GCPCA Annual School Celebration
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THIS YEARS SPONSERS!
Buffet Lunch
Included!!!
Great Speakers
& Topics:
Fun, Fellowship & Prizes
Great Venue
CEU Points
3-Cat 7A, 1-Cat 8 & 1-Cat 3 for a total of 5 points
SPEAKERS
7:30 AM- 8:30 AM -------------------------------------------------------- Registration
8:30 AM- 8:45 AM -------------------------------------------------------- School Begins / School Introductions
8:45 AM- 9:45 AM -------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Eric Benson...Small Flies, Big Problems
9:45 AM-10:45 AM -------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Kevin Hawthorne...Ticked off
10:45 AM-11:00 AM -------------------------------------------------------- Break
11:00 AM-12:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------- Chelsey Bozich... DPR Update
12:00 PM-1:30 PM -------------------------------------------------------- Lunch Buffet
1:30 PM-2:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors Introduction/Presentation
2:00 PM-3:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------- Zack Snipes...
3:00 PM-3:15 PM -------------------------------------------------------- Break
3:15 PM-4:15 PM -------------------------------------------------------- Addison Foster & Stephen Bradley... Yellow Legged
Hornet Program
4:15 PM-4:30 PM -------------------------------------------------------- Raffle drawing and final thoughts on the School
School Schedule
Name:
Company:
Address:
City/State/Zip
Phone:
Email:
Number of Attendees
Member of GCPCA
September 23rd 2026
Trident Tech Location
Members please submit payment of $175.00 before
August 1st 2026
Members please submit payment of $200.00 after August 1st 2026
Non-Members please submit payment of $200.00 before August 1st 2026
Non Members please submit payment of $225.00 after August 1st 2026
Please Note: Anyone who DOES NOT have the opportunity to register please contact us at 843-442-5085 and arrangements will be made to help you register either directly on the morning of the meeting or prior if needed!
Online Registration & Payment
GCPCA 2026 School Registration
Dr. Eric Benson
Clemson University
Dr. Kevin Hawthorne
Terminix
Chelsey Bozich Horticulture Agent
Trident Technical College
7000 Rivers Ave
N Charleston S.C. 29423
Building 920
Addison Foster &
Brad Cavin
Clemson University
Dr. Benson received his BS degree in animal science from the University of Vermont in 1979 and his MS degree in biology from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1984 and his PhD in entomology from Clemson in 1988. He has worked in research and development for Ciba-Geigy (Syngenta) in Switzerland and Dow Chemical. After working as an Extension Entomologist at Auburn University he returned to Clemson in 1997. He has responsibilities for research and education programs concerning household and structural pests in South Carolina. For 14 years he could be heard on the SC Educational Radio Show, Your Day, answering call-in questions about bugs. Current appointment: Working on special projects and partial retirement.
Zach Snipes
Clemson Extension
Member
Non Member
Zack is a Horticulture Extension Agent who focuses on commercial vegetable and small fruit production in the Lowcountry. His program involves providing technical assistance to growers with a strong emphasis on integrated pest management (IPM). Zack works closely with researchers at Clemson's Coastal Research and Education Center as well as the United States Department of Agriculture Vegetable Lab to help solve current and emerging issues in the field. Zack loves getting out in the field with growers to help them with their production needs.
