NAMM Foundation Announces Recipients of 2011 Music Products Industry Tuition and William R. Gard Memorial Scholarships

 The NAMM Foundation announced today the final recipients of its 2011 Music Products Industry Tuition and William R. Gard Memorial Scholarships. The programs support the academic expenses of qualified individuals enrolling in college music education and business programs in the fall of 2011.

Following is a list of recipients for the respective programs:

Music Product Industry Tuition Scholarship Awardees

Andre Brousseau
Terre Haute, Ind.

Caroline Sanchez
Carteret, N.J.

Cassandra Negron
Berwyn, Ill.

Christopher Cranick
Big Rapids, Mich.

Erikka Rainey
Philadelphia, Pa.

Illlia Balashov
Kharkiv, Ukraine

Jamie Reagin
Lewis, Ind.

Joshua Taylor
Evansville, Ind.

Joshua Pike
Maylene, Ala.

Katherine Bowling
Hillsboro, Mo.

Kelsey Marvin
Woodstock, Ill.

Michael Kurtz
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Michelle Westerhausen
Bloomington, Ind.

Myles Burton
Sullivan, Ind.

Ryan Moore
Mt. Zion, Ill.

Sean Rall
Ridgecrest, Calif.

Tisha Kyler
Larwill, Ind.

Victoria Bachan
Brooklyn, N.Y.

2011 William R. Gard Scholarship Awardees

Benjamin Cross
Kansas City, Mo.

Hans Luchs
Chicago, Ill.

Lea Bush
Wayne, Neb.

Ronald Eichstedt
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

William R. Gard Scholarship Renewal

Lothar Stich, Jr.
Piru, Calif.

NAMM Foundation Music Products Industry Tuition Scholarships offer one-time tuition scholarships of $2,500 to support full-time music business and music education college students who demonstrate unique qualifications and proven interest in pursuing careers in the music products industry.

The William R. Gard Memorial Scholarship of $2,000, renewable for up to three years, is awarded annually to support the academic expenses of selected NAMM Member-company employees who are full-time students at accredited four-year universities. The scholarship is designed to invest in the education of promising students interested in contributing their talents to the music products industry and to help provide NAMM Members with well-trained job applicants.

“The NAMM Foundation encourages these up-and-coming industry professionals, and supports their hard work and determination to become the best in their chosen career paths,” said NAMM President and CEO Joe Lamond.
For more detailed information about the NAMM Foundation’s programs and initiatives, and to access funding guidelines and details, visit www.nammfoundation.org or e-mail grants@namm.org.

About the NAMM Foundation

The NAMM Foundation is a non-profit organization with the mission of advancing active participation in music making across the lifespan by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving and public service programs from the international music products industry. For more information about The NAMM Foundation, please visit www.nammfoundation.org.