Illinois Graphic Communications Scholarship Program
Four-time scholarship winner Autumn Mercure of McHenry County College and Illinois State University is congratulated by donor and printing industry alum Fabio Fabbri at the Chicagoland Printers Scholarship Golf Outing.
About the Illinois Graphic Communications Scholarship Program:
The Illinois Graphic Communications Scholarship Program was launched by the Illinois Graphic Communications Scholarship Consortium (IGCSC), whose members represented the Great Lakes Graphics Association, the Graphic Communications Guild, the Calumet Ben Franklin Club, and the Lithographers Club of Chicago.
Starting in 2013 members of these associations joined together to host the Chicagoland Printers Scholarship Golf Outing. In 2024, the outing’s name was changed to the Illinois Printers Scholarship Golf Outing, and it continues to be hosted by a committee of Illinois printing industry members with support from the Great Lakes Graphics Association.
The proceeds from the outing support scholarships for deserving students in Illinois who are seeking continuing education in the graphic communications field. Since our inaugural golf outing, 109 scholarships totaling more than $209,500 have been awarded.
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he Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) has administered our scholarship program since 2019. The same eligibility requirements established by the IGCSC are followed, and a representative from the Illinois printing industry sits on the PGSF board of directors. Currently, our Illinois representative is Stephen Richards of Richards Graphic Communications, Bellwood, IL.
PGSF is a private, not-for-profit, industry-directed organization providing undergraduate college and technical school scholarships and graduate fellowship assistance to talented individuals pursuing graphic communications careers. Recipients include full-time and part-time students as well as industry employees who seek additional education. For more information, visit pgsf.org.
Your support is welcome to help assure the continuance of our scholarship program. To make a cash contribution to the scholarship fund, please contact PGSF at (866) 556-PGSF or contact@pgsf.org.
Scholarship Winners:
2023 Scholarship Winners
2022 Scholarship Winners
2021 Scholarship Winners
2020 Scholarship Winners
2019 Scholarship Winners
2018 Scholarship Winners
2017 Scholarship Winners
2016 Scholarship Winners
2015 Scholarship Winners
2014 Scholarship Winners
