From October 27 through the 28, 90 chapter delegates met in Kansas City and later at GCSAA headquarters in Lawrence, Kansas, to discuss various initiatives and listen to candidates vying for a seat on the GCSAA Board of Directors. Many of the initiatives will come up for a vote at GCSAA's annual meeting in San Diego on Thursday, February 11.
One of those items is a revised member standards proposal. In previous posts, we discussed member standards and the changes. To summarize, Class A eligibility will be a points-based system. Points are earned through formal education (bachelor's/associate's degrees), years of superintendent experience and approved GCSAA education points.
Under the proposal, Class SM would become Class B. For Class A renewal, five points over a 5-year period would be required. Education points would be enhanced to a minimum of 3.0. Service points will be based on golf-centric activities.
Delegates also received a breakdown of the work completed by various task groups. The board has approved a new affiliation agreement. A task group discussing the affiliation agreement met and revised the document. A couple of the changes include:
Delegates also heard of various initiatives ongoing at GCSAA, including a revamped schedule with Rounds4Research. The auction will now be held in April.
A snapshot of various programs and services were shared, including the Member-Get-A-Member campaign, Government Affairs/advocacy and marketing/communications.
Delegates also heard of the upcoming Golf Industry Show schedule and engaged in a lively discussion during the Town Hall Session.
Complete outcomes of the meeting – as well as slide presentations of the event – are being developed and will be available for review. Please contact me if you have any questions. Thank you for your service!
Steve Randall
Director, Chapter Outreach
One of those items is a revised member standards proposal. In previous posts, we discussed member standards and the changes. To summarize, Class A eligibility will be a points-based system. Points are earned through formal education (bachelor's/associate's degrees), years of superintendent experience and approved GCSAA education points.Under the proposal, Class SM would become Class B. For Class A renewal, five points over a 5-year period would be required. Education points would be enhanced to a minimum of 3.0. Service points will be based on golf-centric activities.
Delegates also received a breakdown of the work completed by various task groups. The board has approved a new affiliation agreement. A task group discussing the affiliation agreement met and revised the document. A couple of the changes include:
- Eliminating the three-year renewal of the document. Instead, the document will be reviewed annually, or as changes are needed. Task groups will discuss any future changes, which will then be discussed by the board then the chapter delegates.
- Updated verbiage to reflect current business practices.
- Conducted a legal review of the document to ensure both the needs of chapters and GCSAA are met.
Delegates also heard of various initiatives ongoing at GCSAA, including a revamped schedule with Rounds4Research. The auction will now be held in April.
A snapshot of various programs and services were shared, including the Member-Get-A-Member campaign, Government Affairs/advocacy and marketing/communications.
Delegates also heard of the upcoming Golf Industry Show schedule and engaged in a lively discussion during the Town Hall Session.
Complete outcomes of the meeting – as well as slide presentations of the event – are being developed and will be available for review. Please contact me if you have any questions. Thank you for your service!
Steve Randall
Director, Chapter Outreach
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