Oct. 28, 2025
MU Landscape Services Honored with a Grand award in the 2025 PGMS® Green Star Awards®
Contact: Karlan Seville, sevillek@missouri.edu MU Landscape Services has received the Grand Award in the 2025 Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) Green Star Awards®, a national recognition for excellence in groundskeeping and landscape management. The award was presented Oct. 23 at the PGMS Annual Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. The campus earned the top honor in the category for universities with more than 500 acres. Entries were evaluated by a panel of 12 industry peers on six criteria: turf management, landscape design, safety, challenges, budget and sustainable practices. Joe Kovolyan, director of Landscape Services, said the recognition reflects the team’s commitment…