Awards
Sports Field Manager of the Year Award
DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO SHOULD BE NOMINATED? NE-SFMA members are encouraged to nominate colleagues for the Sports Field Manager of the Year award consideration. Please write a letter to the NE-SFMA board of directors with the name of your nominee and include the reasons why you believe he/she should receive this award. Take the award’s purpose and title into consideration when crafting your nomination letter. Be specific, cite examples, include details and, if possible, ask for letters of support for your nominee from other members. Nomination letters may be sent via regular mail, or email to:
NE-SFMA Board of Directors
67 West Street
Medfield, MA 02052
nestmainfo@gmail.com (“Sports Field Manager of the Year Nominee” in Subject Line please)
Sports Field Manager of the Year
2005 - Peter Thibeault, Nobles & Greenough School
2006 - George Brothers, Dartmouth College
2007 - Kim Britton, St. Anselm College
2008 - Matt Hayes, Boston College
2009 - Tim Walsh, Town of Westwood, MA
2010 - James Lucia, Bryant University
2011 - Michael DiDonato, Windham, ME School Department
2012 - Mark DeWolf, Brewster Academy
2013 - Ed Ball, East Lyme, CT Parks & Recreation
2014 - Dennis Fazio, Town of Wakefield, MA
2015 - Jon Bengston, Gillette Stadium
2016 - Alan Perry, Sandborn Regional High School, Kingston, NH
2018 - Mike Buras, Longwood Cricket Club
2019 - Roth Schmidall, Wellesley College
2020 - Tom Barry, Greens Farms Academy
2021 - None – COVID
2022 - Eliot Linstrum – WooSox
2023 - Ed Olsen – Town of Needham, MA
2024 - James Delong – City of Woburn, MA
2025 - Jason Chisolm, Freeport Public Schools, Freeport, ME
Commercial Partner of the Year Award
DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO SHOULD BE NOMINATED? NE-SFMA members are encouraged to nominate colleagues for the Commercial Partner of the Year award consideration. Please write a letter to the NE-SFMA board of directors with the name of your nominee and include the reasons why you believe he/she should receive this award. Take the award’s purpose and title into consideration when crafting your nomination letter. Be specific, cite examples, include details and, if possible, ask for letters of support for your nominee from other members. Nomination letters may be sent via regular mail, or email to:
NE-SFMA Board of Directors
67 West Street
Medfield, MA 02052
nestmainfo@gmail.com (“Commercial Partner of the Year Nominee” in Subject Line please)
Commercial Partner of the Year
2005 - Pat Hogan, SODCO
2006 - Bill Butts, Waverley Landscape Associates
2007 - The Tom Irwin Company
2008 - John Ferry, TPC
2009 - Gary Fialkosky, G. Fialkosky Lawn Sprinklers
2010 - June Boston, The Boston Co. Golf & Athletic Fields
2011 - Charles C. Hart Company
2012 - Mark Casey, MTE Turf Equipment Solutions
2013 - Mike Berry, Musco Sports Lighting, LLC
2014 - Evan Steele, Pioneer Athletics
2015 - Bill Dixon, Site One
2016 - Paul Carey, Northeast Nursery
2018 - Scott MacIntosh, Atlantic Golf & Turf
2019 - Kyle McNerney, Smart Water Management
2020 - Erick Koskinen, Precision Laboratories
2021 - None – COVID
2022 - Arthur Eddy, RePlay Maintenance
2023 - Ed Downing, Read Custom Soils
2024 - Patrick Maguire, Activitas
2025 - Brian Linehan – Greenhaven Turf Care