Nick McKenna, CSFM
Assistant Athletics Director, Sports Fields Texas A&M Athletics
Nick McKenna, CSFM
Assistant Athletics Director, Sports Fields Texas A&M Athletics
Nick McKenna, CSFM, CPTM, serves as the Assistant Athletic Director of Sports Fields for the Texas A&M Athletic Department. In this role, McKenna oversees the development and implementation of maintenance plans for all athletic department playing surfaces as well as numerous landscape and grounds areas surrounding the Texas A&M athletic facilities. McKenna graduated from Iowa State University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science degree in horticulture with a turfgrass management focus. He served as a student worker in the athletic department during his time in Ames and upon graduating went to work as an athletic groundskeeper at Texas A&M from 2003-05. Following a brief stint back in Iowa, he spent four years as a Field & Facility Coordinator at Virginia Tech University before returning to Texas A&M in 2011.
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Drew Miller, Ed.D., Brentsville School District Turfgrass Management Program |
| 2022 | Jesse Driver, CSFM, Mid-Atlantic Turf, Inc. |
| 2021 | Steve Bush, CSFM, CFB, Bush Sports Turf (IL) (awarded posthumously) |
| 2020 | Tim Van Loo, CSFM, Iowa State |
| 2019 | Kim Heck, CAE, Sports Turf Managers Association |
| 2018 | Abby McNeal, CSFM, CPRP, Denver City and County Parks Department (CO) |
| 2017 | Dan Bergstrom, CSFM, BBVA Compass Stadium |
| 2016 | Bruce Suddeth, University of South Carolina Upstate (SC) |
| 2015 | Ben Polimer, Town of Weston (MA) |
| 2014 | Mike Albino, Ballard Sports, Syracuse (NY) |
| 2013 | Matt Tobin, Pioneer Athletics, Saco (ME) |
| 2012 | Michael Boettcher, Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, Milwaukee (WI) |
| 2011 | Tom Nielsen, Louisville Bats Baseball Club, Louisville (KY) |
| 2010 | Mel Lanford, Retired from University of Texas, Austin (TX) |
| 2009 | Craig Potts, Texas A&M University, College Station (TX) |
| 2008 | David Reiss, Wasatch County School District, Heber City (UT) |
| 2007 | Tony Diaz, Waukegan Park District (IL) |
| 2006 | Todd Jeansonne, Louisiana State University and Jeff Kershaw, West Baton Rouge Parrish School |
| 2005 | Jim Wiggins, Tomball ISD, Tomball (TX) |
| 2004 | Kevin Meredith, National Soccer Hall of Fame (NY) |
| 2003 | James Crawford, McFarland Schools (WI) |
| 2002 | Jesse Cuevas, Rosenblatt Stadium (NE) |
| 2001 | Terry Nance, Cape Fear High School (NC) |
| 2000 | Connie Rudolph, CSFM, Midway Stadium (MN) |
| 1999 | Boyd (Rob) Montgomery, Sylvania Recreation (OH) |
| 1998 | Don Kelly, City of Rocky River (OH) |
| 1997 | Timothy Burke, Town of Bethel (CT) |
* Facility listed is where employed at time of award. Check Directory for current listing
