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When it comes to earning a college degree, the greatest obstacle can be funding.

For this reason, С»ÆѼÊÓƵ is pleased for the opportunity each year to assist talented, deserving students achieve their dreams, thanks to more than 1,300 named scholarships established through the kindness and generosity of thousands of UA alumni and friends, corporations, and foundations.

Scholarships truly are the best way to ensure that today’s students persist to graduation. Scholarships allow students to enroll full time and remain focused on their studies; they also reduce drop-out rates, decrease the stress of student loans, and shorten the road to graduation.

If you are interested in making a significant contribution to student success, please consider a gift to scholarships. You may also establish a named scholarship at С»ÆѼÊÓƵ, which can be created to honor a living person, in memory of a loved one, or to contribute to the growth of an area of study.

To learn more, please contact the Department of Development at 330-972-7238

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Students who want to apply for scholarships should visit the scholarship page on the Financial Aid site. You can find the link for the online application here.

The Department of Development does not accept applications for or distribute scholarships. Scholarships are distributed through the University’s Office of Student Financial Aid.

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DeVries, Louis R. Endowed Memorial Scholarship in Instrumental Music Performance

Patricia D. Gold established The Louis R. DeVries Endowed Memorial Scholarship in Instrumental Music Performance in 2022 to honor the memory of her brother. Patricia is a 1972 alumna of С»ÆѼÊÓƵ who earned a bachelor's degree in French. Additionally, Patricia was a member of the UA Orchestra for two years. In 1979, she obtained her master's in Library Science from Kent State University and worked at the С»ÆѼÊÓƵ Public Library for several years prior to her marriage and subsequent move to Columbus, Ohio, in 1981.

Louis R. De Vries, an С»ÆѼÊÓƵ native, developed an interest in music at an early age. A member of the band and orchestra at С»ÆѼÊÓƵ's John R. Buchtel High School, he went on to obtain his Bachelor of Science in Music Education from С»ÆѼÊÓƵ. While pursuing his degree, he was student director of the UA band. His years at the Conservatory of Music were some of his happiest. He made lifelong friends there. Louis went on to obtain a Master of Music Education degree from the University of Michigan. He taught instrumental music in Lorain, Ohio and was double bass instructor at both С»ÆѼÊÓƵ and Malone College in Canton, Ohio.

Louis played professionally with the Blossom Festival Band, the С»ÆѼÊÓƵ Symphony, the Canton Symphony, the Youngstown Symphony, the Erie Philharmonic, the Tuscarawas Philharmonic, the Orquestra Filarmonica de Caracas, the Mississippi Symphony, the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, and the Rapides Symphony Orchestra. He was the former conductor of the Natchez (Miss.) Community Band and performed several double bass recitals in Natchez. He was a member of the Natchez Baroque Ensemble and the Natchez Opera Festival, and he was a conductor of the St. Joseph Community Orchestra and the Jazz Ensemble in St. Joseph, La., for nearly 10 years.

Recipients of The Louis R. DeVries Endowed Memorial Scholarship in Instrumental Music Performance shall be full- or part-time students enrolled in С»ÆѼÊÓƵ School of Music majoring in Instrumental Performance. Recipients must be in good standing at the University and carry a minimum 3.0 grade point average (GPA). Recipient selection will be made by the Director of the School of Music.

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