Pi Chi Omega Scholarships Receive Continued Support from Syngenta

WASHINGTON — During NPMA Legislative Day in March, Syngenta took the opportunity to deliver its annual scholarship donation to Pi Chi Omega.

Pi Chi Omega members Cassie Krejci (president), Karen Furgiuele (treasure) and Andrea Coron (executive director) accepted the generous contribution of $4,500 from Berry Cothern, district manager for Professional Pest Management at Syngenta North America.

This contribution helps Pi Chi Omega provide scholarship funds and research support to students studying urban entomology at the undergraduate and graduate level.

“They say, ‘It takes a village,’ and I will kindly adopt that phrase for the Pi Chi Omega Scholarship program. We thank the Syngenta team — an integral part of the Pi Chi Omega village — for their continued support of students through the Pi Chi Omega scholarship program,” said Cassie Krejci, Pi Chi Omega’s President.

Syngenta’s continued commitment to match what was previously donated as part of the yearly Copesan Conference ensures Pi Chi Omega’s long tradition of awarding scholarships will continue well into the future.

“We have dedicated one-third of our giving program to Pi Chi Omega because we recognize the long-term impact of the Pi Chi Omega scholarship program," said Cothern.

Funding the studies of six students a year, over nearly five decades, has resulted in 145 students whose scientific discoveries positively impact our ability to manage pests.

Many of those individuals have become an integral part of the structural pest management industry.

Pi Chi Omega provides five $2,000 scholarships, and one $3,000 scholarship each year to deserving entomology students at universities in undergraduate and graduate programs.