BUTLER TWP — Future POS, a point of sale software development company in Center Township, recently awarded more than $10,500 in scholarships to college students through its second Scholastic Challenge.

The event, which took place April 11 at Butler County Community College’s Succop Theater, pitted student teams against each other to develop both Web- and mobile-based applications.

Final projects were judged by the Future POS development team on creativity, difficulty, graphics and user interface. Winners are:

• First place, mobile category, $3,000 — Rock Solid Apps: William Botzer, Zachary Petrusch and Steven Zamborsky, all of Slippery Rock University.

• Second place, mobile category, $1,500 — Team Hawley: Nic Hawley of SRU.

• Third place, mobile category, $750 — Clarion Golden Eagles: Eric McDonald, Corbin Troup and Aaron Whitmer, all of Clarion University.

• First place, Web category, $3,000 — Team Wallet: Jacob Dunn, Eric McAlpine and Ronald O’Dell, all of SRU.

• Second place, Web category, $1,500 — MindLounge: Dave Cribbs and Steven Clark, both of Butler County Community College.

• Third place, Web category, $750 — GradePost: Molly Hart and Braden MacBeth, both of BC3.

John Giles, president of Future POS, said in a news release, “We want to recognize talent in the local community and encourage students to participate in computer technology.

“I got my start at Butler High School participating in the gifted program and wish that scholarship money and mentorship was available to me back in 1987.

“Our company employs over 40 local residents and most of them are millennials who grew up using technology from an early age. We want to inspire and encourage local students as undergraduates that technology is definitely here to stay.”

Future POS plans its third annual Scholastic Challenge next spring and will expand it to other colleges and high schools.