<FONT color=blue>PCT On The Road</FONT>: Rick Bell Honored with FMC Legislative Day Award

In recognition of his long history of legislative involvement, Rick Bell (right), Arrow Exterminators, was presented with the FMC Legislative Day Award by FMC's Dan Rosenbaum.

WASHINGTON — In recognition of his long history of legislative involvement, Rick Bell, vice president of government affairs and industry stewardship, Arrow Exterminators, Atlanta, was presented with the FMC Legislative Day Award, yesterday.

Dan Rosenbaum, director, Specialty Products Business, FMC, presented Bell with this prestigious award. “Rick is recognized by his peers as someone with not only tremendous technical knowledge, but also someone with exceptional character and ability,” Rosenbaum said. “At a time when our industry is under tremendous pressure I think that Rick Bell is the type of person who we should hold up as an example.”

In a pest control career that spans 28 years, Bell’s legislative involvement includes:

• An active member of NPMA Government Affairs Committee
• Appointed to the Georgia Structural Pest Control Division in 2005 by the Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture
• Current chairman of the Georgia Pest Control Association’s Government and Legislative Affairs Committee
• Active PPMA board member
•  Past president of GPCA

In accepting the award, Bell thanked FMC and the NPMA staff, as well as his family. He also recognized Arrow executives Joe Thomas, Emily Thomas and Ray Crim and the rest of the Arrow team. “I deeply appreciate you giving me the time to be able to do this job,” he said.

“I’d also like to recognize some industry professionals who shared their time and wisdom with me: Norm Goldenberg, Tom Diederich, Mike Katz and the late-Bob Russell,” he said.

The FMC award is presented annually to individuals who have distinguished themselves in the pest management industry through various activities — particularly legislative involvement — and through their contributions to advancing the industry.