PBD Recognizes the First Annual James E. Dockter Scholarship Recipients

PBD Recognizes the First Annual James E. Dockter Scholarship Recipients

July 25, 2008 – Alpharetta, GA – PBD Worldwide Fulfillment Services announced two winners of the James E. Dockter Scholarship during its second quarter employee meeting. The recipients are Hugo M. Hoyos-Larrea and Amy Diane Alexander.
 
PBD employees with at least five years with the company were eligible to submit an application for their children.  Applicants were required to be either high school seniors, recent high school graduates or first year college undergraduate students.  The recipients were selected by Mr. Dockter and PBD’s Senior Management Team based on the following criteria:  academic achievement, leadership and participation in school and community activities, honors, work experience, statement of educational and career goals, and recommendation by an adult. The scholarship of $1,000 may be used for the first or second year of undergraduate study only.

Hugo M. Hoyos-Larrea, is the son of PBD employee Joanna Hoyos who works in PBD’s Customer Service department. Hugo is now a sophomore at Georgia State University and is working toward a major in Music Education and a minor in Finance. He speaks both English and Spanish fluently, and enjoys playing the piano and the guitar. As for his participation in the community, Hugo has spent time volunteering as a music teacher at a middle school in Statesboro, Georgia.

Amy Diane Alexander, is the daughter of Anita Alexander who also works in the Customer Service department at PBD.  Amy graduated from South Forsyth High School in the International Baccalaureate program. She is currently attending the University of Georgia and is working toward a major in Anthropology.  Amy also participates in the UGA Ballet Ensemble which recently travelled to Barcelona, Spain to compete with other international universities, and they were happily awarded second place.

PBD Worldwide Fulfillment Services was founded in 1976 with the goal of providing the best possible storage, distribution and fulfillment services to non-profit associations, publishers and corporations.  PBD’s philosophy of adding ‘one client at a time’ and keeping them for the long term has enabled PBD and its clients to grow and expand in strategic directions.  PBD ships over 4.5 million packages per year, including 175,000 to over 200 countries and territories worldwide.  Today, PBD operates five domestic and two international fulfillment and distribution centers totaling over 610,000 square feet.  For more information on PBD, log on to www.pbd.com.

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