The PSBA Scholarship Fund was established in the late 1980's and was originally named the Jock Loos Memorial Scholarship Fund after former President, Jock Loos. Jock was a very active member of the Pittsburgh Securities Traders Association and was instrumental in creating the scholarship program. Thus, upon his death, the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Securities Traders Association decided that it would be commendable to name the scholarship fund after him. Later when the Bond Club and the Pittsburgh Securities Traders Association merged, the Jock Loos Memorial Scholarship Fund was renamed the PSBA Scholarship Fund.

Funding for the scholarship program is made possible in part from the proceeds of our Annual Advertisement Booklet and from the Annual Scholarship Raffle held at our annual conference.

The objective of the scholarship fund is to award an outstanding student with financial aid for the purpose of attending a college or university. In order to be considered for the award, the scholarship candidate must be nominated by a PSBA member and must submit a written essay setting forth his/her career goals.

In addition to academic excellence, the nominee is preferred to have participated in extra curricular activities that should include participation with a volunteer program. The selection committee will also review the candidate's written essay (mentioned above) for demonstration of outstanding communication skills.

A member of the Board of Directors chairs the selection committee, which consists of four group members. Together they will award five scholarships totalling $4, 000.00. The Pittsburgh Stock and Bond Association will send the funds directly to the school on behalf of each award recipient.


2008 PSBA Scholarship Award Winner
 

The Pittsburgh Stock and Bond Association is pleased to announce this year’s academic scholarship winner, Jack Sun.

Jack is a 2005 graduate of North Allegheny High School and will be a senior at The Pennsylvania State University this fall, where he is concurrently majoring in Finance and Economics; Jack will also receive a minor in Chinese. Jack's QPA is 3.81/4.00, and he has spent this summer serving as a Portfolio Management Group Intern with Black Rock, Plainsborough, NJ. Jack is a member of the Executive Board and serves as Director of Equities Research for the Penn State Investment Association, and he also serves as a Research Assistant for Research Experiences for Undergraduates. Previous experience includes: Associate Lead Fund Manager for the Nittany Lion Fund, LLC, Financial Services Consultant for PNC Financial Services Group Inc., and Trading Room Intern, Smeal College of Business.

Please join us in congratulating him.
   
2008 Scholarship Information:  
Download the 2008 PSBA Scholarship Program Eligibility and Application.  

 

Thanks to all who supported the Raffle to benefit our Scholarship Fund.