Vector Security Announces 2014 Loss Prevention Foundation Scholarship Winners

$18,500 to support loss prevention continuing education in U.S. and Canada

Vector Security recently announced the winners of its Loss Prevention Foundation (LPF) scholarships, which provide financial support to loss prevention professionals in the U.S. and Canada seeking to obtain Loss Prevention Qualified (LPQ) and Loss Prevention Certified (LPC) certifications.

The company began awarding the scholarships in 2009 in support of career development and continuing education for professionals in this rapidly-growing industry.

The 2014 winners are:

• LPQ Scholarship Recipients
• Eric Christopher, Staples, Inc.
• Damir Gazizov, Hermes of Paris
• Douglas Ginter, Lowes Companies, Inc.
• Joseph Hughes, Lowes Companies, Inc.
• Scott Johnson, Axcess-Financial
• Valarie Mackey, Burke’s Outlet
• Kyl McLaughlin, The Children’s Place, Inc.
• David Scully, CVS/Caremark, Inc.
• Robert Vautaw
• Crystal Williams, Former Military

LPC Scholarship Recipients

• Vernon Bales, Pep Boys, Inc.
• Zakare Brownlee, Bealls, Inc.
• Stephanie Critzos, Bloomingdale’s
• Julio Cuba, TJX-Home Goods, Inc.
• Jeremy Etzler, Cabela’s Inc.
• Justin Matteson, The Sportsman’s Warehouse
• Julie Morris, Lowes Companies, Inc.
• Richard Oliver, Macy’s
• Jordan Rivchun, DSW, Inc.
• Joe Wojcik, Randalls/Tom Thumb

Canadian Scholarship Recipients

• Daryl Blackmore, Shoppers Drug Mart
• Adeyemi Femi-Collins, Club Monaco
• Ken Lapierre, Cineplex Entertainment

“This years’ selection was especially difficult in that we received a record number of applications since we began awarding the scholarships in 2009,” said Michael T. Grady, Executive Vice President of Vector Security. “While the awardees represent a variety of professional backgrounds, they each express the highest level of desire for the opportunity. In addition, they all possess a positive outlook as to how they will use this program to enhance the value they bring to their respective employers and to the profession. We are pleased to help them advance their career aspirations.”

About Vector Security, Inc.
For more than 40 years, Vector Security, Inc. has been a premier provider of intelligent security solutions tailored to the needs of the customer. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, the company offers a full suite of electronic security services for residential, business and national account customers across North America and the Caribbean through a network of branches and authorized dealers. Vector Security is a sister company of the Philadelphia Contributionship, a mutual insurance company founded in 1752, and currently provides costeffective, technology-based security solutions to more than 270,000 homes and businesses. For more information, visit www.vectorsecurity.com.