Scholarships & Awards

Scholarships

Members of the Mu Phi Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon at Baldwin Wallace win thousands of dollars in scholarships annually across nearly all major music disciplines. For more about scholarships available to members, please visit https://mpefoundation.org/grants-and-scholarships.

In the last ten years...

  • # Winners

  • 33 Scholarships

  • $111,350 awarded

  • # Discliplines

Scholarship Winners

Original Composition Award ($200)

Julia Grady, B.M. Composition & Viola Performance '25

Alberta Denk Scholarship ($2,000)

Jackie Kaminski, B.M. Cello Performance '26

Dr. Fran Irwin Memorial Scholarship ($2,000)

Kaitlyn Yocheim, B.M.E. Music Education '24

Eleanor Hale Wilson Cello Scholarship ($2,000)

Jackie Kaminski, B.M. Cello Performance '26

Sara Eikenberry Undergraduate Scholarship ($2,000)

Kaitlyn Yocheim, B.M.E. Music Education '24

2023 Ruth Dean Morris Scholarship ($2,000)

Sarah Carter, B.M. Music Composition and B.A. Arts Management '23

2023 Edith G. Burin Scholarship

Sarah Carter, B.M. Music Composition and B.A. Arts Management '23

2023 Alberta Denk Scholarship ($2,000)

Sam Wagner, B.M. Cello Performance '23

2023 Laverne Jackson Memorial Music Therapy Scholarship ($2,000)

Payton Cole, B.M. Music Therapy & Horn Performance '23

2023 Bettylou Scandling Hubin Scholarship for World Music/Multicultural Music ($2,000)

Payton Cole, B.M. Music Therapy & Horn Performance '23

2022 Eleanor Hale Wilson Summer Scholarship ($2,000)

Tyler Kowal, B.M. Composition '23

2022 Original Composition Award - Division I ($200)

Tyler Kowal, B.M. Composition '23

2022 Ruth Dean Morris Scholarship (First Alternate)

Tyler Kowal, B.M. Composition '23

2022 Eleanor Hale Wilson Summer Scholarship ($2,000)

Anneke Van Slyke, B.M. Vocal Performance '24

2022 Alberta Denk Scholarship ($2,000)

Grace Smith, B.M. Cello Performance and B.A. Arts Management '24

2022 Edith G. Burin Scholarship

Grace Smith, B.M. Cello Performance and B.A. Arts Management '24

2022 Eleanor Hale Wilson Cello Scholarship ($2,000)

Sam Wagner, B.M. Cello Performance '23

2022 John and Mary Virginia Foncannon Choral Conducting / Sacred Music Scholarship ($10,000)

Harrison Rothblott, B.M. Music Theatre Music Direction '23

2022 Bettylou Scandling Hubin Scholarship for World Music/Multicultural Music ($2,000)

Maggie George, B.M.E. Music Education '22

2022 Madge Cathcart Gerke Scholarship ($2,000)

Maggie George, B.M.E. Music Education '22

2022 Ines Pratt Jamison Scholarship ($2,000)

Maggie George, B.M.E. Music Education '22

2021 Eleanor Hale Wilson Summer Scholarship ($2,000)

Rachel Fogle, B.M. Keyboard Performance and Music History & Literature '21

2021 Eleanor Hale Wilson Summer Scholarship ($2,000)

Christopher Nadar, B.M. Trombone Performance '22

2021 Sara Eikenberry Undergraduate Scholarship ($2,000)

Elaine Hudson, B.M. Vocal Performance '22

2021 Bettylou Scandling Hubin Scholarship for Music Technologu ($2,000)

Harrison Rothblott, B.M. Music Theatre Music Direction '23

2021 Madge Cathcart Gerke Scholarship ($2,000)

Megan McVicker, B.M.E. Music Education '21

Mu Phi Chapter Awards

2024 Weise-Abegg Collegiate Project Grant

With these funds, this chapter wIll be able to expand their current needs-based closet project. The current closet, the Room of Requirement, provides resources such as non-perishable food Items, personal hygiene products, academic supplies, and winter clothing items.

2024 Outstanding Chapter Service Project to School

The Mu Phi chapter's annual SERV project involves managing a donation center in the campus's Conservatory of Music, known as the "Room of Requirement." This project is impressive due to its regular restocking and cleaning by chapter members, ensuring that essential items such as granola bars, non-perishable food, winter weather gear, and school supplies are always available. The Room of Requirement supports the Conservatory of Music community and is accessible to anyone aware of its existence. The participation of the entire chapter in maintaining this resource highlights their dedication to the well-being and support of their fellow students.

2024 Eastern Great Lakes Collegiate Chapter Achievement Award

2024 International Collegiate Chapter of the Year (Honorable Mention)

2024 Outstanding Membership Recruitment

2024 Collegiates with 100+ Service Hours

Julia Grady, B.M. Composition & Viola Performance '25

2023 Collegiates with 100+ Service Hours

Tyler Kowal, B.M. Composition '23

2023 Eastern Great Lakes Senior Achievement Award

Tyler Kowal, B.M. Composition '23

2023 Outstanding Collegiate Leadership Award

Tyler Kowal, B.M. Composition '23

2021 Weise-Abegg Collegiate Project Grant