HOUSTON — The Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) honored two well-known turfgrass experts at the 2008 Awards Ceremony on Oct. 6 during their annual meetings here. The annual awards are presented for outstanding contributions to crop science through education, national and international service, and research.
Dr. Roch E. Gaussoin, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, was awarded the Fred V. Grau Turfgrass Science Award. Gaussoin is a professor of agronomy and horticulture and is an extension turfgrass specialist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Gaussoin received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from New Mexico State University and his Ph.D. from Michigan State University. His research program focuses on turfgrass weed management and the management and construction of golf greens.
He provides statewide support of turfgrass extension programs and serves as the state-wide coordinator for the master gardener program. Gaussoin served as an editor for the International Turfgrass Research Society Journal from 1998 to 2005. He currently serves as an associate editor for crop science and the acquisitions editor forApplied Turfgrass Science . He has served as the board representative and is the past chair of the Turfgrass Science division of the CSSA.
The Fred V. Grau Turfgrass Science Award is supported by a fund developed by Division C-5 Turfgrass Science. The award is presented in recognition of significant career contributions in turfgrass science.
