Congratulations Robbie Dworkin, recipient of
The 2010 Joe Motz Buckeye Sports Turf
Student of the Year!
At the sports turf short course last week, the recipient of the "2010 Joe Motz Buckeye Sports Turf Student of the Year" was announced. The award is given in honor of sports turf entrepreneur Joe Motz, who graduated from Ohio State in 1977 and went on to build a very successful sports turf construction company, The Motz Group. In addition to his business success, Joe plays an active role in the green industry and serves in many capacities at The Ohio State University. He supports this award with a plaque and monetary gift for the student.
The recipient in 2010 was Robbie Dworkin (left), who received his award from Zach Burns of The Motz Group. Robbie is a turfgrass science major at The Ohio State University who expects to graduate later this year. His work experience has been at Columbus Crew Stadium, The Cincinnati Reds, The OTF Turfgrass Research Facility, and OSU Athletics. He is currently the Turf Club President.
Robbie is the epitome of "going the extra yard”, whether it’s helping out in class, working extra time to get the job done, or gathering up the students to raise money for the turf club. When he was working at Columbus Crew Stadium, he came after work to help with a night class when the students were renovating a local high school baseball field. When he was interning at the Cincinnati Reds and the team was out of town, he took time to come back to Columbus and help build a sand-based field at the research plots. He didn’t expect payment or gratitude, that's just the kind of person he is. We have no doubt that Robbie will go on to be a revered and successful sports turf manager and he’ll get involved with the industry and the industry associations. In addition, he’ll have a “pay-it-forward” attitude with students and young professionals. In essence, Robbie loves the sports turf industry and is one of the most hard working, humble and therefore deserving people we know.
Previous recipients of the Joe Motz sports turf award include:
2009 ~ Joe Kirschner (Cincinnati Reds) & Jeff Boll (Loyola Marymount University in LA, California)
2008 ~ Chris Fox (Columbus Crew)
2007 ~ Russell Horn (Cleveland Browns)
2006 ~ Wes Appelfeller (Boston Red Sox)
2005 ~ Erica Titus (Nottingham Equestrian Center, Michigan) and Rodney Bockrath (OSU Intramural Sports)
The recipient in 2010 was Robbie Dworkin (left), who received his award from Zach Burns of The Motz Group. Robbie is a turfgrass science major at The Ohio State University who expects to graduate later this year. His work experience has been at Columbus Crew Stadium, The Cincinnati Reds, The OTF Turfgrass Research Facility, and OSU Athletics. He is currently the Turf Club President.
Robbie is the epitome of "going the extra yard”, whether it’s helping out in class, working extra time to get the job done, or gathering up the students to raise money for the turf club. When he was working at Columbus Crew Stadium, he came after work to help with a night class when the students were renovating a local high school baseball field. When he was interning at the Cincinnati Reds and the team was out of town, he took time to come back to Columbus and help build a sand-based field at the research plots. He didn’t expect payment or gratitude, that's just the kind of person he is. We have no doubt that Robbie will go on to be a revered and successful sports turf manager and he’ll get involved with the industry and the industry associations. In addition, he’ll have a “pay-it-forward” attitude with students and young professionals. In essence, Robbie loves the sports turf industry and is one of the most hard working, humble and therefore deserving people we know.
Previous recipients of the Joe Motz sports turf award include:
2009 ~ Joe Kirschner (Cincinnati Reds) & Jeff Boll (Loyola Marymount University in LA, California)
2008 ~ Chris Fox (Columbus Crew)
2007 ~ Russell Horn (Cleveland Browns)
2006 ~ Wes Appelfeller (Boston Red Sox)
2005 ~ Erica Titus (Nottingham Equestrian Center, Michigan) and Rodney Bockrath (OSU Intramural Sports)
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