The Fowler Founders Award |
2013 Fowler
Founders Award recipient, Mike Dickert (L) with Don Fowler
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2013 Field of Distinction:
Wyomissing School District
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The Fowler Founders Award
Named in honor of Donald
Fowler, retired Penn State Extension Agent, who is credited with
organizing the group of individuals who formed KAFMO.
The award itself is one of Fowler’s worn-out work boots that has been
bronzed and signifies the hard work and determination demonstrated by the
Fowler Founders Award recipients.
Fowler Founders Award recipients are chosen by the KAFMO Board of
Directors to honor individuals for their dedication not only to KAFMO, but
also for doing their part in making a difference in the sports turf
industry of Pennsylvania.
- 2001 - Don Fowler, Penn State Cooperative Extension, retired
- 2002 - Keith Lehman, Pine Grove Area School District
- 2003 - Kevin Yeiser, Lebanon Valley College
- 2004 - George Hamilton, Penn State University, deceased
- 2005 - Kurt Nilsson, Turf & Dirt
- 2006 - Jim Welshans, Penn State Cooperative Extension
- 2007 - Mark and Kay Bentzel, Dallastown Area School District
- 2008 - Ben Burns, Hummer Turfgrass Systems
- 2009 - Neale Magill, Hampden Township
- 2010 - Dave Fowler, Penn State Cooperative Extension, retired
- 2011 - James Cornelius, West Chester School District
- 2012 - Gordon Santee, Moondog Baseball
- 2013 - Mike Dickert, Manor Township
Field of Distinction
KAFMO recognizes the
facilities in the organization that have been dedicated to providing safe,
playable conditions for their users regardless of the level of play. Field
of Distinction awards are presented each year at the annual KAFMO Athletic
Field Conference held each February. Winners receive a commemorative plaque,
KAFMO jackets and local media attention.
 Field
of Distinction Application Information
KAFMO Field of Distinction
Recipients
2001
Pequea Valley School District - Soccer Field
2002
Conestoga School Dist. – Football field
Hempfield School Dist. – Football field
2003
Cumberland Valley School Dist. – Football field
Ephrata War Memorial Stadium
Hempfield School Dist. – Softball field
2004
City of Harrisburg – City Island
Quakertown Midget Football Field
2005
Founder Park - Derry Township
Montgomery Township Public Works Windlestrae Park Connie Mack Field
Coleman Park Frederick D. Fritz Miller Memorial Park Field
Pine Grove Area School District
& Walter Stump Stadium @ Veteran Memorial Field
2006
Pocono Mountain West School District – Field Hockey field
2007
None awarded
2008
Boyertown Area School
District - Memorial Stadium
Derry Township School District - Memorial Field Baseball Field
South Middleton Township - Bowman Memorial Field
2009
Gettysburg Area
School District - Soccer Field
Manheim Township - Stauffer Softball Field
Middletown Area School District - War Memorial Field
Millersville University - Pucillo Softball Field
2010
Centre Region Parks and Recreation - Soccer
Fields
Exeter Township Little League - Baseball Field
Wyomissing High School - Football Field
2011
Bryn Mawr College -
Shillingford Field
Lower Allen Township - Robert E. Yetter Field
McConnellsburg High School - Baseball Field
2012
Episcopal Academy, Alumni Field
Halifax Area High School, Halifax Athletic Stadium
Moravian College, Blue & Grey Field
2013
Wyomissing School District, Flannery Field
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