PPEF Selects 2011 Scholarship Recipients

July 14, 2011

The Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF), Irving, Texas, recently announced that it has selected its 2011 scholarship recipients.

Sixty-six new and 28 renewal scholars were awarded $100,000 in scholarships. Scholarships were awarded to a total of 94 outstanding promotional products industry employees or their children who displayed remarkable academic achievement, extracurricular participation and community service. Each will be awarded between $1,000 and $5,000 to support their college educations, according to the foundation.

Scholarships were presented in eight categories: Four-Year College Scholarship for Academic Excellence and Achievement; Chairman’s College Scholarship; Vincent J. Arena Scholarship; Castelli North America Inc. Scholarship; Glen Holt Scholarship; H. Ted Olson Scholarship; Friends of PPMN Scholarship; and One-Year College Scholarship.

Click here to see the list of scholarship recipients for 2011.

Funded by Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) and donations from the promotional products industry, the scholarship program enables youth and professionals to continue their education on a collegiate level. PPEF was founded to recognize and encourage scholastic ability and academic performance among promotional products industry employees and their children. Since its inception in 1989, PPEF has awarded about $942,000 in financial assistance, according to the foundation.

For more information, visit ppef.us or ppai.org. — S.G.



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