2025 KGCSA Scholarship Applications
The KGCSA Board of Directors would like to extend to our membership the following scholarship opportunities:
The KGCSA Legacy Scholarship Award offers education aid to the children and grandchildren of KGCSA members and is administered by The KGCSA Board of Directors. Applications are submitted for judging to an independent committee consisting of three high school educators and/or three college administrators. All decisions of the committee will be final.
Carefully review the scholarship application. As a reminder, one or more of the applicant's parents or grandparents must have been a KGCSA member for five or more consecutive years and must be a currently active KGCSA member.
KGCSA Legacy Scholarship Application
The GCSAA Conference and Trade Show Scholarship is for Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents & Equipment Managers members in good standing with the Association. The scholarship can be used for admittance to the GCSAA Conference and Trade Show, educational classes, travel, lodging, food and even golf at the GCSAA golf tournament. This is a perfect way to enhance your show experience by taking classes that you normally wouldn't be due to the cost or networking with peers in one of the golf events at GCSAA Tournament.
KGCSA GCSAA Certification
The Kentuckiana Board of Directors is pleased to announce our continued commitment to supporting the growth and development of our members and the turfgrass industry. We have approved funding to assist with certification costs for members who have completed one of the following GCSAA programs:
Certified Golf Course Superintendent (CGCS)
Certified Turf Equipment manager (CTEM)
Assistant Superintendent Certificate Program (Asst GCS)
Eligibility Requirements:
The certification must have been completed in 2024 or later.
The member must be in good standing with the Kentuckiana association.
The member must provide proof of program completion and receipts for any study materials purchased related to the certification
The member must be a GCSAA Member.
We are proud to support your professional development and recognize the value these certifications bring to both your career and our industry. Please contact the Board if you have any questions or need assistance with the reimbursement process.
Previous Legacy Scholarship Award Winners
2016 Nicole Beanblossom Duncan Hitti Yancey Pritchett Kaitlin Sullivan | 2017 Sarah Hawes James Marsh Jake Hoarston | 2018 Mary Pritchett Duncan Hitti | 2019 Anna Disselkamp Kathryn DeHart |
2021 Chandler Iler Ethan Myers Spencer Disselkamp Jalin Littrell | 2022 Grant Ballard | 2023 Jake Disselkamp Emma Myers Samuel Mylor Cassady Brockman |
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