CONFERENCE EVENTS

  • Attendance Anniversaries and Awards


    Long time conference attendees are recognized with certificates and awards for 10, 25, and 50 years of attendance.

2024

10-Year Anniversaries
  • David Moon, North Central Pest Control
  • Jeff Waggoner, FSS Zone
  • Greg Strohl, Pest Management Supply
  • Jesse Hauk, Mold Solutions and More
  • Gene Hilger, Hilger Enterprises
  • Betty Jo Hilger, Hilger Enterprises
  • Chris Daugherty, Indiana University
  • Dave Johnson, Catchmaster
  • Mike Joyce, PMP Magazine
25-Year Anniversaries
  • Dr. Linda Mason, Purdue University
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Long-Time Attendee Recognitions
  • Hallie Taylor -26 years
  • Leo Reed - 26 years
  • Tim Freels - 28 years
  • Donnie Knight - 29 years
  • Todd Brown - 29 years
  • Steve Smith - 31 years
  • Richard Jozwiak - 33 years
  • Dave Scott - 34 years
  • George Saxton - 34 years
  • Paul Petri - 34 years
  • Pat Hottel - 35 years
  • Ralph Hall - 37 years
  • Tim Baietto - 36 years
  • Mark Sheperdigian - 38 years
  • Mike Field - 38 years
  • Kevin Puetz - 38 years
  • Joe Popham - 41 years
  • Jeff McGovern - 42 years
  • Lizbe Knote - 43 years
  • Dale Fietzek - 44 years
  • Mike Corbitt - 44 years
  • Bobby Corrigan - 47 years
  • Dave Mueller - 49 years
  • Greg Long - 49 years
  • Gary Bennett - 55 years
  • Robert Dold Sr. – 58 years

2024 Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to Amelia Smith for receiving the Robert O. & Norma Y. Willliams Pest Control Conference Award. This award goes to the student worker who demonstrated excellent service for the pest conference operations.


Congratulations to Grace Kolb, the inaugural recipient of the Indiana Pest Management Association Sponsored Gary Bennett Award.

Dr. Gary Bennett expresses thanks for the newly created award in his name and congratulates Grace Kolb (in blue) as the inaugural recipient as Dr. Cate Hill looks on. And Bennett Award (photo) – add caption to this photo: Left to Right: Dr. Barry Pittendrigh, Purdue Urban Center Director; Scot Wright, Sr., Former IPMA President (2021-2023), Dr. Gary Bennett, Professor Emeritus, Carrie Campbell, Current IPMA President, and Dr. Catherine Hill, Entomology Department Head.

Left to Right: Dr. Barry Pittendrigh, Purdue Urban Center Director; Scot Wright, Sr., Former IPMA President (2021-2023), Dr. Gary Bennett, Professor Emeritus, Carrie Campbell, Current IPMA President, and Dr. Catherine Hill, Entomology Department Head.

A-Mark Pest Management/Eli Lilly Scholarship

Grace Kolb & Montse Robles

Austin M. Frishman Scholarship

Jacob Nielsen & Joshua Sheldon

Bob Oakes Memorial/Weisburger Family Scholarship

Bug LaRue & George Ogilvie-Russell

C.C. Alexander Scholarship

Levi Baker, Aster Barajas, Conner Chipps, Eric Gadberry, Izaak Gilchrist, Zhefan Sun

Duane Edwards Memorial/ARAB Pest Control Scholarship

Su Ryeo Park

George E. Gould Scholarship

Jonah Kaiser, Fern Rice & Strom Smith

Indiana Pest Management Association Scholarship

John Klinge

J.J. Davis Memorial Scholarship

Charlie Carlton, Brianna Gast, Joellen McClain, Colleen Murphy, Dane Stahlhut, Abigail Vernon

J. Edwin Sameth Memorial Scholarship

Allison Beach, Bug LaRue, Haijie Lu

J.T. Eaton & Company Scholarship

Charles Fox & Elliott Masterson

Oser Family Scholarship

Lexie LaMar & Layton Rosen

Pest Management Professional Magazine Scholarship

Lide Bi & Ryan Beard

Rhodes Family Scholarship

Haijie Lu & Carson Zhang

Veseris Scholarship

Mathew Dittmann

William L. Brehm Memorial Scholarship

Charles Fox & Meghan Jerke

Total Student Awards 2023 – 2024

38 scholarships

$76,500 Awarded