Ozark Turf Association Awards Second Scholarship

The Ozark Turf Association has awarded the 2025-26 Ozark Turf Association Scholarship to Landon Kleffner.  Landon is in his second year at Kansas State where he is a Mechanical Engineering major.  Landon graduated from Blue Valley Northwest High School in 2024.  While there he took a basic engineering class where he discovered his passion for engineering.  During Landon’s senior year he participated in the school’s accelerated career readiness program called the Center for Advanced Professional studies where they led student-based projects and visited local engineering firms.  His freshman year at Kansas State he joined a single man rally car engineering club.  During breaks from school Landon works as a member of the golf shop staff at St. Andrews Golf Club in Overland Park Kansas, he has been a staff member since 2022.   Landon is the son of Wes Kleffner, long-time OTA member with Envu.

The Ozark Turf Association Scholarship program gives awards of up to $3,000 to recipients and are funded by the OTA members through their annual scholarship and research outing held each year.