Wes Ganobcik Honored with STMA Award

Clippers Head Groundskeeper Awarded by the Sports Turf Managers Association

January 27, 2021

The Columbus Clippers are proud to announce that head groundskeeper, Wes Ganobcik, has won the STMA Presidents Award for Leadership. This year’s award was presented to members of the technology and education committees of the STMA - Sports Turf Managers Association who helped guide the industry through the challenges created

The Columbus Clippers are proud to announce that head groundskeeper, Wes Ganobcik, has won the STMA Presidents Award for Leadership.

This year’s award was presented to members of the technology and education committees of the STMA - Sports Turf Managers Association who helped guide the industry through the challenges created by Covid and related shutdowns.

Typically, the STMA President awards one President's Award winner. For 2020, President Jimmy Simpson chose 10 people deserving of the President's Award for their, "Extra effort to bring relevant resources to our membership during this pandemic," said Simpson. "The Technology Committee's brainchild was the informative Town Hall meetings and the Recovery Task Group developed the Route to Recovery guides." The awardees are as follows:

Wes Ganobcik
Trevor Odders
John Clintsman
Ryan DeMay
Ben Polimer
Sun Roesslein
Doug Schattinger
Kyle Slaton
Jim Stamps
Zach Williard