David Pinsonneault, CSFM, CPRP, CPWP-M
Town of Lexington DPW
David Pinsonneault, CSFM, CPRP, CPWP-M
Town of Lexington DPW
Dave is a dedicated SFMA member and has attained the designation of CSFM. In addition to the CSFM designation, he has also earned his CPRP and CPWP-M. He is a consummate professional in every way and the association greatly benefited from his leadership skills during a very positive tenure as SFMA President.
Dave has long been committed to the sports field industry at the national and chapter levels. He has been active on committees for both NESTMA and SFMA and served as a board officer of each association; ultimately being elected as President for both NESTMA and SFMA. He has been a problem solver throughout his career and was instrumental in the development of the formal relationship between SFMA chapters and SFMA national.
Dave always promotes SFMA and industry professionalism to sports field managers at the local, regional and national level, particularly when he attends other allied green industry conferences such as NRPA. He has been an invited presenter at both the national SFMA conference and at the regional New England Regional Turf Conference. He advocates for professionalism in the industry at every opportunity.
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2023 | David Pinsonneault, CSFM, CPRP, CPWP-M, Town of Lexington DPW |
| 2022 | Chad Price, CSFM, CFB, Carolina Green Corp. |
| 2021 | Doug Schattinger, Pioneer Athletics (OH) |
| 2020 | Abby McNeal, CSFM City and County of Denver Parks |
| 2019 | Troy Smith, CSFM Ewing Irrigation |
| 2018 | Jeff Fowler, Penn State University Senior Extension (PA) |
| 2017 | Tim Moore, GCA Services |
| 2016 | Darian Daily (awarded posthumously), Cincinnati Bengals (OH) |
| 2015 | Michael Goatley, Ph.D., Virginia Tech University (VA) |
| 2014 | Andrew McNitt, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University (PA) |
| 2013 | Bucky Trotter, Sports Facilities Insights (KY) |
| 2012 | Richard Moffitt, Moffitt & Associates (MO) |
| 2011 | Mike Andresen, CSFM, Iowa State University (IA) |
| 2010 | Leo Goertz, Texas A&M University (TX) (deceased) |
| 2009 | Tom Burns, Diamond Pro/TXI (TX) |
| 2008 | Bob Campbell, CSFM, University of Tennessee (TN) |
| 2007 | Bob Curry, Covermaster, Inc. (Ontario, Canada) |
| 2006 | Boyd R. Montgomery, CSFM, The Toro Company (MN) |
| 2005 | Bob Christofferson, Seattle Mariners, (WA) |
| 2004 | Lynda Wightman, Hunter Industries (CT) |
| 2003 | Ken Mrock, Chicago Bears Football Club (IL) |
| 2002 | Ross Kurcab, CSFM, Invesco Field at Mile High (CO) |
| 2001 | Dan Douglas, Reading Phillies (PA) |
| 2000 | Mary Owen, University of Massachusetts – Extension (MA) |
| 1999 | *Dale Getz, University of Notre Dame (IN) |
| 1998 | John Souter, Turfgrass Consultant, Perthshire, Scotland |
| 1997 | *Eugene Mayer, The Scotts Company |
| 1996 | Greg Petry, Waukegan Park District (IL) |
| 1995 | Gil Landry, Ph.D., University of Georgia (GA) |
| 1994 | Henry Indyk, Ph.D., (deceased), Turfcon (NJ) |
| 1993 | *Mike Schiller, Schaumburg Park District (IL) |
| 1992 | George Toma, Kansas City Royals & NFL (MO) |
| 1991 | James Watson, Ph.D., The Toro Company (CO) |
| 1990 | *David Frey, Cleveland Stadium (OH) |
| 1989 | *David Frey, Cleveland Stadium (OH) |
| 1987 | *Mark Hodnick, Cal Poly Pomona (CA) |
| 1986 | Kent W. Kurtz, Ph.D., (deceased) Cal Poly Pomona (CA) |
| 1985 | Anthony Burnett, RFK Stadium (DC) |
| 1984 | *Steve Wightman, Mile High Stadium (CO) |
| 1983 | William H. Daniel Ph.D., (deceased) Purdue University (IN) |
| 1982 | Harry C. Gill, (deceased), Milwaukee County Stadium (WI) |
* Facility listed is where employed at time of award. Check Directory for current listing
