Thanks to business owners Leo
and Maria Craig, there will be a
new scholarship available to
Bucks students this spring.
The Craig’s business, Express
Employment Professionals, a
human resources company that
hires professionals in office support,
accounting, and management,
sponsored the scholarship
that will bestow $500 on one
Bucks student.
Hoping to promote the virtues
of higher education, the Craigs
presented Bucks with an endowment
gift of $8,500 to fund the
scholarship.
“This scholarship is just one
more way we can equip individuals
in Bucks County to build a
thriving and rewarding career,”
says Craig.
An endowment is usually
funded by the annual interest generated
from a principal sum, in
this case the principal is $8,500
and the interest is the $500 given
to the winner of the scholarship.
“We are so thrilled that this endowed
scholarship will allow us
to offer an annual scholarship to
students pursuing degrees at our
local community college,” said
Craig. “At Express, our mission
is to help people succeed.”
After seeking other qualified
colleges such as Temple, Holy
Family and Drexel University,
they realized their gift could do
more good here at Bucks.
“This could not come at a better
time than now, with everything
that is going on with the
recession and economy, this will
really help students succeed,”
says Tobi Bruhn, executive director
of the Bucks Foundation.
Bruhn also went on to say that
the applications for the community
college tripled from last year,
so it is good to have as much help
with financial aid for students as
possible.
Last year alone Bucks awarded
over $170,000 in scholarships.
In order to qualify students
must be returning to Bucks for the
semester after they apply. They
must also be enrolled in at least
six credits, have a cumulative
grade point average of 2.5., and
provide a record of community
service and volunteer work.
From Feb. 1 through April 1
students will be able to apply for
the Express Employment Professionals
scholarship, which will be
awarded that spring.