Heart of America Golf Course Superintendents Association
638 West 39th Street   .   PO Box 419264   .   Kansas City   .   MO   .   64141   .  Phone: 816-561-5323   .   Fax: 816-561-1991  .  Email: kswank@swassn.com



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Board of Directors 2007-2008 (as of November 8, 2007)

Officers

President
Scott Johnson, CGCS
Shadow Glen Golf Club
26000 Shadow Glen
Olathe, KS 66061
913-764-6531
Fax: 913-764-0647
gcs@shadowglen.org

Vice President
Doug Melchior  
Overland Park Golf Club
8500 Santa Fe Drive.
Overland Park, KS  66212
913-897-3805
Fax: 913-897-4467
dougmelchior@opkansas.org


Secretary-Treasurer
Darin Pearson
Alvamar Country Club
2021 Crossgate Dr.
Lawrence, KS 66047
785-843-6303
Fax: 785-843-3490
depear@hotmail.com


Immediate          
Past President
   

Brad Gray
Mission Hills Country Club
5400 Mission Dr.
Shawnee Mission, KS 66208
913-722-9432
Fax: 913-722-4322
bgray@missionhillscc.com

 

 


Directors 

Eric Bickel
(Programming)

Hallbrook Country Club
11300 Overbrook Rd.
Leawood, KS 66211
913-491-5393
Fax: 913-491-8334

hallbrookgcm@aol.com
 

Todd Bohn
(Public Relations)

Creekmoor Golf Club
1112 E. 163rd Street
Raymore, MO 64083
816-331-3306

Fax 816-331-2935
toddbohn@hotmail.com

Mike Courville (Tournaments)
Falcon Valley Golf Course
9801 Falcon Valley Dr.
Lenexa, KS 66220
913-575-1587

Fax: 913-780-3951

jmcourville@msn.com

Paul Davids, CGCS (Membership)
Sycamore Ridge Golf Course
20280 Lone Elm Rd.
Spring Hill, KS 66083
913-592-2085
Fax:  913-686-5262
pdavids@excite.com

Tim Nielsen
(Education)

Drumm Farm Golf Course
15400 E 34th St.
Independence, MO 64055
816-350-9900
Fax: 816-350-9901
tnielsen@drummfarmgolfclub.com

Steve Wilson, CGCS
(Scholarship & Research)
Meadowbrook Country Club
9101 Nall Ave.
Prairie Village, KS 66207
913-642-2338
Fax: 913-381-1295
swilson@meadowbrookcc.org

Special Directors 

Danny Huntsinger  (Employee Tournament)
Milburn Golf & Country Club
7501 W. 69th St.
Overland Park, KS 66204
913-432-0333 • fax 913-432-1754
jdhuntsinger@yahoo.com
(Class C)

Brian Freeman  (MO Cup Challenge)
HydroLogic Water
19942D W. 162nd Street
Olathe, KS 66062
913-768-9040 • fax 913-768-9042
bfreeman@hydrologic.net

(Class AF)

Gary Breshears  (Vendor/Conference)
Kansas City Turf Supply
808 NE Carousel Ln.
Lee's Summit MO 64086
816-518-8691 • fax 913-397-6980
gbreshears@kc.rr.com
(Class AF)

 

Editor 
Tony Bertels
Swope Memorial
6900 Swope Memorial Dr.
Kansas City, MO 64132
816-513-8911
Fax: 816-915-8518
tbert14402@aol.com


Delegate Liaison

Bill Maynard, CGCS

Milburn Golf & Country Club
7501 W. 69th St.
Overland Park, KS 66204
913-432-0333
Fax: 913-432-1754
maynard8@swbell.net


Executive Director

Kim (Swank) Weitzel
638 W. 39th Street
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-561-5323
Fax: 816-561-1991
kswank@swassn.com

Past Presidents
1933 Organized
1934-35 William Peters, J.J. Linn Estate
1936 Chester Mendenhall, Mission Hills CC
1937 Clarence Radke, St. Joseph CC
1938-39 Harold Henry, Milburn CC
1940 Chick Pontius, Lawrence CC
1941 Art Hall, Victory Hills GC
1942 Ed Pratt, Shawnee CC
1943 Carl Rickenbaugh, Milburn CC
1944 Lee Sechrest, Hillcrest CC
1945 Earl (Smiley) Bell, Armour Field GC
1946 Ed Brugger, Swope Park GC
1947 Col Beard, Fort Leavenworth GC
1948 Ray Whitlow, Topeka CC
1949 L.E. (Red) Lambert, Oakwood CC
1950 John Arrowood, Hickory Hills CC
1951 Earl (Smiley) Bell, Armour Field GC
1952 Harold Henry, Hillcrest CC
1953 Art Hall, Victory Hills GC
1954 Cecil Smith, Shawnee CC
1955 Howard Denny, Meadowbrook CC
1956 Ed Brugger, Swope Park GC
1957 P.L. Pepper, Eldorado CC
1958 William (Bill) Adams, Topeka CC
1959-60 Dudley Day, Blue Hills CC
1961 Howard Denny, Meadowbrook CC
1962 Gerald Elmer, Leawood South CC
1963 Chester Mendenhall, Mission Hills CC
1964 Carl Beer, Tomahawk Hills CC
1965 Gil Collins, Oakwood CC
1966 Henry (Bud) Elmer, Kansas City CC
1967-68 Fred Black, Hillcrest CC
1969 Don Westfall, Meadowbrook CC
1970 Mel Anderson, Alvamar GC
1971 Gil Collins, Oakwood CC
1972-73 Herman Siler, Siler's Shady Acres GC
1974 Charles Sidenstucker, St. Joseph CC
1975-76 Gary Beer, Wolf Creek CC
1977-78 Bob Adler, Hillcrest CC
1979 Lee Schnieders, Victory Hills CC
1980 Glen Morrow, Stayton Meadows GC
1981 Duane Patton, Lawrence CC
1982 Nels Lindgren, Minor Park GC
1983 Garry Anderson, Cedar Crest CC
1984 Cary Tegtmeyer, Topeka CC
1985 Sandy Queen, Overland Park GC
1986 Carl Cobb, Crestwood CC
1987 Sandy Queen, Overland Park GC
1988 Mike Hulteen, Deer Creek CC
1989 Dave Fearis, Blue Hills CC
1990 Kal Horvath, Brookridge CC
1991 Loren Breedlove, Kansas City CC
1992 Jeff Elmer, Lakewood Oaks CC
1993 Terry Rodenberg, St. Andrews GC
1994 Pat Finlen, Lake Quivira CC
1995 Chuck Hybl, St. Joseph CC
1996 Jeff Eldridge, Lakewood Oaks GC
1997 Bill Bologna, Swope Park GC
1998 Gary Higbie, Trails West GC
1999 Jim Naudet, Leawood South CC
2000 Woody Moriarty, Hillcrest CC
2001 Jason Snyder, Blue Springs CC
2002 Pete Spratlin, Iron Horse GC
2003 Tony Bertels, Prairie Highlands GC
2004 Rusty Hamman, Gardner GC
2005 Jeff White, CGCS, Lake Quivira CC
2006 Bill Maynard, CGCS, Milburn CC
2007 Brad Gray, Mission Hills CC

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