6-614: Henry Bokholt Tippie (January 5, 1927 – February 20, 2022) was an American businessman. As part of the Rollins Corporation he was a key member of the team that purchased Orkin via one of the first large leveraged buyouts in American corporate history. In 2018, Tippie became the 17th member of the NYSE Wall of Innovators. Tippie was born in Belle Plaine, Iowa , on January 5, 1927. He
12-1312: A member of the CAF B-29/B-24 Squadron, one of several CAF units based at the CAF National Airbase at Dallas Executive Airport . The CAF's flagship museum, the National Aviation Education Center (NAEC), is named in his honor. Tippie died on February 20, 2022, at the age of 95. Rollins, Inc. Rollins, Inc. is a North American pest control company serving residential and commercial clients. Operating globally through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Orkin , Inc., PCO Services (now Orkin Canada), HomeTeam Pest Defense, Western Pest Services , Industrial Fumigant Company, TruTech, Critter Control, Crane, Waltham, OPC Services, PermaTreat, Northwest Exterminating, McCall Service and Clark Pest Control, as well UK subsidiaries Integrated Pest Management Limited, Safeguard Pest Control, NBC Environment, Europest Environmental Services, Guardian Pest Control, Ames, and Kestrel, with Australian subsidiaries Allpest, Scientific Pest Control, Murray Pest Control and Statewide Pest Control, and Singapore subsidiary Aardwolf Pestkare,
18-627: The University of Iowa stands as the largest individual contribution to date, resulting in the Tippie College of Business being named in his honor. Allegheny College 's Tippie Alumni Center was named after the couple. Tippie was a Gold Life member of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) from 1977 until his death and was a founding member of the CAF's American Airpower Heritage Foundation. He was also
24-511: The brothers purchased a 1460 WRAD , an AM radio station based in the rural town of Radford, Virginia . The company grew to include other radio stations, such as jazz station WBEE (AM 1570) in Harvey, Illinois, television stations such as WPTZ in Plattsburgh, New York , Orkin, Inc., Western Pest Services , The Industrial Fumigant Company, a trucking concern (later sold to Penske Truck Leasing ),
30-724: The company provides pest control services and protection against termite damage, rodents and insects to over 2.8 million customers in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Asia from over 800 locations. The United States accounted for 92.7% of net sales. Net sales by activity: The company started as Rollins Broadcasting in 1948, founded by John W. Rollins and his brother, O. Wayne Rollins . The company, originally financed in large part by John Rollins' auto dealerships, began as Rollins Broadcasting when
36-672: Was raised on a farm in rural Iowa. Upon graduation from high school, Tippie enlisted in the Army Air Force on the day before D-Day . He served in the Pacific theater. After his service in World War II , Tippie leveraged the G.I. Bill to enroll at the University of Iowa , studying to become a CPA . Tippie played key roles at numerous firms, including Rollins, Dover Gaming and Dover Motor Sports. He supported numerous causes. A 1999 donation to
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