The following scholarships are made available by donations from
alumni and friends of the University. They are only offered if
sufficient funding is available on an annual basis. For information
on the qualifications for, and availability of, the following awards,
please contact the faculty member designated below.
| Scholarship | Coordinator |
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| Dorothy Clark Thompson Keady Scholarship | B. Robinson |
Recipients shall be full-time students in the Department
of Music, program of Voice, who are Mississippi residents of the Mississippi
Delta counties of Washington, Bolivar, Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie-Sumner
Judicial district only, Leflore, Sunflower, Holmes, Humphreys, Sharkey, and
Issaquena, and also graduates of acceptable secondary educational schools
located in the same. Recipient shall be chosen on the basis of scholastic
ability, leadership potential, and financial need. |
| Celia Carter Muths Women's Council Scholarhip | L. Foulkes-Levy |
Recipient for scholarship may be an entering freshman,
a currently enrolled student, or a transfer student. The Chair of the Music
Department will appoint a committee to choose the recipient based on the
criteria of demonstrated talent and creativity and scholastic ability. The
recipient will be expected to participate in a leadership development
program and mentoring program in addition to academic pursuits.
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| Wright Honorary Vocal Music Scholarship | R. Riggs |
Awarded first, to Tupelo High School graduates; second,
to students from Lee County; and lastly, to students not from Tupelo High or
Lee County. Students must be recommended by the Voice Faculty of the
Department of Music.
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| Mary Courtney Anderson Piano Scholarship | I. Hominick |
Scholarship recipient may be an incoming Freshman, a
transfer from an institution of higher learning or a currently enrolled
University student. Recipient must show promising creative musicianship and
must enroll as a full-time undergraduate student with a major in piano.
Recipient must maintain a GPA of 2.8 or higher (on a 4.0 scale), be of good
moral character and free of disciplinary problems. Scholarship recipient
who is charged and convicted of a disciplinary problem will forfeit the
scholarship at the end of the semester enrollment period.
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| Mark and Elaine Hoffman Memorial Scholarship | N.M. Balach |
Scholarship recipients shall be undergraduate or
graduate students who are majoring in Music with an emphasis in either piano
or voice. Selection shall be made by recommendation of the music faculty
with the approval of the Department Chair.
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| Annie Lou Brown Ellis Scholarship | S. Rodgers |
Awarded by a faculty committee of the Department of
Music at the University of Mississippi to a deserving student who is
dedicated to the study of piano as a career and who exemplifies the ideals
of Mrs. Annie B. Ellis, including love of fellow man, superior insight and
vision, and a dedication to the field of music. Winner shall appear in
annual recital with the holders of the Brown-Ellis scholarships in piano.
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| Robert Hill McCormick Award | J.W. Irvin & J. Aubrey |
Awarded based on merit and need to students who are
studying voice or music education as selected upon the recommendation of the
music faculty.
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| John A. Noble Scholarship | J.W. Irvin |
Recipient shall be an individual who received their
undergraduate degree from the University of Mississippi and who is currently
pursuing a graduate degree in music. Recipient shall be selected by a
committee comprised of the Chairman of the Music Department, a woodwinds
faculty member, and a member of the Music Department faculty. Criteria for
selection of the recipient is to be based first, on financial need; second,
on leadership, and finally, academic achievement. Preference shall be given
first to woodwinds students.
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| Robert Y. Love Scholarship | J. Aubrey |
First preference for the award shall be given to
music/vocal performance majors with second preference given to students in
the School of Business Administration. Recipients must be full-time
students who are making satisfactory academic progress toward a degree and
maintain the GPA required by the Committee on Student Financial Aid.
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| Linda Trewolla Windham Scholarship | R. Burkhead |
Recipients shall be full-time students who are pursuing
an education in either music or any of the performing arts.
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| Christy Colbert Butler Memorial Scholarship | D. Trott |
Recipients of the scholarship shall be full-time
students who are recommended to the trustees of the fund by the Voice Faculty
of the Department of Music.
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| Henry Arthur Nabors Scholarship | C.F. Linton |
Awarded to graduate students in the performing arts on
the basis of scholastic ability.
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| Krista Henry Vernon Memorial Scholarship | C. Gates |
Recipients will be full-time undergraduate flute
students majoring in Music who exemplify musicianship, academic excellence,
and enthusiastic service. Selection will be by the Chair of the Department
of Music after consultation with appropriate faculty members.
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| W. Kelly Clifford Memorial Jazz Band Scholarship | M. Worthy |
Awarded to students with special talents in jazz band
music.
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| Jazz Alumni Scholarship | M. Worthy |
Awarded to promising young musicians on the basis of
talent and need.
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| Ivy D. Spradling Band Scholarship | W. DeJournett |
Recipients shall be full-time students who are members
of the University band. Recipient shall be chosen by the Director of the
Band with the approval of the Music Department Chair.
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| University Marching Band Scholarship | D. Willson |
Awarded to a member of the University Band.
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| Frank W. and Ruby R. Gamblin Scholarship | R.F. Vernon |
Awarded to students majoring in Mathematics, a Natural
Science, Music or English.
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| John Gould Gardner Memorial Scholarship | D. Spurgeon |
Awarded first to music majors from Adams County, then
to students from state of Mississippi.
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| Sturdivant Band Scholarship | D. Willson |
Awarded to a member of the University Band.
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| Alumni Association Band Scholarship | D. Willson |
Recipient will be a full-time student who is a member
of The University of Mississippi Pride of the South Band.
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| Lindsy Snell Scholarship | A. Spurgeon |
Recipients will be full-time students pursuing a degree
in music. Recipients will be chosen on the basis of scholastic ability,
leadership potential, and financial need.
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| Isaac Eugene Brown Fellowship | S. Rodgers |
Awarded to outstanding piano students.
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| Richard Pharr Memorial Scholarship | M. Worthy |
Recipient shall be a full-time undergraduate, who has
transferred from Itawamba Community College and who is pursuing a major in
music.
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| Mark Hoffman Piano Prize | |
Recipient shall be an undergraduate music major who is
an outstanding piano student, and who exemplifies the ideals of the late
Mark Hoffman, including a love of fellow man, superior insight and vision,
and a dedication to the field of music as a vocation.
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| Louis E. Dollarhide Scholarship | |
Recipient will be a full-time student classified as a
junior who is majoring in English, Art, Music, or Theatre in the College of
Liberal Arts. Recommendations will be made by Professors, Chair of
Departments, and/or Instructors. A committee selected and established by the
Dean of the College of Liberal Arts or by his/her appointee will make the
final selection of recipient.
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