PPB September 2019

THE UMAPP COLLEGIATE SCHOLARSHIP Alexandra Balfour St. Louis Park, Minnesota University of St. Thomas Daughter of Vilia Bloom, Bloom Enterprises NWPMA SUCCESS SCHOLARSHIP Lily Barna Lake Oswego, Oregon Colgate University Daughter of Stacy Barna, The Vernon Company FRIENDS OF PPMN SCHOLARSHIP Corrinne Birzer Weston, Missouri Park University alphabroder GAUGER FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP Stephen Buzinkai Brick, New Jersey Ocean County College Son of David Buzinkai, Vantage Custom Classics HELEN & AL MACKLER AND JOSEPH ALEXANDER SCHOLARSHIP Hannah Chazan Anthem, Arizona Grand Canyon University Daughter of Manny Chazan, Work Hard Play Hard Marketing BILL SCHMIDT, SR. SCHOLARSHIP Sophie Collins Marblehead, Massachusetts Lehigh University Daughter of Lisa Collins, Hit Promotional Products FRAN FORD SCHOLARSHIP Mikayla Cousineau Woodbury, Minnesota University of Wisconsin– Eau Claire Daughter of Raymond “Joe” Cousineau, Promotional Designs, Inc. FEATURE | PPEF Scholarship Recipients 2019 2019 CHAIRMAN’S SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS Grace Vanden Bossche Rochester Hills, Michigan University of Michigan Daughter of Christine Vanden Bossche, Imperial Marketing, Inc. Macy Rudisill Hickory, North Carolina Appalachian State University Daughter of Natalie Lathan, Appalachian Imprints “Thank you for awarding me with the Chairman’s Scholarship. In the fall, I will be returning to Appalachian State University as a junior. I am pursuing my degree in advertising and marketing in hopes of working in the promotional industry someday. After graduation, I aspire to help my mom expand her promotional products business by incorporating marketing and design tactics. Thanks to you all, I am getting closer and closer to this goal.” Macy Rudisill, Chairman’s Scholarship 2019 NAMED SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS “Thank you for helping me fund my future. I have an incredible single mother who has worked tirelessly to help make sure my brother and I have all the opportunities possible. She is the strongest person I know, and this scholarship helps her by helping make college more affordable for our family.” Lily Barna, NWPMA Success Scholarship PPAS SCHOLARSHIP Trent Becker Frisco, Texas University of Texas-Austin Son of Deanna Becker, Peak Promotions Limited CASTELLI NORTH AMERICA SCHOLARSHIP Caroline Benoit Belle Chasse, Louisiana Tulane University Daughter of Dale Benoit, Printall, Inc. PMANC CAMPBELL M. BROWN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Jean-Claude Demont Dana Point, California University of Florida Son of Sarah Demont, MadeToOrder PAUL E. SMITH SCHOLARSHIP Devin Diggs Olathe, Kansas University of Notre Dame Son of DeShaun Diggs, Gemline GEORGE C. MATTESON, JR. SCHOLARSHIP Sarah Dunnigan Pittsford, New York State University of New York at Geneseo Daughter of Steve Dunnigan, The Idea Works of New York, Inc. “I want to thank you for this great gift and tremendous opportunity to complete my education. It is difficult for me to put into words the confidence, sense of pride, accomplishment and purpose this scholarship has given me. I have worked in the promotional products industry for 20-plus years and hope to do great things in the future now that I am so close to attaining my degree. On graduation day, my nine-year-old son will get to see me walk across the stage. Please know that your donations provide a stepping stone for brighter futures in the promotional products industry.” Corrinne Birzer, 2019 Friends of PPMN Scholarship 82 | SEPTEMBER 2019 |