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Pest Management Professional (PMP) inducted its Hall of Fame class of 2026 at a black-tie reception Oct. 19 at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.
The awards ceremony was held the evening before the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) kicked off its 2026 PestWorld event, and recognized Mark Boyd; Frank Meek, BCE, PHE, PCQI; Bobby, Raleigh and Dennis Jenkins; and the late Gene White, BCE.
These individuals’ significant accomplishments in, and advancement of, the professional pest management industry has secured them a place among 110 other PMP Hall of Famers inducted since 1997.
PMP Brand Manager Mike Joyce and Editor-in-Chief Heather Gooch emceed the event celebrating this year’s six inductees.
“The PMP Hall of Fame inductees embody the best of the best in professional pest management,” Gooch said. “From humble beginnings and a lot of hard work, a love of learning, and years of expertise, tonight’s inductees have helped better our industry in countless ways.”
Mark Boyd
Mark Boyd is a second-generation pest management professional (PMP) who went on to found Control Solutions Inc. (CSI), a hybrid manufacturer offering a broad portfolio of post-patent and innovative products across pest control, turf and ornamental, animal health and consumer markets. After more than three decades in the pest management industry, he retired from CSI in September 2025. Currently, he is working as a consultant, helping a few companies structure their businesses for growth.
Boyd helped his father transform the pest control company the family owned since 1958, Ford’s Pest Control, into a successful formulation and distribution company. In 1976, they renamed the company Ford’s Chemical and Service. In 1982, Boyd graduated from Texas A&M and joined his father in the business full-time.
In 1989, Boyd and his father sold the business to Roussel UCLAF. The deal came with a three-year contract to run Roussel UCLAF in the United States. After Boyd’s contract expired, he left the company and immediately started over by launching CSI. Over the years, CSI transitioned from a post-patent pest control solutions formulator to a hybrid supplier with a stable of novel products.
“Control Solutions made a mark in industry, and it is only because of the people that I had working for me,” Boyd said at the podium upon receiving his plaque. “It is only because I had a wife at home raising the kids, making sure that everything at the house was taken care of and that our kids were raised properly. I could not have worked 14 hours a day for 35 years if she had not done that. My wife’s a chemical engineer, and she gave up her career just to do that. I could recognize several, but there are three other people in the room I want to recognize real quick. The first person is Larry Nobel. Larry was my mentor. He’s the only guy that I’ve actually ever reported to and worked for. The three years that I was at Roussel UCLAF … Larry was my boss, and he is a great man. Another person in the room that I want to say something about is Trey Kendrick. He took over for CSI after I retired. When I started CSI … he was he was right out of college. But he started working for me in 1996. He went off and [then] came back … and he’s made a mark on the company and has made a mark from the very beginning. One of the other people that I have to admit is that the reason I’m actually standing here, because theoretically I’m an innovator, I brought great products to the marketplace, but I only was able to do that because I talked Marie Knox into coming to work for me about 13, 14, years ago. If I hadn’t been able to pull that off, I would not be standing on the stage tonight.”
Frank Meek
In December, Frank Meek Jr., BCE, PHE, PCQI, will retire as international technical and training director, focusing on the international locations for Orkin.
From 1988 through 1998, Meek advanced through various branch, regional and divisional leadership roles across multiple territories — at one point overseeing operations throughout the Caribbean. Meek transitioned to Orkin’s technical services department in 1999 as technical manager for commercial operations, earning a promotion to technical director in 2003. In 2008, Meek was named Orkin’s international technical and training director. He returned to Rollins’ U.S. technical team in 2020, supporting Orkin alongside Rollins’ broader family of brands.
Meek also remains active in a variety of industry organizations, including the NPMA, the Entomological Society of America (ESA), industry fraternity Pi Chi Omega, and both the Georgia and Greater Atlanta Pest Control associations. He also serves on the ESA BCE Awards Selection Committee, the NPMA Project Development Council, and the steering committee for Oklahoma State University’s Stored Product Pest Research program.
“I never really aspired to do anything other than just take care of customers, take care of my employees, and make sure that my family could have everything that they needed,” Meek told the audience as he accepted his plaque. “I took a job in this business in 1986. All I ever wanted to do was just try to help people, try to solve problems, and teach the youngsters coming up — the young people that are way more talented than I’ve ever been and ever will be — how to do it and survive in this business.
Bobby, Raleigh and Dennis Jenkins
For the first time in its 30-year history, PMP has inducted three children of a PMP Hall of Famer. Brothers Bobby, Raleigh and Dennis Jenkins join their father, PMP Hall of Famer Bob Jenkins Sr. (Class of 2005). Although he passed away in 1997, Bob’s entrepreneurial spirit, industry involvement and generosity live on in the pest control industry through his sons.
All three brothers credit their father and mother, Sandy, for setting an example that practically guaranteed they would one day join PMP’s elite group of 110 innovators, pioneers, educators and advocates. Anyone who has met the “Jenkins brothers” knows their business style merits recognition.
