By Greg Johnson, GAM.org
GAM named Grand Valley State University’s Ron Dahlin as 2022 Michigan Superintendent of the Year. Dahlin retired at the end of December after spending 20 years as the superintendent of The Meadows at Grand Valley State University.
“I’m slowly getting better at sleeping in. Of course sleeping in is 6:30, but I’m making progress. It’s not those 4:30 mornings anymore.”
Dahlin was nominated by Adam Ikamas, the executive director of the Michigan Golf Course Superintendents Association (MiGCSA), a group Dahlin was instrumental in helping found over 15 years ago.
Dahlin is keeping busy in his new retirement by building a new home in Northern Michigan, just outside of Honor on the Platte River, for he and his wife KaLee.
Prior to coming to The Meadows, Dahlin was the superintendent of the Valley course at Egypt Valley Country Club, where he worked for 10 years under Jeff Holmes.
“I really think it is a noble sport, and a noble profession to be in. The people who work in golf are a great group of individuals to be associated with. They work hard, they try their best, there is great camaraderie and I latched on to that.”
