Owsley B. Frazier Stadium ~ Bellarmine University

In the fall of 2007, Bellarmine University dedicated the $5.1 million Owsley B. Frazier Stadium on campus. Seating approximately, 2,000 this state-of-the-art facility is the home of Bellarmine's men and women's soccer programs, track and field, and men's lacrosse. The artificial field surface named Joseph P. and Janet A. Clayton Field was installed by the Motz Group. It is the same "24/7" surface that can be found at the homes of the Miami Dolphins and University of Kentucky.

The track facilities include an eight-lane dual-durometer polyurethane poured surface provided by the Benyon Sport Surfaces, as well as three long jump pits, two pole vault areas, a high jump pit, and a water steeplechse pool. In May 2010 a throws area was added across Newburg Road. Installed where two throwing areas for shot put, javelin, discus, and hammer throws.

On Feburary 20, 2010 the plaza area of the stadium was named after men's lacrosse coach Jack McGetrick.

The plaza houses the lockerooms, concessions, and restrooms for the stadium. McGetrick started the lacrosse program at Bellarmine in 2004 and is well known throughout the lacrosse community.

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Ownership Thinking 2010 Conference

Hi all,

Below you will find an invitation to a conference that I found to be very worthy of the time spent.

“Ownership Thinking” is a prestigious national organization that provides training and tools necessary to develop a healthy workforce of people who “own” the success of their company. Ownership Thinking teaches companies how to act and think like owners. Since The Motz Group became involved with Ownership Thinking in March 2009, we have fostered a paradigm shift in our culture and now have a team of involved forward thinkers – all motivated to increase our shared bottom line.

At this year’s conference I will be presenting examples of our first hand successes along with other progressive CEO’s and Senior Executives from all over the country. There are 17 different workshop speakers that will train on a broad spectrum of topics around the central theme of increasing accountability.

Please consider joining us for this year’s conference. It’s going to be powerful - it will not disappoint.

Joe

Joseph E. Motz

President, The Motz Group

513-533-6452

http://www.themotzgroup.com/

TO: Attendees of 2007, 2008, and/or 2009 Ownership Thinking Conferences
FROM: Brad Hams, President & CEO Ownership Thinking
SUBJECT: 2010 Ownership Thinking Conference

I’m writing to encourage you to re-up for the 2010 conference if you haven’t already registered. I am really excited about this year’s conference (even more so than previous years). Our theme (accountability) conveys the critical nature of creating a culture of earning rather than entitlement – and is particularly important when you consider the issues we are currently facing in the United States. My book, Eradicate Entitlement: How to Create an Organization of Employees Who Think and Act Like Owners, is finished but not yet been through its final edit, and conference attendees will receive a complimentary (and signed) pre-publication draft of the book. I’ll be delivering my new keynote on this topic at the end of day one, followed by a reception. We are blessed to have Al Killeen, founder and President of Personal Mastery Programs (and my enlightened, long time friend), delivering the day-two morning keynote on Soul Proprietorship, which is the title of his recently published (and excellent) book of the same name. Al will be signing his book during lunch and breaks on the 17th.

In addition, we have 17 of my favorite experts and business leaders who will be facilitating 15 breakout sessions focused on various aspects of employee engagement and accountability. And as always, we will have our “Learning from One Another Session, Meet the Experts Lunch, and Feedback Closing Session. You can view the agenda and logistics at http://www.ownershipthinking.com/2010_conference_agenda.pdf . If you would like a more detailed agenda emailed to you in a PDF format (and did not receive one via snail mail), please call our office at 303-984-1434, or email Carmen at carmen@ownershipthinking.com.

BOOK YOUR ROOMS SOON AT THE INVERNESS, AS WE HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER SET ASIDE FOR THE CONFERENCE AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE. IF YOU MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY, THERE ARE SEVERAL HOTELS NEARBY TO CHOOSE FROM.

I hope we see all of you again this year.
Cheers,
Brad

Brad Hams
President, Ownership Thinking LLC
P 303-984-1434 C 303-618-6189
http://www.ownershipthinking.com/



What Makes This Conference Excellent?
The fourth annual Ownership Thinking Conference promises to be a fantastic event. We are honored to have several leading resource speakers on a variety of excellent topics related to Ownership Thinking and Accountability, and several of our favorite leaders from best practice Ownership Thinking companies.
In addition, you will find that this conference attracts attendees who are smart, forward thinking, truly enthused about business, and enjoy sharing information and ideas. Companies practicing Ownership Thinking are becoming best in class, and having fun along the way.

Who Should Attend?
Anyone who is interested in creating a culture of high performance, employee engagement, and ownership thinking should attend this conference. Attendees will include business owners, CEOs, leadership personnel in all functional areas (particularly finance and HR), and non-management personnel involved in ownership thinking steering committees or ESOP communications committees.

