Rutgers alum Les Carpenter, Jr. reflects on his turf education and career upon accepting the Rutgers Professional Golf Turf Management School’s Award for Professional Excellence.
Les Carpenter, Jr. graduated from the Rutgers Professional Golf Turf Management School’s Two-Year Certificate Program in 1978 and was selected to receive the School’s Award for Professional Excellence in 2016.
Graduates of the Two-Year Certificate Program use the knowledge they gained at Rutgers to help protect water quality and reduce the environmental impact of their golf courses.
Rutgers Turf alumnus and Langston Golf Course superintendent Bart Miller gave a hand up rather than a handout when he offered a temporary seasonal job to a homeless man named Milton.
Working to fulfill a family legacy, Rutgers Three-Week Turf students Todd and Richard Apgar are the third generation of Apgars working at Metro Turf Specialists, a leading turfgrass supply company.
The Apgar brothers attended the Rutgers Professional Golf Turf Management School’s Three Week Preparatory Course to broaden their turf management science skills and earn a respected credential.