Robert Hancock Award

Robert Hancock, from Jackson , Michigan , was owner and President of Hancock Industries. He was an avid golfer and served on the Greens Committee at Jackson Country Club. In the late 60's, he became involved in golf turf programs and realized the need for research money in this field. At his death in the late 70's, a portion of his estate was reserved for the financing of the proposed turfgrass Research Center at MSU. In 1979 the construction began and in 1981 the Robert Hancock Turfgrass Research Center was opened. The HTRC is a first class research and education facility used not only by students and faculty but by the industry as well. 

YEAR RECIPIENT
1972 Michael Hemquist
1973 N/A
1974 N/A
1975 N/A
1976 N/A
1977 N/A
1978 N/A
1979 N/A
1980 N/A
1981 N/A
1982 N/A
1983 N/A
1984 N/A
1985 Edward Hock
1986 N/A
1987 Edward Hock Jr.
1988 John Seefeldt
1989 Garrett Walworth
1990 Michael Fisher
1991 Darin Lickfeldt
1992 Robert Golembiewski
1993 Robert Traver
1994 Dean Mowrey
1995 John Sorochan
1996 Jay Eccleton
1997 Matthew Burrows
1998 Donald Roth
1999 Michael Bergelin
2000 Damon Soderberg
2001 Colin Seaberg
2002 Nathan Radwick
2004 Patrick Reinhardt
2005 Joseph Lesenski
2006 Jeffrey Miller
2007 Troy Looney
2008 Kevin Doyle
2009 Michael Krcmarik
2010 Brian  McDougal
2011 Clinton Steketee
2012 Tyler Manly
2013 Rodney Crouse
2014 N/A
2015 Brett Vanderheide
2016 Michael Kennings
2017 Derek Sawle
2018 Tom Robbins
2019 Nicholas Worley
2020 Jerod Pell IV
2021 N/A
2022 Payton Perkinson
2023 Logan Complo