International Scholarship and Tuition Services (ISTS), formerly Scholarship Program Administrators, is betting on businesses' generosity and interest in higher education. ISTS is an independent, for-profit administrator of sponsored scholarships and tuition reimbursement programs for businesses, associations, unions, foundations, and other organizations. Some of ISTS's services include application preparation, winner selection and notification, and academic tracking. ISTS' clients have included McDonald's, Home Depot, QUALCOMM, and Wal-Mart. ISTS was started in 1985 and is owned by President Becky Sharpe. ISTS has quickly embraced many of the advances in technology taking advantage of both the logistical and environmental benefits. A leader in the application of green principles to the scholarship and tuition program industry, ISTS offers clients the opportunity to join this movement with our Green Certification program for clients.

Ascend Consulting is trying to help banks, brokerages, and insurance firms reach new heights of success. The company offers business process and IT consulting designed to meet the strategic goals of clients in these global financial services industries. Ascend's consultants work with in-house IT teams on systems integration and software quality assurance using its Catapult methodology. It also partners with Endeca and Metatomix to deliver technology that aids in customer relationship management and compliance. In addition to banking, brokerage, and insurance, industry sectors that it serves include capital markets, mutual funds, and trusts. Clients are primarily firms with complex IT infrastructures.

The Pew Charitable Trusts is driven by the power of knowledge to solve today’s most challenging problems. Pew applies a rigorous, analytical approach to improve public policy, inform the public and stimulate civic life. The Pew Charitable Trusts partner with a diverse range of donors, public and private organizations and concerned citizens who share our commitment to fact-based solutions and goal-driven investments to improve society. Among the nation's largest private foundations, The Pew Charitable Trusts was established in 1948 in memory of Sun Oil founder Joseph Pew and his wife Mary by four of their children. Seven trusts were created between 1948 and 1979 to promote public health and welfare and to strengthen communities. With about $5.9 billion in assets, The Pew Charitable Trusts distributes more than $140 million in grants annually to charitable organizations in culture, education, environment, health and human services, public policy, and religion. The Pew Trusts has strong ties to Philadelphia and allocates a portion of its grants to programs in that area.

Chadick Ellig is a premier retained executive search firm based in New York City. For over 30 years, our mission has been to build partnerships for the long term success of our clients, providing outstanding attention, accessibility, and advice regardless of the size of the search assignment. We believe that each assignment is a critical one, each client is precious, and each candidate is treated with the respect they deserve. As a result of embracing this approach over the years, we’ve become passionate client advocates, intimately involved with helping both our clients and candidates achieve success. Gould & McCoy was founded in 1977 by William (Bill) Gould and Millington (Millie) McCoy. Susan Chadick joined the firm in 1986, and, eight years later, the firm changed its name to Gould, McCoy & Chadick. In 2000, Janice Reals Ellig joined the firm, bringing more than twenty years of experience as a corporate executive, and in 2003 the company became Gould • McCoy • Chadick • Ellig. Stacy Lauren Musi, who joined the firm in 1994, was promoted to Managing Director in 2004. On January 16, 2007 the firm became Chadick Ellig, reflecting the names of Co-CEOs Susan Chadick and Janice Reals Ellig.

Penhall Company launched operations in 1957 with a single flat saw and a singular commitment to providing the highest level of services to its clients. Since then, Penhall has expanded its reach, scope and expertise, serving clients across the U.S. and beyond. Penhall International Corp. focuses on operated equipment rentals, supplying the skilled operators to go with the equipment if necessary. Penhall International Corp. also performs specialty contracting services such as asphalt cutting, concrete breaking, and demolition work. The group operates through about 40 locations in 18 US states. Penhall International Corp. rental fleet has some 700 units of equipment, including backhoes, excavators, compressors, saws, and drills.

Raymond International, Inc. provides engineering and construction services. The company offers various services, including installation of foundations, marine, industrial, and heavy construction; fabrication, and installation and maintenance of pipelines for water, oil, gas, and petrochemical industries; and pipeline rehabilitation, and lining and coating of pipe work. It also provides blast/brush cleaning of pipe work, hydro jetting, rack feed boring, hydraulic cleaning/pigging, cement mortar lining; and epoxy resin lining, PE sliplining, grouting, CCTV inspection surveys, and special coatings. In addition, the company offers conceptual studies, economic evaluations, design engineering, definitive cost estimates, procurement and scheduling, construction, start-up, operator training, and plant maintenance services. Further, its pipeline services include pipe bursting, coating, pipeline cleaning, automatic welding, and pipe supply. The company was formerly known as Raymond Concrete Pile Company and changed its name in 1958. Raymond International, Inc. was founded in 1897 and is based in Corona, California.

Dynamic Recovery Services, Inc. is an active member of the American Collectors Association, International Association of Commercial Collectors, and the Commercial Law League of America. We are also a certified minority owned business enterprise (MBE). Dynamic Recovery Services, Inc.’s technology supports our collection programs to produce maximum returns for our clients. In addition to quality personnel and the highest level of service, we are committed to providing our staff and our clients with the most advanced systems available to increase our collection effectiveness.

Pantone, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of X-Rite, Incorporated, is the world-renowned authority on color. For more than 45 years, Pantone has been inspiring design professionals with products, services and leading technology for the colorful exploration and expression of creativity. In 1963, Lawrence Herbert, Pantone's founder, created an innovative system for identifying, matching and communicating colors to solve the problems associated with producing accurate color matches in the graphic arts community. His insight that the spectrum is seen and interpreted differently by each individual led to the innovation of the PANTONE® MATCHING SYSTEM®, a book of standardized color in fan format.

Powell, Ebert & Smolik, P.C. is an Austin, Texas based firm of Certified Public Accountants founded in 1992 when Big Five accounting firm tax partners Daniel B. Powell, III, Vernon J. Ebert and Jim B. Smolik joined their practices together. In 1996, 1999 & 2002 respectively, Robert A. Schriber, Bradley P. Blessing and Julia A. Clark became partners. The firm has consistently grown each year and is ranked among the largest locally owned CPA firms in the Austin area. Together, the firm's principals have collectively served the Austin community for over 90 years and have a combined total of over 35 years tax experience with Big Five firms. Powell, Ebert & Smolik, P.C. believe that providing these services requires personal attention and the firm serves a broad range of clients in the professional service, technology, real estate, manufacturing, financial, entertainment, oil and gas, and retail industries.

Savage Companies is a privately held international developer, provider and operator of materials management systems, transportation systems, facilities and related services. Savage was created in 1946 by the Savage family with a single truck hauling coal and timber in Utah. Today, we are an international leader in providing tailored materials management and transportation solutions to meet the needs of its customers engaged in the electric power generation, coal production, oil refining, railroad, chemical, and other industries. The Savage legacy began in 1946 in American Fork, Utah by Kenneth Savage, shortly after returning from U.S. Naval duty post-World War II. Together with his father, Kenneth purchased a KB-5 International stake body truck and C.A. Savage & Son began hauling cinder blocks to Utah’s Uintah Basin and coal to American Fork, Utah. Soon after that, Kenneth’s brothers, Neal and Luke, joined the company. The Savage enterprise quickly grew to include gravel and concrete, real estate development, equipment manufacturing and other businesses.

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