The Jenkins family entered the pest control industry when Bob purchased ABC Pest Control in San Antonio, Texas, in 1965. By the end of the 1980s, they had their own pest control companies: Bobby’s is in Austin, Raleigh’s is in Houston, and Dennis’ is in Dallas-Fort Worth. Each company offers customers a variety of residential and commercial services, and collectively employ more than 2,000 people. The three companies share the ABC Home & Commercial Services name, but that’s all; the brothers do not share ownership in one another’s companies.
In 1983, Bobby took the helm at ABC Home & Commercial Services in Austin, where he says he worked hard to continue following the family formula. Bobby always wanted ABC to be a legacy, multi-generational family business. Fortunately, the plan is for his son Bo to eventually transition into the role of CEO while Bobby takes on a new role at the company. Currently, he serves as CEO of the company.
“When I think about this award, when I think about this industry, it’s about family,” Bobby said upon accepting his plaque. “I think about next generation. I think about what do we all do about the next generation. So I’m excited about it. I’m excited about what we do. I’m excited about where we’re going. I’m excited about what we mean to the public at large. I’m particularly excited about the next generation. That’s what it’s all about is my point. It’s all about family. It’s all about all of us as an industry connecting and doing the important work that we do. And to everyone in this industry, I want to say thank you for what you do every day. There isn’t a single person that comes to this event, this meeting, all of us together. We are all completely aligned with the value that we provide to our customers and to the public, and I’m so proud of all of us and what we do.”
In 1986, Raleigh and his wife, Kim, launched ABC Home & Commercial Services in Houston. Raleigh and Kim’s three children and their spouses all work for the company in different capacities, and the couple recently decided it was time to take a step back. The company has a new structure with a board of directors. Raleigh now serves as chairman since transitioning his responsibilities to the next generation.
“It has been a great ride,” Raleigh said upon accepting his plaque. “You know, I used the point of a race and mom and dad handing the baton to us. They did. They set a strong pace. Mom was the creative genius behind everything. Dad could stay the course and build a strong, healthy business, keep the family strong together. Then Bobby, Dennis and I come into it. You know, we all follow Dad into college and go to Texas A&M, and [from] there we bounce over into the same industry. It has been such a blessing in so many ways. Now we’re handing it off, and it went so fast.”
In 1989, Dennis and his wife, Jennifer, started ABC Home & Commercial Services, Dallas/Fort Worth. He serves as president of the company. When the time comes for them to retire, their son Russell and his wife, Mary Margaret, who are very involved with the business, will take over.
“If you’re ever looking for someone to tell your children why they should come into the business and stay in the business, I’m your guy,” Dennis quipped upon accepting his plaque. “I will absolutely take that role. I will fly to them and tell them they’re a moron for not coming into the business. Is it sexy killing bugs? No, it ain’t sexy, but it’s the best thing going. So, thank you very, very much. I really appreciate the honor. It’s the best thing I’ve ever done.”
Gene White
Posthumous inductee Eugene “Gene” Donald White II, BCE, died suddenly at age 64 while in Honolulu, Hawaii, for the Society for Vector Ecology 2022 International Congress.
In 1981, fresh out of college with a biology degree and a minor in oral communications, White worked as a technician with Orkin Pest Control. By 1984, he signed on with Rose Pest Solutions (then known as Rose Exterminator Co.) for the beginning of a long and fruitful career. By the early 1990s, he continued his education at Purdue University and returned to Rose Pest Solutions after graduation. He stayed until 2013, when Rentokil North America hired him to be a technical director for its Central Market, from Canada to Mexico. He traveled extensively, training hundreds and eventually earning a promotion to technical director of all of Rentokil North America.
At the time of his death, he was the global director of vector management for what was then known as then-Rentokil North America (now Rentokil-Terminix).
White’s professional legacy lives on not only through the hundreds of professional-level photographs of insects, wildlife and even business-themed “stock art” he took over the years. To this day, PMP uses his images to illustrate articles and columns.
“My dad passed away in September of 2022, so it is especially meaningful to stand here tonight and see his life’s work honored in this way,” said daughter Kyle, who accepted on his behalf. “My dad dedicated his career to the pest management industry, but to him this was never simply a job. He lived, breathed, and at times even ate insects. He ultimately served as the global director of extra management for Mexico. He was passionate about the science, the people, and the importance of protecting communities around the world. He believed in sharing knowledge, helping others succeed, and always looking for more efficient ways to solve problems. He had a tremendous respect for the professionals he worked alongside, and I know many of them considered him not only a colleague but also a mentor and a friend.
“Thank you for remembering Gene, for honoring his contributions, and for allowing his legacy to continue through the people and the profession he cared so deeply about.”
PMP acknowledges the generous support of its Hall of Fame sponsors.
Platinum Sponsor: Control Solutions Inc. (CSI)
Cocktail Sponsor: J.T. Eaton
PMP Hall of Fame Plaque Sponsor: Bug Off Pest Control Center
Silver Sponsors: Cetane, Neogen, Nisus, Pelgar USA, Rockwell Labs Rollins Inc., and The Aust Group
Visit PMP’s Hall of Fame website to learn more about past inductees, or to nominate a deserving individual who has made notable contributions to the pest management industry.
