The PICA Foundation, Inc.

In keeping with the spirit of Article III, the PICA Foundation policy is to spend interest only for program activities and protect the principal of the following accounts:

PICA Foundation Educational Endowment Fund

PICA/Weese Scholarship Fund

PICA/xpedx Graphics Management Institute Fund

Trustees

Past Presidents/Chairmen of PICA serve as lifetime Trustees of the PICA Foundation. Complete listing follows (* beside name indicates deceased).

Carolinas Master Printers Association

• 1931 Stark S. Dillard*
• 1932 A.G. Gordon*
• 1933 W.H. Fisher*

North Carolina Master Printers Association, Inc.

• 1934 W.H. Fisher*
• 1935 W.E. Seeman*
• 1936 Owen G. Dunn*
• 1937 J.A. Kellenberger*
• 1938 W.B. Hall, Sr.*
• 1939-41 W.M. Pugh*
• 1942 Norman W. Foust*

Carolinas Master Printers Association

• 1943 Norman W. Foust*
• 1944 Paul A. Robinson*
• 1945 J.H. Hardison*
• 1946 Claude L. Rhodes*

The Printing Industry of the Carolinas, Inc.

• 1947 Robert Carmichael
• 1948 J. Hanes Lassiter*
• 1949 James P. Furlong*
• 1950 Henry L. Weathers*
• 1951 Frank Kuhn, Jr.*
• 1952 Jord H. Jordan*
• 1953 Charles E. Stone*
• 1954 J. Alfred Miller*
• 1955 George A. Moore, Jr.*
• 1956 William P. Jacobs
• 1957 William E. Cranford*
• 1958 Heber K. Brunnemer*
• 1959 Linwood B. Christian*
• 1960 William B. Harley
• 1961 Fred E. Little, Jr.
• 1962 Thomas W. Reese
• 1963 Braxton Flye*
• 1964 Carroll M. Spencer
• 1965 Edgar H. Snider*
• 1966 Syd N. Shepard*
• 1967 Howard B. Carlisle III
• 1968 J. Zeb Green*
• 1969 W. Carey Dowd III
• 1970 Ben Geer Keys
• 1971 George R. Morgan
• 1972 W. Jack Ragsdale
• 1973 Robert A. Little*
• 1974 James W. Daniels
• 1975 Mark C. Garner*
• 1976 W. Alfred McCullouch
• 1977 W.P. Andrews, Jr.
• 1978 James A. Smith, Jr.*

• 1979 Osborne C. Oakley, Jr.
• 1980 Herbert H. Provence, Jr.*
• 1981 Barrie S. Davis
• 1982 J. Howard Henderson
• 1983 H.R. Wurst
• 1984 Sid Roddey
• 1985 S. Charles Kale
• 1986 Bernard A. Grant
• 1987 Bruce W. Clapper
• 1988 Michael L. Little
• 1989 Ed McLamb
• 1990 David Tribble, Jr.
• 1991 Peter Krusa*
• 1992 James E. Doar
• 1993 Preston Earle
• 1994 Frank Edwards
• 1995 H. Hall Provence, III
• 1996 Ronald N. Sewell
• 1997 Darrell Smith
• 1998 R. Michael Spillers
• 1999 Karl Schnellinger
• 2000 Ralph W. Belk, Jr.
• 2001 Scott Crede
• 2002 David Pitts
• 2003 Barry Long
• 2004 John DeLoach III
• 2005 James Gordon
• 2006 Douglass C. Keen
• 2007 Andrew Lesnik
• 2008 Al Hutchison

Scholarships

4-Year Degree Programs

The Educational Endowment Fund was established by the PICA Foundation in 1988 with a funding goal of $1 million. The goals of the Educational Endowment Fund for the Graphic Arts Industry in North & South Carolina are:

PICA Foundation Scholarships are available at Appalachian State University and Chowan University, and at Clemson University it is known as the Edgar H. Snider Memorial Scholarship. For additional details including criteria and application forms, you may contact:

2-Year Degree Programs at Community Colleges

The PICA/Weese Scholarship established in 1985 honors Ms. Freda G. Weese who retired after 21 years of loyal and continuous service as PICA Director of Finance. Since 1992, PICA/Weese Scholarships have been awarded each year to deserving young people pursuing a graphic communications degree at community colleges within the Carolinas. Currently, the PICA Foundation awards four (4) $500 scholarships each year.

In 2006, the PICA/Treadaway Scholarship was established as a memorial to Bill Treadaway, who served from 1963-1991 as PICA President, and died in March 2004. The PICA/Treadaway Scholarship is designed as a multi-year scholarship for a graphic communications student at the community college level. For a first year student, the award is $500. If the recipient maintains or improves his/her overall GPA and major GPA, the second year award is $1,000.

For more information, contact community colleges listed below:

Secondary SkillsUSA Support

A $1,000 travel stipend to the National SkillsUSA competition is provided each year by the PICA Foundation to the graphic communications winners from North & South Carolina.

Scholarship Recipients

Scholars to Careers….Where are you now? The PICA Foundation is tracking the success of the scholarship programs. In order to do this we would like to stay in touch with our past recipients. You can help by calling the PICA office at (704) 357-1150 or (800) 849-7422 with current information on their whereabouts. All personal contact information is kept confidential. We can accept but cannot give information.

The list is sorted alphabetically by school program, then by last name. Click here for list.

¬PICA/xpedx Graphics Management Institute

The Graphics Management Institute (GMI) was established in 1977 to provide a program of continuing education to employees of the graphic arts and printing industry.

The GMI is geared toward keeping company owners and other key managers up-to-date on industry trends, management practices and developing technologies. The curriculum includes seminars on sales and marketing, personnel, financing, computer applications, industrial relations, government affairs, and technical skills.

The PICA Foundation and xpedx (formerly Dillard Paper Company) jointly endowed GMI, each contributing $50,000 to the fund, which partially underwrites tuition and program fees.

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