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IAEF Awards Three Student Essay Contest Winners

IAEF held its annual Student Essay Contest and awarded three winners and their instructors an all-expense paid trip to the 2009 Irrigation Show in San Antonio. Two students were awarded the prize in the turf/landscape category and one student was selected from the agriculture category.

 

Landscape Winners

  • Logan Oates, Brigham Young University
    Instructor: Greg Jolley
  • Brian Watters, Chattahoochee Technical College

  • Instructor: John Hatfield
     

Agriculture  Winner

  • Adam Miller, Ridgewater Community & Technical College
    Instructor: Rick Molenaar

 

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Discover Rewarding Careers in Water Management

Many green careers require skills and knowledge about irrigation/water management. Careers in agriculture, landscaping or golf all utilize irrigation.
 

  • Agricultural Engineer
  • Golf Course Superintendent
  • Landscape Designer
  • Irrigation Consultant
  • Agronomist
  • Greenhouse/Nursery Grower

These are just a few of the career tracks that need water management skills. Discover what led some professionals to their careers, visit profiles
 
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Parker Vercimak, an Ag-Business major from Casper College in Casper, WY, received the 2008 FFA-IAEF scholarship.

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IA Manuals Available to Academia

Manuals that have been used for Irrigation Association education courses are now available to academia at a special rate. Call Brent Mecham at 703.536.7080 to see how the IAEF can help enhance the irrigation program at your school. Available materials include Principles of Irrigation, Landscape Irrigation Auditor, and Fundamentals of Irrigation Design, among others.

IAEF Hosts Seventh Annual Faculty Academy

Almost 20 college and university instructors from across the United States participated in the IA Education Foundation’s Faculty Academy, June 24-25 in Omaha, Neb. The two-day session provided intensive in-class and in-field instruction in irrigation concepts and best practices, while providing a forum to network with their peers.


The Academy is a “must attend” session for instructors who understand the growing industry demand for irrigation-trained students. Topics included calculating precipitation rates, an overview of drip/micro for landscapes, the use for two-wire systems and more. A tour of IA-member Lindsay’s manufacturing facility (Omaha, Neb.), as well as a grounds tour of a local golf club; Oak Hills Country Club in Omaha. The attendees also took part in a roundtable luncheon which allowed the opportunity to network with other teaching professionals.

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Find Resources for K-12

Educate your students on the importance of water and efficient water use. The U.S. Geological Survey offers facts and activities:

 

 

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IAEF Debuts New Logo

In conjunction with the new Irrigation Association brand, IAEF has revealed a new logo to assist in its mission to become the "go-to" source for irrigation education and the promotion of careers in water management for landscape, agriculture, golf, nursery and floriculture. Under the direction of the IAEF Board of Trustees, the marketing committee oversaw the IAEF's transition to the new logo. While the old logo served the IAEF well, the purpose of the new look is to:

 

  • Communicate the Foundation's role in the industry and provide credibility to the program.
  • Become the recognized education resource for building and promoting irrigation careers.
  • Unify the IAEF with IA initiatives such as the Irrigation Show, education and certification.
 
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