The following teachers received scholarships for Teacher Development in 2012. Recipients attended courses at Institutes and workshops in North America and at Latin American Festivals; some used scholarship awards for study in university Suzuki pedagogy degree programs. Congratulations!

Many thanks to the 2012 Scholarship Committee: Ellen Berry, chair, Paule Barsalou, David Evenchick, Gail Lange, Elayne Ras and Kelly Williamson.

Cello:

Margarita Benavides Zamora, Mexico
Anna Garcia, US (Things 4 Strings Scholarship)
Marie Pantina, US (Yvonne Tait Memorial Scholarship)
Zachary Sweet, US (Adam Lesinsky Memorial Scholarship)
Hannah Wolkstein, US (Nell Novak Memorial Scholarship)

Flute:

Luis Fernando Formigo, Argentina
Nancy Andrew, US (Heidi Kennel Memorial Scholarship)
Karsten Jensen, US
Aleksandra Kemble, US
Kaneko Leyva Serrano, Mexico

Guitar:

Rafael Manuel Andrade, Brazil
Meredith Connie, US
Greck Altamirano Cuadros, Peru
Enrique Gule, Argentina
Jacob Hildebrand, US (Frank Longay Memorial Scholarship)
Maria Soledad Legaspi, Argentina
Daniel Levitt, Canada
Victor Gardoqui Martinez, Columbia
Adolfo Rene Mendez Hernandez, Mexico
Maria Teresa Pineda Martinez, Mexico
Alexis Rivera, Bolivia

Piano:

Alicia Campastro, Argentina
Natalia Grima, Mexico
Elizabeth Ingber, US (Doris Koppelman Memorial Scholarship)
Jacoline Schot, US (Jeanne Beile Memorial Scholarship)
Nathasha Pence, US (Alberta Denk Memorial Scholarship)
Alexander Ramirez Benitez, Argentina
Yingnan Wang, US
Ronel Wishnuff, US

Viola:

Adam Paul Cordle, US
Elizabeth Jones, US (David Einfeldt Memorial Scholarship)
Jennifer Shackleton, US (Gwendoline Thornblade Scholarship)
Rafael Videira, US

Violin:

Zoe Aqua, US (Clifford Cook Memorial Scholarship)
Carrie Beisler, US
Tamara Bender, US
Lucia Daniela Bozo Rollano, Brazil
Samantha Cano, Columbia
Julie Castor, US (Arline Hunter Memorial Scholarship)
Joyce Chan, US
Brecklyn Ferrin, US (Codabow International Scholarship)
Samantha Hiller, US (Shar Music Scholarship)
Marta Honer, US (Joe Cleveland Memorial Scholarship)
Elizabeth Huffman, US (The Potter Violin Company Scholarship)
Kathryn Kilian, US (The String Centre Scholarship)
Kira Lee, US (Virginia Cowan Carlson/Jennifer Jabs Memorial Scholarship)
Elise Parker, US (Connolly Music Company Scholarship)
Janae Pew, US (Suzuki Violin Co. Scholarship)
Mary Price, US (John and Catherine Kendall Teacher Development Scholarship)
Amy Royse Brown, Argentina
Arianne Shimanoff, US (Super-Sensitive Musical String Co. Scholarship)
Ezequiel Siebas, Columbia
Lauren Smee, Canada
Cecilia Torres Garcia, El Salvador
Alvin Tran, Canada (Margery Aber Memorial Scholarship)
Leah Zelnick, US (D’Addario Scholarship)

2013 Scholarships

Scholarship applications for North American institutes, long-term study and unit workshop courses for the 2013 season are due February 5, 2013. Late applications will not be accepted. Results will be announced in mid-March.

See scholarship application instructions