Personnel news

Personnel news

Stallion Management, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based golf course and real-estate management company, appointment Kevin Jamros director of instruction for the Desert Mirage Golf Academy in Glendale, Ariz.

The National Turfgrass Evaluation Program hired Dr. Jeff Krans, retired professor of turfgrass science at Mississippi State University, on a part-time basis. Krans conducts site visits at university trial sites on behalf of NTEP.

Kevin Buntrock and Don Ward, owners of the Golf Club at Red Rock in Rapid City, S.D., celebrated one year of having 18 holes open for play by having their second charity event for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and South Dakota junior golf program.

Thomas R. Armitage is the vice president of the western region of the country for North Palm Beach, Fla.-based Advanced Aeration systems, and Michael E. Gogel is the director of field operations for the company.

BlueYellow added three employees: John Martin, an agronomist and former superintendent; Jacqueline Wurtz, a retail marketing and sales manager; and Cindy Peeples, a customer care manager.

Georgia-Pacific Resins appointed James Wargo technical service agronomist for Nitamin nitrogen fertilizer. Wargo coordinates the development of scientific communications detailing the benefits of Nitamin fertilizers.

Golf Ventures, a Lakeland, Fla.-based supplier to the golf course maintenance industry, hired Bill Schmidt as equipment territory manager for the Fort Myers, Fla., area and Randy Luther as equipment territory manager for Northern Florida.

GreenJacket Impermeable Turf Covers hired three outside sales representatives: Pete Malcolm, who will be responsible for New York, Connecticut and northern New Jersey; Joe Lazaro of Lazaro’s Golf Course Supplies who will be responsible for Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and southern Maine and New Hampshire; and Tom Lovell of Lovells Tribe who will be responsible for Montana, Idaho, Utah and Wyoming. The company also hired Paul Jones and Tom Kientzle of TeeShot, which will be responsible for sales and factory communications for Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and Northwest Wisconsin.

John Deere Golf & Turf One Source added Matt Armbrister as associate brand manager to its marketing team.

Peoria, Ill.-based Players Turf hired two project designer/installers, Jeff Gross and Donnie Bailey, who recently joined the company to increase its operational capability.

Igor Archipov joined Rain Bird as a senior manufacturing engineer for the golf division.

Geo Gatev is the new golf area manager for Japan and Korea for Rain Bird International.

Seed Research of Oregon presented Frank Lopes of ProSource One in Watkinville, Ga., its 2003 marketing excellence award, which is given for outstanding efforts to promote and establish the Seed Research brand, its products and services.

Scott Boutilier was promoted to vice president of Wellmark International’s Zoëcon and Starbar Groups. Boutilier also has been named a member of Wellmark’s executive committee. GCN