The grass is definitely greener these days for Travis Olson.
The recent graduate of Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s management diploma program, Olson was named the winner of the 2011 Canadian Golf Superintendent’s Association Toro “Future Superintendent Award”.
The award is given in recognition of the recipient’s passion and dedication to their industry and their academic achievement.
Nominees are interviewed by a three-person panel composed of representatives from the Toro Company, the industry and the Canadian Golf Superintendent’s Association.
As the winner, Olson will travel to Scotland to take part in a six-week training and work experience program.
He will also travel to Minneapolis to tour Toro’s headquarters and attend the Canadian International Turfgrass Conference and Trade Show in Calgary next February as a guest of the Canadian Golf Superintendent’s Association. Toro will also award a personal computer to Kwantlen’s School of horticulture in recognition of Olson’s achievement.
“We’re all very proud of Travis’ achievements,” adds David Davidson, associate dean of Kwantlen’s School of Horticulture. “He’s a great representative of the high quality of students that are graduating from our programs. Travis and his instructors truly deserve all the recognition they’re receiving with this award.”
