COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M Assistant Athletic Fields Manager Nick McKenna has been appointed to the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) 2016 Board of Directors as a representative of the higher education turf managers, the STMA recently announced at their annual meetings in San Diego.
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"It's a big honor to serve in the organization." McKenna said. "My role is representing the collegiate or higher education segment of the organization which is roughly 700 to 800 other sports turf managers across the country and throughout the world, at the collegiate level. Our main focus is advancing our profession through safe and playable athletic fields, whether that's through education, activities, professional development or research. For me to be able to serve in that capacity and be our voice for the next couple of years is a privilege and an honor for me."
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STMA is the not-for-profit, professional association for men and women who manage sports fields worldwide. Since 1981, the association and its 34 local chapters have been providing education, information and sharing practical knowledge in the art and science of sports field management. Its more than 2,600 members oversee sports fields and facilities at schools, colleges and universities, parks and recreational facilities, and professional sports stadiums.
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Nick McKenna is in his eighth year with Texas A&M University, currently in the fifth year of his second stint.
McKenna has served as the Athletic Fields Foreman and Olsen Field Groundskeeper since 2011.
Prior to returning to College Station, McKenna spent four years on the grounds crew at Virginia Tech University from 2006-2010.
McKenna graduated from Iowa State University in 2002 with a bachelor's of science degree in horticulture with a turf management focus. He served as a student worker in the athletic department during his time in Ames.
Upon graduating McKenna came to work as an athletic groundskeeper at A&M from 2003-05.
A native of Vinton, Iowa, McKenna is a certified sports field manager, one of only roughly 200 in the country. He briefly served on the Board of Directors for the Virginia STMA before returning to Texas where he has served on the TXSTMA Board for the last 4 years.
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"It's a big honor to serve in the organization." McKenna said. "My role is representing the collegiate or higher education segment of the organization which is roughly 700 to 800 other sports turf managers across the country and throughout the world, at the collegiate level. Our main focus is advancing our profession through safe and playable athletic fields, whether that's through education, activities, professional development or research. For me to be able to serve in that capacity and be our voice for the next couple of years is a privilege and an honor for me."
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STMA is the not-for-profit, professional association for men and women who manage sports fields worldwide. Since 1981, the association and its 34 local chapters have been providing education, information and sharing practical knowledge in the art and science of sports field management. Its more than 2,600 members oversee sports fields and facilities at schools, colleges and universities, parks and recreational facilities, and professional sports stadiums.
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Nick McKenna is in his eighth year with Texas A&M University, currently in the fifth year of his second stint.
McKenna has served as the Athletic Fields Foreman and Olsen Field Groundskeeper since 2011.
Prior to returning to College Station, McKenna spent four years on the grounds crew at Virginia Tech University from 2006-2010.
McKenna graduated from Iowa State University in 2002 with a bachelor's of science degree in horticulture with a turf management focus. He served as a student worker in the athletic department during his time in Ames.
Upon graduating McKenna came to work as an athletic groundskeeper at A&M from 2003-05.
A native of Vinton, Iowa, McKenna is a certified sports field manager, one of only roughly 200 in the country. He briefly served on the Board of Directors for the Virginia STMA before returning to Texas where he has served on the TXSTMA Board for the last 4 years.