Applications open through September 15

Applications for the GCSAA Melrose Leadership Academy and Melrose Equipment Manager Experience are open through September 15. 

The Melrose Leadership Academy, established in 2012 by the late Toro CEO Ken Melrose, supports the professional development of GCSAA superintendents.  Participants in the Leadership Academy receive an All-Access Registration to the 2024 GCSAA Conference and Show, hotel accommodations, round trip airfare, education sessions focused on business, communication and advocacy and numerous opportunities to network with GCSAA and Toro leadership. 

Following the conference, members of the academy will continue to receive communications promoting continued education opportunities, resources, and ways to further engage with GCSAA.

Eligible applicants must be a Class A or Class B member in good standing for a minimum of five years and must not have attended Conference and Show in the past five years.  Past Melrose recipients are not eligible. 

For more information or to apply, visit https://www.gcsaa.org/foundation/education/melrose-leadership-academy. 

The Melrose Equipment Management Experience supports the professional development needs of GCSAA golf course equipment manager members by providing select individuals the opportunity to attend the GCSAA Conference and Trade Show. Participants in the Equipment Manager Experience receive an All-Access Registration to the 2024 GCSAA Conference and Show, hotel accommodations, round trip airfare and a $200 spending stipend. 

While at Conference and Show, equipment managers will participate in tailored education sessions, engage with industry experts, network with GCSAA leadership, advocate for the golf profession, earn education points and receive financial assistance for completing Level 1 and 2 of the Equipment Manager Certificate Program. 

Eligible participants must be EM members in good standing and not have attended Conference and Show in the past two years.  Past recipients are not eligible.

Fore more information or to apply for the Equipment Manager Experience, visit https://www.gcsaa.org/foundation/education/melrose-equipment-management-experience.

GCSAA hopes that eligible members will take advantage of these great opportunities and we thank the Kendrick B. Melrose Family Foundation for their support of these important endeavors