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Pi Chi Omega, the professional pest management fraternity, has announced this year's scholarship recipients:

• John Osmun Scholarship awarded to John Agnew, New Mexico State University for $3,000

• Founders Endowment Scholarship awarded to Madison Gits, Purdue University for $2,000

• Alain VanRyckeghem Memorial Scholarship awarded to Morgan Wilson, Virginia Tech for $2000

• Austin Frishman Scholarship awarded to Allison Johnson, University of Georgia for $2,000

• Norm Ehmann Scholarship awarded to Jin-Jia Yu, Rutgers University for $2,000

• R. Randall Rollins Memorial Scholarship awarded to Shannon Sked, Rutgers University for $2,000

Current Pi Chi Omega president, Cassie Krejci shared, “Through the scholarship program, we ensure pest management practices continue to evolve and keep pace with the ever changing structural and urban pest management landscape.”

Visit https://www.pichiomega.org/#cid=1491&wid=601 to view the full article online.

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