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 2001 Scholarship Recipients

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AL SHERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Established 2000

Winner: Alok Jain, WEA Corp., Pasadena, California

 


BERTELSMANN MUSIC GROUP SCHOLARSHIP

Established 1998

A contributor since 1990

Winner: Tara Mastrolembo, Media Play, Inc., Lewiston, New York

 


CRYSTAL CLEAR SOUND SCHOLARSHIP

Established 2000

Winner: Kimberly Poer, Sony Music, Highland Village, Texas

 


HENRY DROZ SCHOLARSHIP

            Established 2001

            Contributor: Universal Music & Video Dist.

            A contributor since 1975

            Winner: Alissa Mildebrath, Handleman Company, Carol Stream, Illinois

 


 JOSEPH A. COHEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

            Established 2001

            Contributors: Family, friends and business associates

            Winner: Julie Park, WEA Corp., Plainfield, Illinois

 


JOEL FRIEDMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Established in 1974;  Renewed to date

Contributor: Time Warner, Inc.

Winner: Hannah Yoo, WEA Corp., Park Ridge, Illinois

 


MICKEY GRANBERG SCHOLARSHIP

Established 1989

Contributors: NARM members, friends and business associates

Winner: Helena Bielecki, Sony Music Dist., Westmont, New Jersey

 


NARM BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUSIC EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP

Established 2000

Winner: Ian Macaulay, Anderson Merchandisers, Woonsocket, Rhode Island

 


 NARM CLASSICAL/JAZZ ISSUE FORUM SCHOLARSHIP

Contributed by the profits from the sale of the Classical & Jazz CD Samplers

Winner: Nicholas Torres, Trans World Entertainment, East Greenbush, New York

 


 NAVARRE CORPORATION SCHOLARSHIP

Established 2000

Contributors: Eric & Karen Paulson

Winner: Shana Weicheck, Sony Music Dist., Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania


 SAM MARMADUKE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Established 1995; Renewed to date

Contributor: Hastings Entertainment

Winner: Reagan Silliman, Anderson Merchandisers, Crystal Beach, Texas

 


SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT SCHOLARSHIP

Established 1997; Renewed to date

A contributor since 1971

Winner: Elisha McCroskey, Sony Disc Manufacturing, Eugene, Oregon

 


 STEVEN J. ROSS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Established 1993; Renewed to date

Contributor: Warner Music Group

Winner: Nolan Green, WEA Corp., Aurora, Illinois

 


 TOWER RECORDS/VIDEO SCHOLARSHIP

Established 1998

A contributor since 1985

Winner: Amber Overfelt, Fuji Photo Film, Lawrenceville, Georgia

 


TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT SCHOLARSHIP

Established 1999

Winner: Cheryl Powe, BMG Dist., Spartanburg, South Carolina

 

 VERN CUPPLES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Established 1998

Contributors: Friends, family and business associates

Winner: Andrea Padan, Digital Audio Disc Corp., Rockville, Indiana

 


 THE BILLBOARD SCHOLARSHIP

A contributor since 1999

Winner: Joseph Duke, Columbia House, Terre Haute, Indiana

 


 EMI MUSIC DISTRIBUTION SCHOLARSHIP

            A contributor since 1970

            Winner: Nicole Iacchei, Super Marketing Distributors, Yardley, Pennsylvania

 


  FUJIFILM SCHOLARSHIP

            Winner: Kimberly Gorsuch, Sam Goody, Dunlap, Illinois

 


HANDLEMAN COMPANY SCHOLARSHIP

Winner: Suparna Jain, WEA Corp., Pasadena, California

 

JEAN BIRBIGLIA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

            Contributors: Anthony, Vinnie & Josie Birbiglia

            Winner: Daniel Dengrove, Warner Bros. Records, Inc., Valley Village, California


  JOSEPH ROBINSON, SR. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

SUGAR HILL RECORDS

            Contributor: Scorpio Music Distributors

            Winner: Amanda Cavender, Sony Music Inc., Heflin, Alabama

 