Conference Site
Under the wide-open Colorado skies, at the foot of the majestic Rocky Mountains, is Colorado’s premier conference resort. The Inverness Hotel, Spa and Conference Center reflects the spacious grandeur of its surroundings, offering spectacular vistas, a wealth of recreation and a high degree of luxury. Just 25 minutes from downtown Denver and 35 minutes from Denver International Airport, The Inverness offers easy access
to the city’s attractions as well as their own: a PGA championship golf course, an IACC accredited conference center, a luxurious spa, four diamond dining and more. Visit their website to learn more: http://www.invernesshotel.com/

Register Today!
You can register online at www.ownershipthinking.com, or call our office at 303-984-1434 and register live with Carmen.
If you plan on staying at the Inverness, you must contact them directly for reservations.
A limited number of rooms are being held at the discounted rate of only $169/night. http://www.invernesshotel.com/, or call 800-832-9053 and tell them that you are attending the conference when registering.

CLICK HERE to view full conference brochure

CLICK HERE to view Agenda and more details

Right on Schedule

Weekly update on Piqua's Alexander Stadium / Purk Field

WORK CONTINUES ON TURF PROJECT
By Rob Kiser ~ rkiser@dailycall.com

Piqua Daily Call Sports Editor

The heat hasn't slowed the progress at Alexander Stadium/Purk Field as Twenty-Four/Seven® Synthetic Turf is installed by The Motz Group for the 2010 football season.

Project Superintendent Chad Lavender said every site is different.

"When I say every site is different, I mean as far as access roads, drainage system things like that," Lavender said. "For example, here the system takes the water out to the practice field. You have to work around things like that. This field was pretty standard."

Steel plates provided by Piqua Steel make it possible to get the heavy equipment in the field area, without damaging the track and piles containing as much as 3,000 yards of top soil can be seen at the stadium.

"Right now, we are in the process of stripping the top soil," he said. "If you push dirt with a bulldozer, it just rolls into a ball. So, that is why you have to strip it. There are places allocated where we take the top soil. Piqua is going to use the sub soil for different locations out here."
Approximately half the field has had the soil stripped and is in the process of being graded, while the top soil is still being removed from the other half of the field.

Piqua made the decision to put the turf all the way out to the track.

On a lot of fields, the turf is stopped about eight yards beyond the curvature of the goal posts and rest is paved.

"It costs a little more, but it makes it really nice," Lavender said.

Some other improvements have been made as well. At the end where the long jump and pole vault pits are located, both runways have been paved and there is an improved pole vault pit.

"The pole vault pit was almost going out to the track," Lavender said. "We centered it, put in a new pit and repaved the two runways.

"Having it (the turf in that area) will make it nice for the kids.

"It will give them somewhere they can sit while they are waiting for their event."

And it will give Piqua a field that can be showcased.

Original article can be found here: http://www.dailycall.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=166148&SectionID=87&SubSectionID=165&S=1

Work underway at 'Alex'

Weekly update on Piqua's Alexander Stadium / Purk Field

ONE OF 11 FIELDS MOTZ GROUP IS WORKING ON

Chad Lavender,
The Motz Group

By Rob Kiser ~ rkiser@dailycall.com

Piqua Daily Call Sports Editor

Project Superintendent Chad Lavender had to laugh when asked the question about the synthetic turf installation that is currently underway at Alexander Stadium/Purk Field.

"That is what everybody wants to know," Lavender said. "Is the field going to be done on time? We (The Motz Group) have never missed a deadline. If it gets to a point where we have to turn the lights on and work 24/7, we will do that.

"We are currently working on 11 fields. And six of them are at about the same stage as Piqua's right now."

If Lavender's name sounds familiar, it should.

He was a standout athlete at Miami East and played for Rick Gold on the Piqua American Legion Post 184 baseball team. He later became an assistant coach for Gold at Piqua and is happy to be back in the area.

"I have been working full-time with Motz since 2000," Lavender said. "We have done about 100 fields in the Cincinnati area, now it is starting to move north.
"All the GWOC teams seem to be getting them."

While the conversion from grass to turf is in the early stages, you might wonder how they get the heavy equipment on to the field without damaging the track. Aluminum plates have been laid down.

"Piqua Steel donated the aluminum plates for that," Lavender said. "What that does is distribute the weight over the track. Every field is different, with weather and different elements. We come in and evaluate everything."

The Motz Group has a long history of success, from Twenty-Four/Seven® synthetic turf, like is being installed at Alexander Stadium/Purk Field, to TSII® Fields such as Great American Ball Park, Raymond James Stadium in Tampa and Olympic Stadium in Australia for the 2000 Olympic Games; to HPG® Fields such as Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore and Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus; to PAT® Fields such as Dodger Stadium, Dolphin Stadium and Turner Field.

One of the differences at Alexander Stadium will be the amount of turf laid.

"Normally, we just put turf down on the field," Lavender said. "But, they want this to be a showcase for playoff games and things like that, so we are putting turf everywhere, not just the field."

And the field will become a more level playing surface, so don't be surprised if you see large piles of dirt being removed next week.

"We are going to go from a 1.5 percent grade to a .5 percent grade," Lavender said. "So, we will be moving about 600 pounds of dirt from the middle of the field."

Lavender talked about the advancement of synthetic turf over the years. "You can do just about anything with it," Lavender said. "There are a number of different things (markings) you can put on it."

And yes, the field will be ready for football season - Lavender and Motz will make sure of that.

Editors Note: This is the first in a weekly series on the turf installation at Alexander Stadium/Purk Field.
 
You can find the original article here: http://www.dailycall.com/main.asp?SubSectionID=165&ArticleID=165937&SectionID=87