2025 AOSA Scholarship and Grant Recipients
Gunild Keetman Assistance Fund – $23,367.00 awarded
- Melissa Blizzard: Post Level III/Master Class
- Laura Black: AOSA National Conference
- Lisa Schmitz: Orff Schulwerk Teacher Education Course: Curriculum Development
- Dagny McEwen Lucas: Level III
- Mallory Voris: Level II
- Samuel Polk:Level III
- Gabrielle Dauby: AOSA National Conference
- Hannah Johnson:Level II
- Mackenzie Dacus: Level III
- Lucy Wilkinson: Level III
- Angel Mason: Level III
- Rody J Huertas: Post Level III/Master Class-Orff Afrique
- Bethany Bickel: Level II
- Chip Carvell: Post Level III/Master Class-Orff Afrique
- Benjamin Bolin: Level II
- Megan Bennett: Level III
- Lena Burke: Level II
- Annie Kleppinger: AOSA National Conference
- Ashley Nelson: Level II
- Haley Stanley: Level II
- Holly Heddens: AOSA National Conference
- Charles Mann: Level III
- Megan Trevelyan: Level II
- Holly Trinnaman: Level II
- Larissa Gleason-Clark: Level I
Shields-Gillespie – $7,327.73 awarded
- Michelle Confer: instruments
- River (Abbigail) Davis: Orff Institute Summer Course
- Katharine Rudisell: Level II
- Aly Rish: Level II
- Kathryn Johnston: Orff Institute Summer Course
International Outreach Fund – $4,101 awarded
- Abby Hess: Post Level III/Master Class -Orff Afrique
- Anielka Silva-Berrios: Post Level III/Master Class -Orff Afrique
- Elizabeth Tummons: Orff Institute Summer Course
Training and Projects Fund – $7,327.73 awarded
- Amy Muegge: instruments
- Bryan Berwanger: instruments
- Abigail Miller: instruments
2024 AOSA Scholarship and Grant Recipients
Barbara Potter Scholarship – total awarded $1,860
Chris Arteaga
Gunild Keetman Assistance Scholarships – total awarded $22,310.00
- Rachel Harbin Level III Samford University
- Jennifer LorRaine Wheeler Level I Greater Augusta Chapter Course
- Spencer Thornton Level II Old Dominion University
- Jeanna Cervantes-Hickman Level I University of St. Thomas
- Kristin Bence Level II Cobb County School District Course
- Angie Dasovick Level III University of Mary
- John Pollock Level III Kent State University
- Lacey Roberts Level III University of Mary
- Andrew Distel Level I VanderCook College
- Caitlyn Schmidt Level I Portland Orff Chapter Course
- Benjamin Bolin Level I University of Kentucky
- Genevieve Simms AOSA Conference Des Moines, IA
- Kaitlynn Tobias Level III North Florida Chapter Course
- Heidi Woloszczak Level III Cobb County School District Course
- Amanda Deaton Level III Southern Methodist University
- Avalon Nemec Level II Trinity University
- Lisa Wiggins Level I Greater Augusta Chapter Course
- Mackenzie Dacus Level II Cobb County School District Course
- Lauren Collins Level II Cobb County School District Course
- Emily Ayers Level II Lee University
Shields-Gillespie Scholarship/Grant – total awarded $3,309.70
- Christine Ballenger instrument grant for Summit Hall Elementary, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sarah Williams scholarship to Level I at Greater Augusta Chapter Course
Training and Projects Fund Grants – total awarded $6,982.00
- Naomi Hanson instrument grant for Centennial Elementary, Richfield, MN
- Lynneah Boyer instrument grant for Lake Agassiz Elementary School, Grand Forks, ND
- Vicki Raisley instrument grant for Charleston Southern University, North Charleston, SC
Research Grants
- 2024–2025: Erika Knapp ($4143.60)
- 2023–2024: Diana Hawley ($5,000)
- 2022–2023: David Dockan/Ian Cicco ($684.98), Victor Lozada ($2,150.00), Lauren Wiedenfield ($118.00)
- 2021–2022: Kelly Poquette ($379.00)
- 2019–2020: Erika Bridge ($3,080.00), Juliana Cantarelli-Vita ($7,655.00)
- 2018–2019: Donna Gallo ($5,500.00), Nicola Mason ($4,640.00)
- 2017-2018: Brian Hunter ($,4249.29)
- 2015-2016: Bob Goldberg ($3,250.00)
- 2014-2015: Carmen and Christian Hauser ($1,178.00)
- 2013-2014: Jennifer Burgos ($4,500.00)
- 2012-2013: Maribeth Yoder-White ($1,080.00)
- 2011 – 2012: Kathy Robinson ($1,188.00)