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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 6/28/2020
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Pam French
Executive Director
734-477-4789
pam@bincfoundation.org
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Binc Announces 2020 Higher Education Scholarship Recipients
Ann Arbor, MI – Seven recipients have been selected to receive a total of $26,000 in scholarships as part of the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation’s 2020 Higher Education Scholarship Program.
The recipients were selected from forty-two applicants. Winners are attending colleges and universities in New York, Michigan, Tennessee, Massachusetts, and Arizona. They are studying a wide range of subjects from music, nursing, aerospace engineering, creative writing, and mathematics.
Six (6) $3,500 scholarships were awarded to dependents of booksellers and one (1) $5,000 Karl Pohrt Memorial Scholarship was granted to a current independent bookstore employee who has overcome learning adversity or is a non‐traditional student.
The Binc Higher Education scholarships can be used for tuition, fees, books, supplies, and room and board. Since 2001 the Foundation has supported the educational goals of more than 700 booksellers and their families, granting over $2 million in awards.
Providing financial assistance to help booksellers’ families achieve their educational and professional dreams is a rewarding part of maintaining the bookseller safety net, according to Binc Executive Director Pam French. “For almost twenty years Binc has helped ease the cost of a college education for booksellers’ families. Reading about the scholarship winners and their educational goals and extracurricular activities is always inspiring—especially this year,” she said. “A big congratulations to all of the students!”
Scholarship America (Scholarship Management Services) conducted the third‐party academic selection process to evaluate the scholarship applicants. The evaluation process utilized selection criteria including financial need, prior academic achievement, and leadership capabilities (including participation in school and community activities) as well as work experience, a statement of career and educational goals and objectives, and unusual personal or family circumstances.
Further details about the scholarship recipients, including book recommendations and favorite quotes, can be found here. Information about how students can apply for the 2021 Higher Education Scholarship Program will be released early next year.
Scholarship Winners from L to R: Niamh Doherty, Henry Fleischmann, Kimberly Huebner, Rebecca Keith, Anna Leedy, Samantha Melton, and Reed Spurling
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The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation
The Book Industry Charitable Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that coordinates charitable programs to strengthen the bookselling and comic retailing communities. Established in 1996, the core program provides assistance to employees who have a demonstrated financial need arising from severe hardship and/or emergency circumstances. Since its inception, the organization has provided over $9 million in financial assistance and scholarships to more than 9000+ families. Support for the Foundation’s programs and services come from all sectors of the book and comic industries. The Book Industry Charitable Foundation’s mission is to strengthen the bookselling and comic retail community through charitable programs that support employees and their families. The Foundation was imagined and built by booksellers and proudly continues to be their safety net. It is our vision to be a caring community of book and comic people. Additional information can be found at http://www.bincfoundation.org.
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