The Golf Course Superintendents Association of New England annually selects an individual or individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the golf course superintendent profession.

To propose a candidate for this award, please submit a letter of recommendation to the Membership Committee Chair. The letter should summarize the candidate's contributions and leadership to the superintendent community both locally and nationally. The nominee must not have been a recipient of this award in the preceding ten years. The Membership Committee welcomes recommendations for nomination.    If you sent a nomination for a previous year and wish to have the same individual considered for this award, the nomination must be submitted again.

The deadline for submissions is November 15.

The GCSANE membership committee will recommend a recipient to the GCSA of New England Board of Directors.  The award will be presented at the Annual Meeting in January.

Submit nominations to:
Mike Murphy
Robert T. Lynch Municipal Golf Course
1281 West Roxbury Parkway
Brookline, MA  02467
mjmurphy427@gmail.com  or complete the form below

      DONALD E. HEARN, CGCS 
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
 NOMINATION FORM

Past Award Winners

1997 – Anthony Caranci
1998 – Richard D. Haskell
1999 – Robert Grant
2000 – Dr. Joseph Troll
2001 – Geoffrey Cornish
2002 – Richard C. Blake, CGCS and Phillip I. Cassidy
2003 – Leon St. Pierre
2004 – Donald E. Hearn, CGCS
2005 – Donald Marrone
2006 – Gerry Finn
2007 – Ronald Kirkman
2008 – Robert Ruszala
2009 – Robert and Norman Mucciarone
2010 – Brian Cowan, CGCS
2011 – Dean Robertson
2012 – Mike Hermanson
2013 – James Fitzroy, CGCS
2014 – Richard C. Zepp, CGCS
2015 – Kevin Osgood
2016 – Dr. Patricia Vittum
2017 – Bob Healey
2018 - David Comee
2019 - Chris Petersen
2020 - Jim Conant, CGCS
2021 - Kip Tyler, CGCS
2022 - Russell Heller, CGCS
2023 - Sharon Brownell
2024 - David Johnson