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PGMS Celebrates Election of Don Bottger, CGM as President
Don Bottger, CGM of General Growth Properties, Inc. in Chula Vista, Calif. was elected and installed as the new president of the Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) during the Society's annual Awards and Induction Dinner held on Friday, Oct. 28 in conjunction with the 2011 School of Grounds Management & GIE+EXPO in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 26-29. The 90th grounds management professional to hold the office, Bottger succeeds Joe Jackson, CGM as the chief elected officer of the 100-year-old green industry organization. In addition to Bottger, PGMS members elected John Van Etten, CGM of Hoffman Landscape & Design in Scotia, N.Y. as their president-elect. Walter Bonvell, CGM of Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio was elected vice president and John Burns, CGM of the University of Texas at Austin was elected as secretary/treasurer. The regional directors are as follows: North East Regional Director, John Doiron of Concord Hospital in Concord, N.H.; North Central Regional Director, Dennis Baker of Harrison, Ohio; North West Regional Director, Gerald Landby of Carroll College in Helena, Mont.; South East Regional Director, Marion Bolick, CGM of Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, S.C.; South Central Regional Director, Joe Payne, CGM of the City of Springfield in Missouri; and South West Regional Director, Ron Hostick, CSFM of San Diego State University. Directors at Large include: Diana Bramble Rudolph of Baltimore, Md.; Mark Feist of American University in Washington, D.C.; Thomas C. Shaner, a Certified Association Executive, continues to serve the Board as PGMS executive director and Kelly Mesaris continues to serve as the associate director. PGMS leaders are already at work planning the 2012 School of Grounds Management & GIE+EXPO which will take place in Louisville, KY., Oct. 24-27, 2012. |
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