papers and 73 oral papers; plus 9 symposia papers.
   
   

   Respectfully submitted
   
   James B Beard
   
   C-5 Historian