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Inaugural Year

Five developing professionals received the first Turfgrass Water Conservation Award (TWCA) at the 2022 ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting held in Baltimore MD. A new component of the C-5 Turfgrass student competitions, the TWCA encourages young scientists to focus on water conservation to enhance the livability and sustainability of the managed environment. The 2022 winners are noted.

 

Recipient	Oral
Patrick McLoughlin	Nutrient Leaching from Warm-Season Turfgrass Systems in Association with Water Quality and Nitrogen Sources
Haynes Lafferty	Soil Water Dynamics across Golf Course Fairways

Recipient	Poster
I. Sierra Augustinus	Combined Effect of Water Quality and Nitrogen Sources on Warm-Season Grasses Performance and N Absorption
Antonio Verzotto	Kentucky Bluegrass Response to Summer Irrigation Frequency
Jose Diaz	Consumptive Water Use of Warm-Season Turf Cultivars in the South-Central United States

Expanding the advocacy and communications skills of the next generation of scientists is central to our commitment to stewardship of community. Recipients of the TWCA are encouraged to participate in Congressional Visits Day. TWCA sponsors a Future Leaders in Science award to offset the cost of participation.

Turfgrass Water Conservation Award
adds Advocacy 

2023 saw TWCA award the second round of Turfgrass Water Conservation Awards through the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA).  Each year TWCA contributes one thousand seven hundred dollars supporting turfgrass water conservation focused research projects. Awards range from one to five hundred dollars. TWCA sponsors both oral and poster submission awards. 
 One winner also receives the Turfgrass Water Conservation Advocacy grant.  The TWCA Grant supports participation in Congressional Visits Day through the Tri-Societies.  2023's TWCA grant is Michael Rabe of Michigan State University.
 Congratulations to 2023's winners! ​

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Oral

1. Travis Roberson- [email protected] Estimating Golf Course Irrigation Efficiency Using Thermal Aerial Imagery– Virginia Tech
2. Karem Meza Capcha- [email protected] Spatial Estimation of Actual Evapotranspiration and Turfgrass Quality on Golf Courses Using Remote Sensing Information. - Utah State University
3. Michael Rabe- [email protected] Comparing Variable depth and Capillary Hydroponic system Rootzones for sustainable Putting Green Management- Michigan State University

 Poster

1. Antonio Verzotto- [email protected] Cool-Season Species Response to Four Lawn Irrigation Programs in the Midwest – Purdue University
2. William Errickson- [email protected] Needs Assessment for Remote Sensing- and Machine Learning-Guided Precision Turfgrass Irrigation Programs: Findings from a Socioeconomic Survey- Rutgers University
3. Ashley Beazer- [email protected] Cool Season Hybrid Bermudagrass: Drought Tolerance Compared to Kentucky Bluegrass- Brigham Young University

San Antonio, TX -    Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) announced the six graduate-student recipients of Turfgrass Water Conservation Awards, or TWCA(wards), at the annual Business meeting. 2024 is the third cohort of TWCA(ward) recipients and the second TWCA(dvocacy) award.
The TWCA sponsored, TWCA(ward), is one of five graduate research award categories administered by the C-5 Turfgrass Science Division of CSSA. Like all categories, the TWCA(ward) has separate Oral and Poster sub-categories. Ranked, by Div. C-5 member-volunteers, on the science quality, communication clarity, and skill with which the presenters answer questions, submissions are selected to three ranked spaces. The top presenters in both sub-categories receive one thousand ($1000), five hundred ($500), and two hundred fifty ($250) dollars, respectively.

Ranking	Recipient	Institution	Oral Presentation
1	Rabe, Michael	Michigan State University	Comparing Variable Depth and Capillary Hydroponic System Rootzones for Sustainable Putting Green Management​
2	Franks, Ashton	Texas A&M University	Cultivation Strategies for Improving Soil Physical/Chemical Properties in Highly Compacted and Sodium Degraded Fairways
3	McLoughlin, Patrick	University of Florida	Nutrient Leaching in Turfgrass: Effects of Recycled Wastewater As Irrigation Source

Ranking	Recipient	Institution	Poster Presentation
1	Morrow, Maranda	The Ohio State University	Bacterial Biostimulants Effect of Creeping Bentgrass; Examining Root Elongation in Response to Decreasing Water Potential. ​
2	Nwachukwu, Emmanuel	Kansas State University	Germination and Establishment Speed Differences of Kentucky Bluegrass Cultivars ​
3	Adhikari, Prabha	Oklahoma State University	Drought Resistance Mechanisms in Bermudagrass

HIGHLIGHTS

• 6 TWCA(wards) annually
  • $3200 annually
  • $8,000 sponsored to date
  • 19 awards
  • 16 recipients
  • 3 repeat recipient
• 1 TWCA(dvocacy) award annually
  • Sponsored CVD participation
  • $1500 annually
  • $3000 sponsored to date
  • 2 recipients to date