EDSF Names 2002 Scholarship Recipients Students to Receive Cash Awards for Career Commitments in the Document Communications Industry TORRANCE, Calif., (September 24, 2002)-The Electronic Document Systems Foundation (EDSF), the non-profit organization dedicated to document communication, announced today the recipients of the 2002 Worldwide Document Communication Scholarship Program (Please see attached list of list of 2002 scholarship recipients). This year, scholarships totaled $30,000 and were awarded to 17 students that have shown outstanding potential towards document communications careers. This year, more than 80 students were considered worldwide for the 17 prestigious scholarships. Industry areas included document preparation, production and/or document distribution, including one-to-one marketing; graphic communication and arts; e-commerce, imaging science, printing, web authoring, electronic publishing, computer science, and telecommunications. "Document communication continues to be a thriving industry that attracts thousands of young people each year," said Frank Romano, Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology and chair of the 2002 Scholarship Selection Committee. "While awarding scholarships is often difficult, given the caliber of the applicants we receive, we are delighted at the continued commitment and growing interest to the industry from today's students." Founded in 1999, The EDSF Worldwide Document Communication Scholarship Program awarded its' first scholarship. The awards are based on scholastic achievement, participation in school activities, community service, honors and organizational affiliations, and education objectives. In addition, other elements are weighed, such as geographic location and financial need. For some awards, geographic location and course of study are specified. Undergraduate and advanced-degree students plus technical trade school and community college students are considered for scholarships. This year, two new scholarships were added, in memory of industry professionals and sponsored by leading document communications firms.

Recipients of the 2002 EDSF Scholarship Awards EDSF Hoods Memorial Scholarship Rachel Beach University of Iowa Iowa City, IA John A. Lopiano Scholarship (sponsored by COPI/Outputlinks.com) Bethany Kaplan Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY Wayne Alexander Memorial Scholarship (sponsored by AXIS, Inc.) Kerry-Ann White Polytechnic University Brooklyn, NY Xplor Canada Association Scholarship Kiat-Choong Chen Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, Newfoundland Canada EDSF Board of Directors Scholarship (4-year and Graduate Students) Marcus Alexander University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC Jessica DePalma University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Richard Green Kean University Union, NJ Anastasia Jaquet University of Denver Denver, CO Matthew Klamm Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY Christy Norrbohm University of Wisconsin - River Falls River Falls, WI Ben Pearson University of Arizona Tucson, AZ Morgan Porter Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA Catherine Renzullo Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY EDSF Board of Directors Scholarship (One and Two-Year Technical/ Community College) Julie Bernardo Antonelli Institute of Art and Photography Erdenheim, PA Heidi Friedrichs Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA Randall Hixson Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA David Schoonmaker Santa Fe Community College Gainesville, FL

About EDSF EDSF (www.edsf.org) is the only foundation dedicated to enhancing the value and relevance of document communication worldwide. EDSF is a catalyst for education and research initiatives that bring the industry together to resolve document communication issues that impact society. EDSF helps the industry and public benefit from paper and electronic documents, which are continually being transformed by emerging technologies. Those wishing to contribute to the annual EDSF Scholarship Fund can do so by contacting The Electronic Document Systems Foundation, 24238 Hawthorne Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90505-6505, by phone at 310-541-1481, and on the Web at: www.edsf.org/givingOpportunities.cfm.