Registration is open for the 2013 SC International Trade Conference!

Reserve your room now at Wild Dunes at the discounted rate.

Save the Date for the Maritime Appreciation Party, Wednesday, September 11th, 2013!

Each year, the S.C. International Trade Conference presents scholarships to students in memory of Mrs. Margaret A. Patrick, who was instrumental in the development of the Trade Conference and its outstanding support of transportation education, and in memory of W. Don Welch, the former executive director of the South Carolina Ports Authority.

The Margaret A. Patrick & W. Don Welch International Trade Scholarships Application

The Margaret A. Patrick & W. Don Welch Scholarship in Manufacturing, Engineering & Science Application - Sponsored by the Lowcountry Manufacturers Council

2012 Scholarship Recipients

2012 Margaret A. Patrick & W. Don Welch International Trade Scholarships

Michelle Lynn Gentle – University of South Carolina
$2500 Scholarship sponsored by the SC International Trade Conference Board of Directors

Samuel Nelson Perez – The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
$1500 Scholarship sponsored by The Propeller Club of South Carolina

Moises M. del Real – Bob Jones University
$1500 Scholarship sponsored by OOCL, USA

Truitt Bateman Jeter – University of South Carolina
$1500 Scholarship sponsored by Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals – Charlotte Roundtable

Mark Kadoshnikov – College of Charleston
$1000 Scholarship sponsored The Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association of Charleston

Ellori McPherson – Wando High School
$1500 Scholarship sponsored by the Lowcountry Manufacturers Council

Click here to see photos from past conferences.