NARM SILENT AUCTION SCHOLARSHIP

Contributed by the proceeds of the Silent Auction

held at NARM's 2000 Convention

Winner: Erin Wickstrom, Columbia House, Terre Haute, Indiana

 


 NARM SILENT AUCTION SCHOLARSHIP

Contributed by the proceeds of the Silent Auction

held at NARM's 2000 Convention

Winner: Tomek Sawan, Nebraska Furniture Mart, Omaha, Nebraska

 


 NARM SILENT AUCTION SCHOLARSHIP

Contributed by the proceeds of the Silent Auction

held at NARM's 2000 Convention

Winner: Heather Carter, Columbia House, Briarwood, New York

 


NARM SILENT AUCTION SCHOLARSHIP

Contributed by the proceeds of the Silent Auction

            held at NARM's 2000 Convention

Winner: Emily Komisars, BMG Direct Marketing, Indianapolis, Indiana

 


NARM SILENT AUCTION SCHOLARSHIP

Contributed by the proceeds of the Silent Auction

            held at NARM's 2000 Convention

Winner: Melissa Rosen, Fuji Photo Film, Middletown, New York

 


RED DISTRIBUTION SCHOLARSHIP

A contributor since 1998

Winner: Robert Rajczy, Sony Music Dist., Pitman, New Jersey

 


SEYFARTH SHAW SCHOLARSHIP

            Winner: Jason Hammond-Wood, Sony Music, Poland, Indiana


THE SOUNDSCAN SCHOLARSHIP

A contributor since 1998

Winner: Christine Scott, Sony Music, Fort Lee, New Jersey


 

CHARLES SCHLANG MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

            Contributors: David & Dayna Schlang & family

            Winner: Kristi Donald, Tower Records/Videos/Books, Sacramento, California

 


The following Outstanding Achievement scholarship honors a student for her academic excellence and personal accomplishments with a $2,500 award:

 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

            Contributors: Dean & Teresa Pugh & Sensormatic Electronics

            Winner: Samantha Suddeth, Sony Music Inc., Carrollton, Georgia

 


The NARM Board of Directors has established a “Special Honor Roll” to recognize students with exceptional academic ability and potential for success at the college level who, because of a lack of financial need, did not qualify for a scholarship. The following students were recognized with a Certificate of Merit and $100 gift certificates donated by J&R Music World and Tower Records/Video:

 

SPECIAL HONOR ROLL

            Lindsey Carroll, Sony Music Inc., Brecksville, Ohio

            Briana Foley, Rounder Records, W. Roxbury, Massachusetts

            Adam Murphy, Disc Graphics, Inc., N. Patchogue, New York

            Matthew Phillips, WEA Inc., Sylmar, California

            Grace Silvia, Media Play, Ann Arbor, Michican  

 

 


 

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The NARM Scholarship Foundation affords industry companies or individuals the opportunity to provide the valuable benefit of educational financial assistance to NARM member company employees, or to the children or spouses of their employees. A contribution to the Foundation also permits donors to honor or memorialize a company executive, recording artist, industry colleague, relative or friend. A contribution of $6,000 creates a NARM Scholarship. A $20,000 contribution creates a Platinum Endowment Fund. All contributions to the NARM Scholarship Foundation are tax deductible within the limit of the law.

2000-2001 Scholarship Committee

hairman Sylvan Gross, Super Marketing Distributors

Lou Delsignore, Northeast One Stop

Rachelle Friedman, J&R Music World

Dick Gary, Gary Group

 Jordan Katz, Arista Records

Irv Lichtman, Billboard Magazine

Frannie Marsellis, Tower Records

Annie Roeves, WEA Corp.

John Rose, Dreamworks Records Nashville

Lori Siegel, Sony Music Dist.

Patricia Daly, Executive Director

William Owen, Academic Advisors