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Membership
Information & Benefits
Objective
The objective of the Minnesota Golf Course Superintendents' Association is to
advance the art and science of Golf Course Management, to collect and
disseminate among member Superintendents practical solutions to problems with a
view to more efficient and economical maintenance and production of golf
courses, and to promote the welfare of the Superintendent and the profession.
Environment
Continuing programs and projects throughout the year alert members to pertinent
aspects of all sorts of environmental issues.
THE MGCSA'S ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES CD offers more than 100 pages of state and
local federal regulations affecting golf courses. Recently updated.
RESEARCH PROJECTS sponsored by MGCSA help you learn the latest technologies of
golf course agronomy to meet today's environmental challenges.
LOBBYING conducted by the association provides you with an active voice on
today's issues at the local and state level.
Information
HOLE NOTES, the official MGCSA magazine published 10 times a year, features
informative articles from distinguished local and national educators along with
timely association news.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES are distributed to all members with the MGCSA serving
as a clearing house for golf course job openings.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS regarding important warnings or upcoming events are mailed
promptly to the membership.
OUR PLEASANT WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH SUPPLIERS help you develop contacts with
these associate members who supply goods and services to your course.
Membership Classifications
CLASS A - GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT
To qualify for Class A membership, an applicant shall have, at the
time of application for membership, at least three (3) years' experience as a
golf course superintendent and be employed in such capacity. Class A Members
shall have all the privileges of the Association, subject to the provisions of
Article VI, Section 1 hereof.
SUPERINTENDENT MEMBER - GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT
To qualify for Class SM Membership, an applicant shall be a golf
course superintendent who has, at the time of application for membership, less
than three (3) years' experience as a golf course superintendent, and shall be
presently employed in such capacity. Class SM Members shall have all the
privileges of the Association, except that of being an officer.
CLASS C - ASSISTANT GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT
To qualify for Class C Membership, an applicant shall be, at the time
of application for membership, an assistant to a golf course superintendent, and
shall presently be employed in such capacity. Class C Members shall have all the
privileges of the Association, except that of being an officer.
CLASS D - TECHNICIAN
Any individual presently employed by a Superintendent Member for golf
course maintenance and ineligible for membership under any other classification.
Class D Members shall have all the rights and privileges of the Association
except the right to vote and hold office.
CLASS E - EDUCATORS
To qualify for class E Membership, an Applicant must be an educator
or extension officer. Class E Members shall have such privileges of the
Association as the Board of Directors may specify by Standing Rules, except
those of voting and holding office.
ASSOCIATE:
To qualify for Associate Membership, an applicant must be an
individual interested in golf course management and/or in the growing or
production of fine turfgrass. Associate Members shall have such privileges of
the Association as the Board of Directors may specify by Standing Rules, except
those of voting and holding office. The associate may not be in the business of
providing materials or services to Superintendents or suppliers.
AFFILIATE
To qualify for Affiliate Membership, an applicant must be an
individual, business firm or governmental body interested in golf course
management and/or in the growing or production of fine turfgrass, either
individually or through employment by, or other affiliation with, a company,
proprietorship or association, and who does not qualify for membership in
another class. Affiliate Members shall have such privileges of the Association
as the Board of Directors may specify by Standing Rules, except those of voting
and holding office.
HONORARY
To qualify for Honorary Membership, the individual must be recognized
by the Board of Directors for contributing in an outstanding manner to this
Association or profession or related field. This membership shall continue in
effect unless otherwise revoked by the Board of Directors. Honorary members
shall not be required to pay dues or assessments of the association and shall
have such privileges of the Association as the Board of Directors may specify by
Standing Rules, except those of voting and holding office.
STUDENT:
To qualify for Student Membership, an applicant must be a full-time
turfgrass student enrolled in a formal course of education, or have completed
his or her formal education less than one (1) year prior to the date of
application for membership. Student members shall have such privileges of the
Association as the Board of Directors may specify by Standing Rules, except
those of voting and holding office.
CLASS A - RETIRED
To qualify for Class A - Retired status, one must not be currently
employed as a golf course Superintendent and have a minimum of five years
service as a Class A golf course Superintendent member. The years of service as
a MGCSA member when combined with the members’ age must equal or exceed 75
years. This member shall have all the privileges of the Association afforded
that classification, with the exception of holding office.
RETIRED
To qualify for Retired Membership, one must be retired and no longer
seeking employment within the scope of activities of any membership class of the
Association. An applicant may apply to the Board of Directors in writing for
Retired Membership, the annual dues for which shall be set by the Board of
Directors but shall not exceed one-half the amount paid for the classification
of which the member retires. There are two options for retirement: (1) Any
member reaching age fifty-five (55), may retire and shall have all the
privileges of the Association afforded the member in his or her immediate
previous classification, with the exception of holding office; or (2) Any Member
having completed a minimum of twenty (20) years of service in any membership
classification may retire in that classification and shall have all the
privileges of the Association afforded that classification and shall have all
the privileges of the Association afforded that classification , with the
exception of holding office.
INACTIVE
An Inactive Member is an individual who, by any reason of
unemployment, illness or other adverse circumstances, has been placed in this
class upon his or her application. The Board of Directors shall have the
authority to act on such application and to place a member on Inactive status
subject to terms and conditions as the Board of Directors may specify by
Standing Rules.
FACILITY
This membership is in the facilities name. The facility designates
the recipient of the membership benefits. The recipient could be the
superintendent, owner, club representative or whomever the facility chooses. The
designated individual would receive membership benefits but would not be
permitted to vote or hold office.
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You can apply today by printing our On-line Membership
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