R. Randall Rollins
Atlanta, Ga.-based Rollins Inc., the parent company of Orkin, Critter Control and several other leading pest management firms, has donated $50,000 to industry fraternity Pi Chi Omega. The donation establishes a perpetual scholarship, starting in 2022, in the name of the late R. Randall Rollins.
According to a Pi Chi Omega news release, the annual $2,000 R. Randall Rollins Memorial Scholarship brings the total of the fraternity’s annual awards to $13,000, spread among six separate scholarships. It also brings the total of Pi Chi Omega’s scholarship funds to more than $325,000.
Begun in 1976 — with the first award going to then-student Dr. Bobby Corrigan — the Pi Chi Omega Scholarship Program has awarded more than 145 scholarships to students studying urban or industrial entomology. Learn more at PiChiOmega.org/scholarships.
ABOUT ROLLINS INC.
Rollins has more than 2 million customers and 700 locations, throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia. Its wholly owned subsidiaries include Orkin, HomeTeam Pest Defense, Clark Pest Control, Orkin Canada, Western Pest Services, Northwest Exterminating, Critter Control, The Industrial Fumigant Company, Trutech, Orkin Australia, Waltham Services, OPC Services, PermaTreat, Rollins UK, Aardwolf Pestkare, and Crane Pest Control.
ABOUT PI CHI OMEGA
Founded in 1950 on the campus of Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., Pi Chi Omega is comprised of nearly 450 members representing 38 states and four foreign countries. Members are interdisciplinary in scope; they cover a broad spectrum of disciplines, including:
- Entomologists
- Vertebrate Pest Specialists
- Corporate Technical Directors
- Equipment and Pesticide Product Specialists
- Company Owners and Managers
- Sanitarians
- Business and Marketing Specialists
- Consultants
- Researchers
- Journalists and Publishers
Its stated mission is to “connect and enrich the urban pest management community.” Its stated vision is “a collaborative environment in which technical knowledge is shared by engaged members, elevating the professionalism of the urban pest management community.” To that end, Pi Chi Omega focuses on four strategic activities:
- Networking
- Mentoring
- Recognition
- Scholarships and Grants
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source https://www.mypmp.net/2021/08/16/rollins-establishes-perpetual-scholarship-for-pi-chi-omega/
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