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Graceland Tour
Following the close of the annual business meeting, members were treated to a private tour of the grounds at Graceland with Kevin Kern. Following the tour, members toured the mansion and grounds. The Graceland tour tickets were paid for courtesy of PBI Gordon.
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| Dr. Joe Vargus of Michigan State University entertains the TOCA crowd with his inner Elvis. |
Syngenta Awards Banquet
The Syngenta Awards Banquet was another raucous affair, with Memphis music, an Elvis trivia contest and prizes, gifts for TOCA members who helped the association reach its new member goals and the previously mentioned debut of Dr. Joe Vargas at a TOCA meeting. However, his appearance had little to do with his day job as a leading turf researcher in the industry. After treating the audience to three Elvis songs (a better lip-sync singer would be difficult to find), members were heard uttering: "Great job, but we hope he keeps his day job."
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| TOCA Banquet emcees Pat Jones and Sandy Schmieder don their Elvis muttonchops. |
Thanks to Sandy Schmieder and Pat Jones for being emcees of the awards presentation. Congrats and thanks to the EPIC Creative Communications team—including Jim Becker, Jeff Litrenta and Joe Rogge for their technical and creative expertise in producing the Sunday night event and for publishing the annual meeting program.
So, the 2005 TOCA annual meeting is history. TOCA thanks all of its sponsors for making the meeting possible and its members for turning out in record numbers. See you next year in the Napa Valley! |
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