stˈeɪt kˈɑːliːɡ ænd dʒˌiːsˈiːsˈɑː ɪnstɹˈʌktɚ, dˈɑːktɚ. fɹˈɛd jˈɛlvɜːtən, wˈɜːkt tʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃ ðə sˈɛntɚ fɔːɹ tˈɜːfɡɹæs ɛnvˌaɪɹənmˈɛntəl ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ ænd ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən æɾ ˈɛn. sˈiː. stˈeɪt.
State colleague and GCSAA instructor, Dr. Fred Yelverton, worked to establish the Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research and Education at N. C. State.