Scholarship Information
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.
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. The selection committee consists of four PSBA members. Together the section committee will award a scholarship of $2,000. The Pittsburgh Stock and Bond Association will send the funds directly to the school on behalf of each award recipient.
| PSBA 2011 Scholarship Award Winner |
| Phillip Wright |
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The Pittsburgh Stock and Bond Association is pleased to announce this year’s academic scholarship winner, Phillip Wright. Phillip graduated from Baldwin High School with a 4.11 GPA (3.66 Unweighted). He will be attending Duquesne University this fall, majoring in Pharmacy. Philip has consistently shown strong leadership and long standing commitment to the community and his academics. He has earned several awards through the National Honor Society, The Tribune Review Outstanding Young Citizen Award, United States Achievement Academy National Mathematics Award, and Student Athlete Leadership Academy. While in high school, Philip played soccer and volleyball. He was actively involved in the Special Olympics Club, Math League, Key Club, and the Westinghouse Science Honor Institute. Philip demonstrated a strong understanding of the importance of giving back to the community. He spent many hours volunteering through companies and agencies such as Jefferson Regional Medical Center, UPMC Mercy Hospital, Baldwin-Whitehall Summer Soccer Camp, St. Elizabeth Church, and Friends and Homeless Education. Philip was nominated for the PSBA scholarship by his father, George Wright, a long time PSBA member. Please join us in congratulating him.
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Recent Winners
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| 2010 | Zachary Grant |
| 2009 | Zachary Hubert |
| 2008 | Jack Sun |
| 2007 | Michael Torbic |
| 2006 | Stephen Previs |
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| PSBA 2011 Scholarship Award Winner |
| Phillip Wright |
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