Scholarships

The SJCDA Founders' Memorial Scholarship

The South Jersey Choral Directors Association annually awards this scholarship, given in memory of its founders, to a graduating Senior member of the Senior High School Chorus who is planning to incorporate music as part of their studies in college. Scholarship winners are selected through a separate application, audition, and interview process.

Previous winners of this scholarship are listed below.

1967 William E. Davis III, Pennsville

1968 Douglas Lutz, Woodbury

1969 Karen Gates, Bridgeton

1970 David Hibbard, Haddon Township

1971 Aaron Gooding, Pleasantville

1972 Norman W. Brown, Haddonfield

1973 Carol L. Fulton, Pitman

1974 Arthur P. Leiby, Triton Regional

1975 Peggy Sprout, Highland Regional

1976 Claudia J. Hedden, Collingswood

1977 Charles Stack, Collingswood

1978 Alvin E. Maddison, Haddon Township

1979 Mark Pino, Overbrook Regional

1980 David Bryant, Collingswood

1981 Giselle Augrey, Brick Township

1982 Celeste Wagner, Paulsboro

1983 Patricia DeMarco, Cumberland Regional

1984 Daniell Mack, Haddonfield

1985 John Wuertz, Pitman

1986 Cathy J. Lee, Eastern Regional

1987 Laura Tideman, Lenape Regional

1988 Kelly Galloway, Rancocas Valley

1989 Aaron Krasting, Gateway Regional

1990 Melanie McCarthy, Cumberland Regional

1991 Danny Thaler, Pinelands Regional

1992 Kara Jones, Rancocas Valley

1993 Rachael Clayton, Oakcrest

1994 Alan Ostroff, Cinnaminson

1995 Kimberly Peschi, Egg Harbor Township

1996 Jamie Maloney, Pennsauken

1997 Lisa Straub, Gateway Regional

1998 Erica Anne Miller, Rancocas Valley

1999 Caroline Kearney, Gateway Regional

2000 Collin Maier, Bridgeton

2001 Jennifer Layton, Woodstown

2002 Sarah Cossaboon, Bridgeton

2003 Michele Strucke, Rancocas Valley

2004 Sara Grossman, Northern Burlington Regional

2005 Mallory Ann Chase, Pennsville Memorial

2006 Wesley Simmons, Delsea Regional

2007 Erin M. Schaffner, Haddon Township

2008 Ron Bodanza, Overbrook

2009 Kaitlin Shaginaw, Hammonton

2010 Teresa Bonilla, Absegami

2011 Jasmine Riel, Cherry Hill West

2012 Tommy Betz, Haddon Heights

2013 Tyler Cesario, Winslow Township

2014 Leo Weismantel, Northern Burlington Regional

2015 Kristen Dilworth, Overbrook

2016 Laura Frye, Woodstown

2017 Wes Hopkins, Cinnaminson

2018 Ashwin Mahadevan, Cherokee

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Richard M. Smith Scholarship for Music Education

This scholarship given in memory of Richard M. Smith, SJCDA Board Member for over fifty years, who dedicated his life's work to music education. This scholarship is granted to a graduating Senior member of the Senior High School Chorus who is planning to major in Music Education in college. Scholarship winners are selected through a separate application, audition, and interview process.