Jim Ogle Scholarship

The application period is now closed. Scholarship recipients will be notified in mid-January.

Donor: James Ogle

Award Amount: One (1) award per year totaling $1,000 

Jim Ogle always believed in education and having a quality training program for his company, Lloyd Pest Control. It is with great honor that the Ogle family has created the Jim Ogle Endowed Scholarship to help further college education in entomology or other pest management research.

Scholarship Criteria

  • Student graduating from high school entering college or trade school
  • Full time student in good academic standing with a GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
  • Priority given to those whose families serve in the pest control industry.

Application Submission Requirements

  • Resume or curriculum vita.
  • Current unofficial academic transcript.
  • A one-page (minimum) essay describing applicant’s professional goals and aspirations and how he/she plans to use their studies to contribute to a field in urban pest management.
  • At least one (1) letter of recommendation from the applicant’s teacher or counselor addressing the applicant’s progress in studies, and his or her work ethic.
  • Other supporting documents (research papers and proposals, faculty research participation, related industry internship participation, fellowship projects, industry work experience, etc.) can also be submitted.

Scholarship Recipients

 

2024-2025 Recipient

Elizaveta Plis

TBD

Elizaveta Plis is a dedicated high school senior from Fairfax, Virginia. She has conducted independent research on larval crowding rates of the Zophobas morio beetle and their impact on polystyrene consumption. While employed in the USDA Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory, she worked with squash and leaf-footed bugs, managing them in colony and monitoring them in the field for kairomone trapping studies. Elizaveta is planning on obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in entomology and re-engineering Black Soldier Fly production processes. Outside of school, Elizaveta is a nationally-recognized sculptor and an avid participant in the theater, both on-stage and off.