May 24, 2007
School of Music awards scholarships
CARBONDALE, Ill. — The College of Liberal Arts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale recently honored students in the School of Music.
Jered Montgomery of Mulkeytown won the Presser Scholarship. The $4,500 award, which goes to a junior majoring in music, is through the Theodore Presser Foundation in Haverford, Pa. SIUC is a member of the foundation. Montgomery, who has the title of Presser Scholar for the next year, plays trumpet.
The following students also won scholarships:
Illinois
• Arlington Heights: Robin Wilson, Southern Illinois Chamber Music Society Scholarship.
• Bridgeport: Jennifer Ulrich, School of Music Talent Scholarship.
• Carbondale: Jordan Doolittle, H. H. Fuchs Scholarship in the Performing Arts, Robert and Eleanor Leigeber Piano Scholarship, past winner of the Steven Barwick Piano Major Award; Sarah Herzog, Ann Fisher Brouillette Memorial Scholarship, School of Music Talent Scholarship and Robert W. Kingsbury Memorial Scholarship; Ronald Wilkins, School of Music Talent Scholarship.
• Chicago: Christa Sangster, Floyd Wakeland Memorial Music Award.
• Cobden: Matthew Blessing, School of Music Talent Scholarship; Metiney Suwana-Wongse, Southern Illinois Chamber Music Society Scholarship.
• Dixon: Jonathan Poquette, Duncan Lampman Scholarship in Music Education and Phil and Marion Olsson Scholarship in Music.
• Dongola: Stephanie Wooley, Don and Shirley Beggs Symphony Orchestra Scholarship, Southern Illinois Chamber Music Society Scholarship, and School of Music Strings Endowed Scholarship.
• Glen Ellyn: Timothy Lamberty, Hubert and Phyllis Norville Opera Scholarship.
• Itasca: Megan Kleeman, School of Music Talent Scholarship.
• Kankakee: Alexandre Francoise III, Southern Illinois Chamber Music Society Scholarship and School of Music Strings Endowed Scholarship.
• Macomb: Jorie Odem, School of Music Talent Scholarship and Floyd Wakeland Memorial Music Award.
• Makanda: Julia Lundy, School of Music Talent Scholarship.
• Manhattan: Laura Niemiec, School of Music Talent Scholarship.
• Mount Vernon: Daniel Lemay, School of Music Talent Scholarship.
• Mulkeytown: William Biby, Duncan Lampman Scholarship in Music Education.
• Murphysboro: Shaina Graff, Southern Illinois Chamber Music Society Scholarship; Nicholas P. Williams, Edward Longbons Family Scholarship, and Mel Siener Band Memorial Scholarship; Max Ryan Zschau IV, Floyd Wakeland Memorial Music Award.
• Oakbrook: Lorren Wang, Southern Illinois Chamber Music Society Scholarship.
• Oakdale: Laurie Lewis, Ann Fisher Brouillette Memorial Scholarship, School of Music Talent Scholarship.
• Pecatonica: Nikolas Wenzel, School of Music Talent Scholarship, and Marjorie Lawrence Opera Scholarship.
• Peoria: Walter Lewis, School of Music Talent Scholarship.
• Rochester: Michael Presney, Marjorie Lawrence Opera Scholarship.
• Rockford: Mary Wright, Southern Illinois Chamber Music Society Scholarship.
• Springfield: Peder Sill, School of Music Talent Scholarship.
• Sterling: Benjamin Schantz, Southern Illinois Chamber Music Society Scholarship.
• Sycamore: Emily Riesen, School of Music Talent Scholarship.
• Walsh: Jennifer Ann Gaertner, School of Music Talent Scholarship, Sonya B. James Memorial Scholarship.
• Waukegan: Lee England, Southern Illinois Chamber Music Society Scholarship.
• Waynesville: Andrew Martin, School of Music Talent Scholarship.
Idaho
• Boise: Alana Boltz, May Dorsey Memorial Music Scholarship.
Indiana
• Princeton: Emily Ann Smith, Marjorie Lawrence Opera Scholarship.
South Korea
• Ju Me Lee, Ann Fisher Brouillette Memorial Scholarship, School of Music Talent Scholarship, Underwood Flute Scholarship and Mary Kesnar Scholarship; SoYoung You, Mary Kesnar Music Scholarship, School of Music Talent Scholarship, Steven Barwick Piano Major Award.
The School of Music offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Students can specialize in music business, composition and theory, education, opera and music theater or performance.