Dr. Susan Jones Presented with GCPCA Tom Evans Award

CLEVELAND — The Greater Cleveland Pest Control Association (GCPCA) recognized Ohio State University Entomology Professor Dr. Susan Jones with the Tom Evans Award at the association's annual awards banquet last night.

 

The Tom Evans Award is presented annually to individuals or groups who have made sacrifices of their time and energy and talent for the good of the pest control industry, and is named after the late-Tom Evans, longtime president of Southern Mill Creek Products, which was acquired by Univar in 2010.

 

In addition to being one of the pest control industry’s foremost authorities on termites and bed bugs, Jones is well respected by PCOs in the Buckeye State for her willingness to answer questions, provide educational resources and to work with elected officials who influence policy. Jones also has been instrumental in the development of joint bed bug task forces in Ohio’s major metropolitan areas (Columbus, Cincinnati and Cleveland).

 

Ohio pest management professionals, in turn, have provided Jones and her department with important field tests and assisted whenever called upon. In accepting the award, Jones said, “Every time go I out with a pest control company I learn something and that is my lifelong goal – to keep learning.”

 

GCPCA also made a $2,000 donation to the Dr. Susan Jones Urban Entomology Program.

 

In all, 32 individuals have been recognized with the Tom Evans Award, including:

1996 – Carl Hinderer

1997 – Lonnie Alonso

1998 – Pest Control Magazine and PCT Magazine

1999 – John Patton

2000 – Jim Steckel and John Gedeon, Sr.

2001 – Chuck Kettler

2002 – Bettie Portwood

2003 – Ohio Pest Control Association Wood-Destroying Impact (WDI) Report Committee: Carl Hinderer, Ron Belknap, Lonnie Alonso and John Moran

2004 – Bob Caldwell, William L. Kirchner and George Ross

2005 – Jim Betts

2006 – John Gedeon, Jr.

2007 – Steve Scherzinger

2008 – Mike Grace

2009 – Ron Belknap

2010 – Scott Steckel

2011 – Belinda Jones, Capitol Consulting Group, Executive Director of OPARR

2012 – Andrew Christman

2013 – Ohio Pest Control Association Nuisance Wild Animal Control Committee: Belinda Jones, Andrew Christman, Lonnie Alonso, Scott Steckel and Mike Faler. Rich Kozlovich also was recognized with a Tom Evans Award.

2014 – Gerry Wegner

2015 – Hank Althaus

2016 - Dr. Susan Jones