The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation interviewed former scholarship recipients to see what they are doing now that they are out in the workforce. These profiles feature some of the more than 6000 former scholarship recipients who have benefited over the past 60 years. This series gives you an up close and personal insight into the thoughts and motivations of the former students who are a part of our industry today. We think that you will be pleasantly surprised at the wide range of job functions and types of companies that these people are now involved with.

As the industry’s current employees reach retirement and leave, replacing them becomes an increasingly important factor for many companies. Here are the stories of who is replacing them…

Click the photos to read each individual’s interview.

Jeff Baker	Mike Barry	Justin Bass
Shapco Printing Inc. Minneapolis, MN	Fujifilm North America Chicago, IL	DiscPro Printing & Graphics Houston, TX

Patrick Blend	John Bratt	James Bretl
Michaletz Zwief Ltd. Mequon, WI	Gannett Publishing Services McLean, WV	Innerworkings, Inc. Chicago, IL

Hannah Brown	Jaclyn Brunkhorst	Brian Diefenbach
Schattdecor, Inc. St. Louis, MO	Grimco Fenton, MO	Phototype Columbus, OH

Melissa DiVietri	Lee Dylan Elmore	Adair Hall
DI DESIGN STUDIOS Detroit, MI	Arkansas Graphics Little Rock, AR	Bennett Graphics Tucker, GA

Rich Hartz	Josh Jensen	Colby Kibbe
Minuteman Press Intl. Inc. Philadelphia, PA	State Farm Insurance Bloomington, IL	Pageflex Houston, TX

Michelle Kruszewski	Alexander Mahan	Heather Ashe Malone
X-Rite/Pantone Grand Rapids, MI	Instrument Portland, OR	Indexx, Inc. Greenville, SC

Shawn McDougall	Chris Olberding	Laura Lee Olson
Heidelberg USA Inc. Kennesaw, GA	Gravity Cincinnati, OH	Marks Design Minneapolis, MN

John Pettus	Megan Phelan	Patrice Resch
Wikoff Color Corporation Fort Mill, SC	The Kellogg Company Battle Creek, MI	Ann Inc. New York, NY

Amber Lucassen Sparks	Seth Stokes	Julia Willsie
PureAir Greenwood, MS	Launch Graphics, LLC Houston, TX	RR Donnelley Sacramento, CA

Dan Worley
Bag Craft Chicago, IL

PGSF works to inform young people about the opportunities that are available in the graphic arts industry and then support them during their educational phase. To learn more about PGSF, or how you can support its work, visit www.pgsf.org or contact John Berthelsen at jberthelsen@printing.org. PGSF is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.