THE SANDRA STROMQUIST MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
In 2006 the North Oregon Coast Symphony created The Sandra Stromquist Memorial Scholarship Fund in memory of Sandra Diane Stromquist who taught music in the Cannon Beach, Seaside, and Astoria Schools during her 32-year teaching career. She developed Astoria’s string programs, founded the Sunset Strings, and was a member of the Little Ballet Theatre Orchestra and the North Oregon Coast Symphony. The fund is used to grant scholarships to high school seniors who have played with the NOCS for a full season. All memorial donations, donations designated for scholarships, and donations for refreshments served during performance intermissions currently make up the Scholarship Fund.
At the first rehearsal of the season the conductor and the scholarship committee meet with the seniors to describe the scholarship and candidate qualifications. Each student is handed an application describing attendance requirements and expectations concerning musicianship. The name of the college to which the student intends to apply is requested on the form along with the studentĄŊs signature. During the year the conductor keeps a record of each candidate’s attendance and notes attitude and progress. Though some students don’t have an opportunity to play as much as others because of the instrumentation of the various scores, every studentĄŊs contribution is valuable. Hence the amount of playing within the repertoire is not a criterion. Students are judged according to the excellence of their contribution to the music and growth of their musicianship. At the end of the year students’ records are reviewed by members of the scholarship committee who vote on the applicants. It is anticipated that scholarship amounts will range from $350 to $500. Checks will be made out to the academic institutions after the scholarship recipients have enrolled in the fall.
RECIPIENTS OF THE SANDRA STROMQUIST MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
2016 Michael Anderson, viola
2013 Jonathan Williams, viola
2013 Corwyn Prichard, cello
2013 Leon Matlock, bass
2013 Dakota Adams, violin
2012 Daphine Lillian Gann, flute
2012 Michael Gann, oboe
2011 Susanna Brodie, cello
2010 Kamila Swerdloff, violin
2009 Erica Johnson, violin
2008 Hannah Sorenson, cello
2008 Nathan Casteel, trombone
2008 Steven Maize, violin
2008 Victor Rose, violin
2007 Samuel Eugene Coffey, cello
2007 Charles Elliott Leback, bass
2007 Kelly Powell, oboe
2007 Maia Donachy, violin
2007 Margit Bowler, violin