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The Book Industry Charitable Foundation has named the seven comic retailers who will receive $1,500 scholarships to the ComicsPRO industry meeting in Glendale, Calif., which will be held February 18-21. Three of the scholarships are going to first-time attendees thanks to the co-owners of Comics Place in Bellingham, Wash. The funds can be used for travel, lodging, and meals, while ComicsPRO will cover the registration fee.
Scholarships were awarded to Sam Bolenbaugh and Miranda Nordell of Dreamers & Make-Believers, Baltimore, Md.; Joey Martinez of Secret Identity Comics, Fresno, Calif.; and Robert Howard of Comicazi, Somerville, Mass. The three additional recipients, all first-time attendees, are Tim Hershey of Comic Zen, Lansdale, Pa.; Todd Rubin of Gorilla Todd Comics, Las Vegas, Nev.; and Michael Nelson, Resistance Comics and Games, Roanoke, Tex.
"We are pleased to continue our support for comic retailers with these scholarships and are grateful to our friends Jeff Figley and Django Bohren for their generous commitment to increase the number of scholarships we could offer," said Binc CEO Pam French. "Their support provided additional opportunities for first-time attendees and we look forward to meeting all the recipients in California."