PGSF Blogs
28
Oct
Pat Klarecki Receives the 2024 John Berthelsen Award
Pittsburgh, PA – October 28, 2024 — The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF), a nonprofit organization working to build the future workforce of the graphic communications […]
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22
Oct
Endowment History – James Shields Scholarship
Established in 1991 James Shields established this scholarship in 1991. Shields graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in the field of industrial engineering. He joined the company […]
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2
Sep
Endowment History – Gilbert Bassett
Established in 1988 The Gilbert (Bert) Bassett Scholarship was established in 1988 upon his retirement as Executive Director of the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation. Numerous individuals […]
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26
Aug
PGSF Announces the 2024 – 2025 Academic Scholarship Recipients
View the 2024-2025 Scholarship Recipients by State / School Pittsburgh, PA – August 19, 2024 — The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF), a nonprofit organization […]
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7
Aug
History of Printing Timeline: 1971 – 2019
Source – printinghistory.org/timeline/ 1971 Project Gutenberg, oldest digital library of public domain books launched. 1972 Thermal printing developed. A New Introduction to Bibliography by Philip Gaskell. […]
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7
Aug
Endowment History – Century Club Scholarship
Established in 1982 The Century Club Scholarship was established in 1982 through a fundraising campaign led by Keith Nickoley. With the support of Wendell Smith, […]
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22
Jul
Endowment History – Robert S. Swan / Idealliance
Established in 1997 This scholarship was established to honor Robert Swan, former chief executive officer of Swan Engraving, a three-generation company founded in 1914. Mr. […]
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15
Jul
History of Printing Timeline: 1931 – 1970
Source – printinghistory.org/timeline/ 1931 Albert Skira publishes his first livre de peintre, Ovid’s Metamorphoses with etchings by Pablo Picasso in Lausanne, Switzerland. 1932 Times New Roman typeface debuted […]
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