NEPMA Mark Weintraub Scholarship

About the Award: Each year NEPMA awards a $3,000 scholarship in honor of Mark Weintraub. This scholarship was started and first funded by Rod Kreimeyer in 1994. Rod named the scholarship in honor of Mark Weintraub of Astor Terminix who was a founding member of NEPMA and Rod’s employer and mentor. This scholarship is awarded to the student connected to an NEPMA member who best exemplifies the spirit carried forward by Mark Weintraub.

Applications are due annually on February 1st. Share this application form with all the students linked to your company!

Open to all NEPMA members in good standing, their employees and their immediate families, as long as the employee currently works in the pest management industry and resides in CT, ME, MA, NH, VT and/or RI. Contact admin@nepma.org with any questions.

The judging process is double-blind. All nominations are stripped of any identifying information (name, location, company affiliation, etc.) and put into a scoring sheet. Judges score the nominations based on the following criteria and weights:

• Up to 250 word essay on “What the pest control industry means to me” 30%
• Up to 250 word essay on “My plans for the future” 50%
• Job History 10%
• Community Service & Awards 10%

The NEPMA Mark Weintraub Scholarship is presented at the annual Spring Training in March.

The $3,000 check is made directly to the school in the spring semester.

The 2026 scholarship recipients is Addie Hinds from Northeastern University.

Past Recipients

If you would like to support these programs please consider making a donation to New England PWIPM or the Mark Weintraub Scholarship Fund. Contact admin@nepma.org for more information.