July 31, 2018. PCI Group, headquartered in Ft. Mill, SC today announced they have awarded a total of five scholarships to students for the 2018-2019 school year as part of their PCI Group Leaders Scholarship program. The scholarships grants amounted to a total of $10,000 with $2,000 targeted to each recipient. The scholarship program is designed to award scholarships to students who are dependents of current PCI Group employees and are currently enrolled at an accredited institution.
This year’s award winners were selected from a total of eleven eligible applicants. Applicants were required to meet several criteria for selection including the following:
- Must be a child of a current PCI Group employee who has been continuously employed for a minimum of 3 years as of September 1stof the current academic year
- Have a GPA of at least 2.5
- Submit a completed application with an official transcript
- Be a High School Senior who has been accepted to, or a current student at, an institution of higher learning (Undergraduate School, Community College, Technical / Trade School)
- Submit a two-page essay on a predetermined topic
Eligible applicant’s essays were anonymously reviewed and scored by a committee of 5 volunteers. They also went through an interview process with members of the PCI Group executive team and members of PACE, a PCI employee group. The interview was designed to mimic the real-life interview process applicants will likely undergo when entering the job market.
Award winners will also have the opportunity for a follow-up interview to review their résumé and receive critical feedback and advice on their interview skills
Those awarded scholarships and a few of their notable accomplishments are listed below.
Kennedy Concannon, Clemson University
President’s List, Dean’s List, Chi Omega Fraternity
Holly Marie Walsh, NC State
National Honor Society, Student Body President, Beta Club Treasurer
Brandon Kelly, Central Piedmont Community College
4 Year Varsity Letterman & Captain of Wrestling Team, DECA President
Nicole Galante, Elon University
Elon College Fellow, Rawls Grant Recipient
Kristina Tickle, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
President’s List, Small business owner
This year marks the fifth year PCI Group has awarded scholarships. Since 2014, nineteen awards, totaling $36,000, have been granted.
About PACE
PACE or People for Action and Community Engagement, is a PCI Group employee initiative to engage and have a positive & sustainable impact on our community where we work and live. Started by, and entirely run, by PCI Group employees, PACE’s mission is to aid and assist our community needs by reaching out beyond our four walls with support, compassion, and care through innovative projects.
Started in May of 2017, PACE has participated in many local events such as, All Play Together, Junior Achievers, Toys for Tots, Tools for School, The Jason Bonsall Annual Softball Game, National Association of Mental Illness fundraising events, and many more. This is the first year that PACE has oversaw the PCI Leaders Scholarship Program. For more information, find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PCIPACE/
About PCI Group
PCI Group is a leading provider of mission critical communications for businesses where security of customer-centric data is paramount, precision and accuracy are crucial and compliance is a must.
As a family owned business since 1970, PCI Group has been providing customers fast, secure, and cost-effective printing and document delivery that is fully compliant with federal regulations including HIPAA, FISMA and SOC I & II and PCI DSS. PCI’s real-time, web-based, customer control center enables customers 24/7 access to updated information and tracking reports about their communications at any point from pre-production through delivery.
For close to 50 years, PCI Group has been the company customers can rely on to handle every detail—time after time. For more information about PCI Group, please visit us online at https://www.pcigroup.com.
