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Music school scholarship honors Kesnar A new scholarship offers more educational opportunities to students in the University's School of Music. When Mary Kesnar, the widow of a former music department chairman and professor, passed away in December 1999, she left the School of Music $82,608 to establish an endowed scholarship. The music school will provide one or more scholarships for University students using the investment income generated from Kesnar's gift. According to Robert L. Weiss, director of the School of Music, the school will offer the scholarship for the first time in spring 2003. Music majors who can demonstrate musical ability as well as financial need will be eligible for the scholarship, he said. "One of our greatest needs in the School of Music is adequate scholarship support for the many talented students who audition and wish to come to SIUC," Weiss said. "The scholarships generated by this single gift will provide us with significant new resources that will greatly enhance our ability to recruit talented musicians." Kesnar's husband, Maurits, expanded the music department during his tenure from 1946 until 1957, which led the National Association of Schools of Music to approve SIUC's bachelor of science in music education in 1949. The University honored Kesnar's contributions by naming a building for him. Kesnar Hall today houses Student Health Programs and the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps. A native of Austria, Mary Kesnar received a bachelor's degree in education from the University in 1954. After her husband passed away in 1957, she pursued a master's degree in education from the University of Illinois and became a schoolteacher. - Jennifer Kulier March 6, 2002