Awards |amp| Achievements

Michael Woodring of Bug Zero Pest Control received 1A and 1B certification in pest control from the Missouri Department of Agriculture.

Brian Best of Bug Zero Pest Con-trol completed the Purdue University correspondence course in structural pest control. He was awarded his certified commercial applicator's license in the category of general structural pest control and ornamental and turf pest control.

The International Franchise Associa-tion presented its Free Enterprise Award to Students in Free Enterprise, a nonprofit organization promoting business principles worldwide.

The following people have agreed to serve on the advisory roundtable of the Ozarks Literacy Council: Paula Brisco, Brisco & Co., marketing and research consultant; Gary L. Buzbee, DDS, general dentist and former R-XII School Board member; Stephen D. Christian-sen, physician; Carl Dawson, MS/LPC, psychotherapist; Dianne Elizabeth, publisher, Springfield Business Jour-nal; Gary Funk, PhD, Community Foundation of the Ozarks; Mark Gid-eon, director of theater, Glendale High School; David Harrison, children's author and chief executive officer of Glenstone Block Company; Julie Leeth, EdD, principal, Hillcrest High School; Martha Love, director, Car-negie Midtown Library; June Olson, Marshfield educator; Jana Owen, in-structor, Southwest Missouri State University and Ozarks Community Technical College; Robert J. Pitts, musician and teacher; Amy Price, CPA, director of financial reporting, City Utilities; Roger Ray, DMin., pastor, National Avenue Christian Church; Cynthia Ruzicka, St. John's Medical Centers; Randy Russell, director of community relations, Springfield R-XII Schools; and Ken Wilson, Clear Channel Communications, marketing consultant.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car received the prestigious 2002 CIO Magazine Enter-prise Value Award, which recognizes Enterprise's innovative automated rental management system.

W.D. Blackmon, PhD, English department head; Michael Burns, professor of English and coordinator of creative writing; and Marcus Cafagna, assistant professor of creative writing, presented workshops at the Young Authors Writing Workshop at Hillcrest High School.