Quill Adds Career Development to Services for Administrative Professionals

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., May 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Quill Corporation, in conjunction with DeVry University, announced that it is offering 10-$1,500 scholarships to Chicago area administrative professionals. The scholarships will allow administrative professionals and office assistants to apply to DeVry and take courses that would enhance their career opportunities.

"We want to be a company that administrative professionals can rely on not only for office supplies, but also for information and assistance that can make their lives easier and more efficient," said Larry Morse, president of the Lincolnshire, Illinois-based Quill Corporation. "We feel that by partnering with a great institution like DeVry to offer these scholarships, we can help them further their careers by allowing them to broaden their skills and knowledge base, helping them to become even more adept at their jobs."

"DeVry University offers approximately $75 million in scholarships every year as just one form of financial assistance for students," said David Pauldine, president of DeVry University. "By offering this latest scholarship opportunity with the help of Quill, we are able to continue our focus of making higher education affordable and helping students earn a college degree to ultimately strengthen their career opportunities upon graduation."

Morse, along with Pauldine and Eugene Hallongren, president of DeVry University's Chicago campus, formally announced the scholarship program during a seminar at DeVry Chicago on April 26, as part of an observance of National Administrative Professionals Day. The event featured a panel discussion moderated by NBC-TV Chicago news anchor Anna Davlantes, and included Diana Zuckerman, Ph.D., president of the National Research Center for Women and Families; Debra Leonard-Porch from the International Association of Administrative Professionals; and Nick Powers, a DeVry University professor.

"We are testing this program out in Chicago," added Morse, "and hope to roll it out nationally in the near future."

Interested applicants can access the application online and DeVry University will select the scholarship winners who meet the admission criteria after the July 31 deadline. Applications can be downloaded at http://www.quill.com/ or at http://www.devry.edu/locations/quill_devry_scholarship.jsp. For more information about DeVry University, visit http://www.devry.edu/. For more information about Quill, visit http://www.quill.com/officeliving or http://www.quill.com/newsroom.

About Quill Corporation:

Founded in 1956 and headquartered in Lincolnshire, IL, Quill Corporation is the nation's premier business-to-business direct marketer of office products, custom printing, furniture and technology supplies. Quill maintains 11 regional distribution centers, located strategically throughout the United States, to facilitate next-day order delivery. Renowned for its outstanding customer service, Quill services customers through direct marketing, telemarketing, outside sales and online at http://www.quill.com/ offers 24-hour-a-day access to more than 50,000 business essentials.

Begun in 1996, Quill.com was one of the first successful online launches in the office products industry and is consistently ranked as one of the best online merchants by Bizrate.com. Quill Corporation has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Staples, Inc., since 1998.

About DeVry University:

As one of the largest degree-granting higher education systems in North America, DeVry University provides high-quality, career-oriented associate, bachelor's and master's degree programs in technology, healthcare technology, business and management. More than 48,000 students are enrolled at its 84 locations in 24 states and Canada, as well as through DeVry University Online. DeVry University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association (NCA). DeVry University, a division of DeVry Inc. , is based in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. For more information about DeVry University, visit http://www.devry.edu/.