9-2-08: Boone Pest Management Professional Awarded Technician of the Year Honor by State Pest Association
September 2, 2008
Association recognized two technicians with statewide honor
Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina Pest Management Association (NCPMA) awarded Boone’s Chris Morefield with its prestigious 2008 Technician of the Year award for his outstanding work as one of the state’s top pest management technicians for wood destroying insects.
“Chris was chosen for his stellar job performance, leadership and customer relations skills,” said Burns Blackwell of Terminix Co. in Greensboro and a board member of the NCPMA. “In addition, Chris’s supervisors recognized his outstanding professionalism and job performance by honoring him with his company’s highest award during his first two years-an honor usually not attained without years of experience.”
Morefield has worked for Terminix Co. in Boone for the past two years. He is a native of Mountain City, Tenn., and is a certified technician in the Wood Phase for the state of North Carolina. In addition, he attended the Smokey Mountain Institute of Taxidermy.
NCPMA presents two Technician of the Year awards each year to technicians who exemplify the best qualities of pest management professionals within their companies. Two Technician of the Year awards are given each year to technicians in the pest management phase and wood destroying phase.
Lois Heald of Winston-Salem’s Ray Pest Control Company, Inc. received the second Technician of the Year award for the pest management phase.
Winners of the Technician of the Year Award receive a $500 savings bond and plaque announcing the award. Both awards were announced at the NCPMA’s General Membership meeting at the Mid-Atlantic Conference in Wrightsville Beach in July 2008. Morefield and Heald will officially receive their awards at the Opening Session of the 2009 Pest Control Technician’s School in Raleigh on January 20, 2009.
Technicians of the Year are chosen based on his/her demonstration of leadership among peers, excellent customer relations, knowledge of his/her job, superior job performance and the ability to successfully handle problems on the job. All applicants must be members of the NCPMA, have at least two year of experience in either the pest management or wood destroying insect phase and must be nominated by a person in a leadership role in his or her company.
About the NCPMA
Founded in 1952, the North Carolina Pest Management Association (NCPMA), is the trade association representing the professional pest management industry in North Carolina. NCPMA promotes the continued cooperation and success of all pest management businesses in North Carolina. Formerly, the North Carolina Pest Control Association, NCPMA is the only statewide association dedicated to representing and educating North Carolina’s pest management professionals.
To learn more about NCPMA, please visit its Web site at www.ncpestmanagement.org.
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