Washingtonian Names NSCS One of Washington’s “Great Places to Work”

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2011 -- Washingtonian magazine today named The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), a national non-profit honor society that recognizes and elevates high achieving first and second year college students, as one of the Washington region's best employers and featured the company in its bi-annual "Great Places to Work" issue.

Founded in 1994 and headquartered on DC’s Dupont Circle, NSCS was included on the list of the 50 Great Places to Work because of the innovative “out of the box” style that employees love and that it's "a fun, flexible environment to work in with opportunity for quick promotion."

“When I started NSCS, it was a major goal to create a great place for people to work!" said CEO & Founder Steve Loflin.  "I am very excited and proud that we have received this recognition.  I now know that we are not just a great place to work but a place where incredible people come together every day to honor, inspire and engage the most amazing people in the world.”

This year's 50 winning workplaces were chosen on the basis of such measures as: generous pay and benefits, challenging and interesting work, great work/life balance, opportunities to learn and grow, financial stability, commitment to charity and community, and the recognition and respect given to employees.

Winners were chosen after a panel of editors and writers reviewed more than 200 companies and some 13,000 employee surveys. The final determinations relied heavily on the scores given by a company's employees.

This is the seventh time Washingtonian magazine has chosen Great Places to Work in the Washington, DC area since 1999.

About NSCS The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) is an honors organization committed to recognizing and elevating high achievers. NSCS is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and Membership is by invitation only, to eligible first and second year college students based on grade point average and class standing. NSCS awards more than a quarter of a million dollars in scholarships every year. NSCS offers members exclusive access to scholarships, career resources, and leadership and networking opportunities and has more than 800,000 lifetime members and more than 300 chapters in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Learn more about NSCS at www.nscs.org or the NSCS Facebook page www.facebook.com/nscs94