Contact: Bernie Eckert
412-259-1740
beckert@piagatf.org
Sewickley, Pennsylvania, December 2005 —
The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation elected new officers, as well as additional members, to its board of directors at its annual meeting on November 11, 2005 in San Francisco, California.
Elected to two-year terms of office were:
• Chairman: John Berthelsen, Suttle-Straus, Inc., Waunakee, Wisconsin
• Vice-Chair: Jeff White, Electronics For Imaging, Inc., Yorkville, Illinois
• Secretary: Bill Esler, Graphics Arts Monthly, Oakbrook, Illinois
• Treasurer: Ron Mihills, Research and Engineering Council of NAPL, White Stone, Virginia
Elected to 3 year terms of office as Directors are:
• Harris DeWese, Compass Capital Partners, Ltd. Radnor, Pennsylvania
• Frank Cost, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
• Jeanne Mowlds, The Electronic Document Systems Foundation (EDSF) Torrence, California
About PGSF: PGSF is a 49 year old nonprofit organization which administers the largest scholarship and fellowship program for students pursuing degrees in graphic communications. Each year, PGSF administers over 200 scholarships ranging in value from $1,000 to $4,000. Since its inception it has funded over 6,000 students.
About PIA/GATF: PIA/GATF is the world’s largest graphic arts trade association representing an industry with more than 1.2 million employees. It serves the interests of more than 12,000 member companies. PIA/GATF, along with its affiliates, delivers products and services that enhance the growth, efficiency and profitability of its members and the industry through advocacy, education, research and technical information.
