News and Information
10/04/2009
MSU 4 October 2009 Correspondence
Greetings from a very happy (and relieved!) land of Green and White. I cannot remember a time where we lived through such satisfaction, horror and euphoria in as short a time as yesterday. Clearly, the football team got a monkey off its back, and the Spartan faithful can crow for another full year.
My prediction from August is slightly off as some of you have pointed out. My expectations at this point were to be 4-1 at this point and not 2-3, although we are only two plays from being there, I might add, but those are the breaks. Now it is on to Illinois. My only news on hoops is other than the obvious that we will be strong, is that Korie Lucious had to undergo another foot surgery recently. He is a vital component to this team.
The 18th G.W. Hamilton Cutter Cup Matches will be held Sunday, October 11, at the Sharon Golf Club just outside Cleveland. Penn State is the host team this year and the host superintendent is Frank Dobie. I think our team is quite solid this year (read:very) and I expect them to be very competitive. As you know, you can see all of the results on the alumni web page; turfgrass.msu.edu.
The GCSAA scholarship committee gave out 12 scholarships for the 2009-10 year, and I am proud to announce that 4 MSU students are recipients of these awards. Tom Ham, Robert Pray, Diego Penapara, and Manuel Gonzalez were all chosen. Congratulations on the awards and for upholding a strong tradition.
The incoming class ended up with 14 students, and I expect one student from a previous class to return in January 2010. In this class there are 3 Spaniards and 1 Italian. It is a good class that is shaping up nicely.
The Farm Lane project is now complete and you can make it up and down the road without being stopped by a train. The bad news? One of the best excuses for being late just went by the boards.
Keep looking for lost souls. I will be back soon.
Trey Rogers
