Endowment History – The Bernard Taymans Memorial Scholarship

Established in 1989

Bernard Taymans began his career in printing in 1941. He left the position of Executive Director of the United Typothetae of America (later renamed as PIA) to became Assistant Director of the U.S. Navy’s extensive publishing activities during World War II, for which he received a citation.

After the war, he returned to the reorganized Printing Industries of America, where he became General Manager and then President. During his leadership of PIA, Mr. Taymans systematically studied the industry’s needs. These efforts resulted in the presentation series “Managing Your Business,” formation of The Research and Engineering Council of the Graphic Arts industry; and formation of the PIA Computer Section. During his tenure as Chief Executive of PIA, the association’s annual volume of business increased 400%. He took a special interest in the development of the Printing Management Education Trust Fund, which initiated and directed PIA’s management training program.

Bernard Taymans was also the charter Director of the Printing Research Institute for New Technologies. His work in the field of education was recognized by schools such as Carnegie Mellon University, Case Western Reserve, and the University of Maryland— all of which appointed him to committees. In 1967, he received the Friedman Memorial Medal for services to printing industry education. He was the first civilian to receive the U.S. Navy emblem for services to government and industry.

Learn more about the opportunities and benefits of creating an endowment with PGSF on our Endowments page. You can also access the full PGSF Endowment history book to learn more about all of our endowments.

To learn more about our endowments and how to create a memorial scholarship contact the PGSF Director of Development, Jeff White.