Endowment History – The Order of the Black Leaf

Established in 2004

The Black Leaf was founded in 1979, spearheaded by Phil Bondi.

Originally, the intent was to honor past PIA chairmen. In 1979 the founding members were Phil Bondi, Bob Houk (later the Public Printer), Don Hunt, Bob Jocham, Jerry O’Connell, and Bob Lane. Charter members were Max Clarkson, Arnold Greenfield, Jord Jordan, and John Randall.

The organization was perceived initially as a purely honorary group composed of individuals who had made a significant contribution to the forms industry. Later, a Black Leaf Scholarship Fund was instituted. The Order of the Black Leaf Society endowment was established in 2004. The goal of The Black Leaf was to become a major source of scholarship funding for students seeking careers in the print-related industry. With a shortage of talented students choosing the printing industry for a career, it is essential that more investments are made to achieve that end, and scholarship inducements will help provide a solution.

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.