ACE program hits milestone

Rudy Ayala, ACE, and his ESA exam proctor, Laurie Jo Jensen, BCE. PHOTO: Rudy Ayala

The Entomological Society of America (ESA) Certification Corp. offers two certification programs, the Associate Certified Entomologist (ACE) and the Board Certified Entomologist (BCE). On Nov. 16, Rudy Ayala pushed the overall count of active ACEs to over 1,000 for the first time when he passed his exam (the event was covered in the EntomologyToday blog). What follows is a list of all ACEs and BCEs for mid-September through mid-November:

BCEs:

• Paul M. Zarebicki, BCE, State of Delaware, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Milford, Del.
• Wei Leong Chong, BCE, Ikari Services PTE Ltd., Singapore

ACEs:

• Corinne Down, ACE-I, Abell Pest Control, Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
• Juan Higueros, ACE, Orkin Pest Control, Anaheim, Calif.
• William Reardon, ACE, Royal Pest Solutions, West Chester, Pa.
• Michael Cook, ACE, Ecolab, Mukwonago, Wis.
• John Young, ACE, Clark Pest Control, Lodi, Calif.
• Matthew Wise, ACE, Clark Pest Control, Lodi, Calif.
• Michael Biando, ACE, Clark Pest Control, Lodi, Calif.
• Todd Kirk, ACE, Clark Pest Control, Lodi, Calif.
• Tom Dunn, ACE, Clark Pest Control, Lodi, Calif.
• Jason Pugh, ACE, Clark Pest Control, Lodi, Calif.
• Jimmie McIntyre, ACE, Clark Pest Control, Lodi, Calif.
• Brian Doyle, ACE, Clark Pest Control, Lodi, Calif.
• Dennis Ahchin, ACE, Clark Pest Control, Lodi, Calif.
• Lance Van Zant, ACE, Clark Pest Control, Lodi, Calif.
• Micheal Dirks, ACE, Dirks Pest Management Specialist, Royersford, Pa.
• Rock Thweatt, ACE, Roberts Termite and Pest Control, Inc, Austin, Texas
• Thomas Wright, ACE, Pest Pro Academy, Carrollton, Texas
• William Beems, ACE, Ecolab, Bel Aire, Kan.
• Robert Lockwood, ACE, Rentokil/Ehrlich, Milford, Conn.
• Jeffrey Schmidt, ACE, Copesan Services, Menomonee Falls, Wis.
• Nicholas Fowler, ACE, Applied Pest Management Inc, Vallejo, Calif.
• Bobby Mullins, ACE, Terminix, Charleston, W.Va.
• Rudy Ayala, ACE, Spearhead Pest Control, Ventura, Calif.