Contact: Brad Parker				FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Phone: 580.762.6614				February 15, 2008



Parker Recipient of 2008 Outstanding Business Leader of the Year

PONCA CITY OK --- Brad Parker, of Parker Pest Control, Inc. is the recipient of the 2008 Governor 
Brad Henry’s Commendation of Outstanding Business Leader of the Year Award for the North Central 
Area. Lieutenant Governor Jari Askins presented Brad his award. Parker was honored on Workforce 
Oklahoma Day at the state capital on February 14th, 2008. He was recognized as a business leader 
in the state of Oklahoma who has gone above and beyond the call of duty in supporting and serving 
the system. The honorees are not winners of a competition; rather they are shining examples of the 
power of Workforce Oklahoma.

Parker has worked in the pest control business since he was 12 years old. Parker Pest Control, Inc. 
has been in business since 1963. Parker has office locations in Enid, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Ponca 
City and Wichita, Kansas. A commercial division was established in Los Angeles, California about 20 
years ago. Parker also sells pest control franchises, the most recent of which was established in 
Saudi Arabia.

Brad believes in community responsibility and is active in the communities where the business operates. 
He has also held several offices of the National Pest Management Association. He is a member of the 
Ponca City Chamber of Commerce and donates to many charitable organizations. The mission of Parker Pest 
Control and the way Brad believes in getting things done is, "Whatever it Takes!" That belief shows 
through in everything Brad does, which is why he was chosen as 2008 Business Person of the Year.

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