John G. Majernik

I currently teach a variety of classes for the Horticulture Technology program. My specialty is turfgrass science, golf course management and sports turf management. Education has always been one of my passions.

I graduated in 2012 with my Masters in Education from Kent State University. I also have two (2) undergraduate degrees from Ohio State University. An Associate Degree in Applied Science in Turfgrass Management from the Agricultural Technical Institute, OSU Wooster and a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Agronomy, Turfgrass Management. Golf has always been part of my family experience. I started caddying at a club in Columbus where I grew up. That progressed into being hired by the same club on the greens crew while I was a sophomore in high school. My professional career began as a golf course superintendent at an eighteen (18) hole public course in 1980, even though by that time I had worked at a Cleveland club as the drainage foreman and worked for a company that built golf courses. After a couple years, I accepted a position as a golf course superintendent at a thirty-six (36) hole facility. After eight (8) years, I was promoted to a department head level within the same organization. That added more facilities for me to oversee. I worked in sales in the green industry for several years and started my own business that does service work in the green industry.

Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities

Professional Qualifications:

• Certified Golf Course Superintendent by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America - February 1985
• Earned Environmental Management Program Specialization, by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America - January 2001

Affiliations

Professional Memberships:

• Elected to serve as Secretary for The KSU Salem Faculty Council, 2013-2014
• Certified, Class AA Member, Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, for over 36 years
• Secretary/Treasurer for the Northern Ohio Golf Course Superintendents Association, 1994 through 2004
• Past president and trustee for the Northern Ohio Golf Course Superintendents Association, 1987 through 1993
• Member Ohio Turf Grass Foundation
• Served on the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Education Committee 1995 through 1997
• Speaker at the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America’s 66th International Golf Course Conference and Show, February, 1995

Courses Teaching

Spring 2015

• HORT 16001 - 500 Introduction To Horticulture
• HORT 26021 - 500 Coop Work Exp Landscape
• HORT 26031 - 500 Coop Work Exp Turf Grass
• HORT 36034 - 500 Sports Turf Management

Summer 2015

• HORT 26011 - 500 Coop Work Exp Tree Care
• HORT 26021 - 500 Coop Work Exp Landscape
• HORT 26031 - 500 Coop Work Exp Turf Grass

Fall 2015

• HORT 16001 - 590 Introduction To Horticulture
• HORT 26001 - 590 Occupational Reg And Safety
• HORT 26011 - 500 Coop Work Exp Tree Care
• HORT 26030 - 590 Turf Grass Management
• HORT 26031 - 500 Coop Work Exp Turf Grass
• HORT 26032 - 590 Golf Course Management