For more information, contact Cindy Young, (937) 775-3232.

August 5, 1997

STANDARD REGISTER COMMITS $250,000
FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY

Standard Register has committed $250,000 over the next five years to continue funding Standard Register's Scholarships for students graduating from Wright State University's Engineering Preparation Program, Wright STEPP. Since the scholarship was established by Standard Register in 1993, 37 students have received four-year, full-tuition scholarships to Wright State University.

Wright STEPP, a pre-college program begun in 1988, is offered in collaboration with Dayton Public Schools, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and local industries. It targets minority and female junior high and high school students and prepares them to pursue college degrees and careers in engineering, science and math-related fields. During the four weeks of this rapidly growing summer program, students in grades 7 to 10 pursue a rigorous academic curriculum, gain hands-on experience in the laboratory, interact with role models and learn about the many career opportunities open to them.

To be eligible for the scholarship, students must complete the Wright STEPP Program and graduate from a college preparatory high school curriculum with a 3.0 grade-point average.

Wright STEPP has become the first step toward a bright and successful future for many female and minority students. The scholarship fund is Standard Register's investment in the youth of Dayton. For more information about Wright STEPP and the Standard Register Scholarship, contact Giorgio McBeath, assistant dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science, at (937) 775-5001.