Tom Samples Professional of the Year
The Tom Samples Professional of the year Award is the highest honor bestowed by the Tennessee Turfgrass Association. Beginning in the spring fall of each year TTA members nominate deserving individuals who have made noteworthy contributions to the turfgrass industry in Tennessee. The nominees are reviewed by the TTA board of directors. Each year's winner is announced at the annual TTA Conference and Trade Show in January.
Dr. Tom Samples Professional of the Year Recipients
1991 Lloyd Callahan, Ph.D 1992 David Stone 1993 Tom Samples, Ph.D 1994 Dick Horton 1995 Jim Thomas 1996 Joe Kennedy 1997 Andy Brennan 1998 Larry Shore 1999 Bob Campbell 2000 David Green 2003 Jeff Rumph 2004 John Sorochan, Ph.D 2005 Lynn and Cindy Ray 2006 Alan Windham, Ph.D 2007 Rodney Lingle 2008 Shelia Finney 2009 Al Davis | 2010 James Brosnan, Ph.D 2011 Dan Stump 2012 Bobby Winstead 2013 Joe Hill 2014 Greg Breeden 2015 Paul L. Carter, CGCS 2016 Doug Ward 2017 Roger Frazier 2018 Bill Blackburn 2019 Brandon Horvath, Ph. D 2020 Frank Turner 2021 Bob McCurdy 2022 Bill Marbet 2023 Bob Hogan 2024 Jason Pooler 2025 Chris Sykes |
