Robert W. Yates Choral Music Scholarship (Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music)

This award(s) shall be given to
1. Undergraduate students who are members of a Choral Ensemble at the University of Memphis and
2. Shall be nominated by the Director of such group with the appropriate approval of the Director of the School of Music and Dean
3. For the purpose of providing travel assistance to qualifying students for trips more than three days in length and for expenses not otherwise covered by the University of Memphis.
4. Recipients must be in good academic standing with a minimum GPA of 2.00 and maintain good standing as a member of a University of Memphis Choral Ensemble.
5. Students with demonstrated financial need as demonstrated by FAFSA will be given preference.
6. Funds are to be disbursed half for the fall semester and half for the spring, unless the recipient is graduating in the fall, in which case the full award may be disbursed for fall semester. (Student must have applied for graduation and be reflected in Banner as such).

From the donor as to why this scholarship exists. “I have always been interested and involved in must most of my life. During my time in college at Arkansas State, I participated in various choral music groups. After completing graduate school at the UofM in 1968, I worked in the UofM Undergraduate Admissions Office until retirement in 1997. During that time, I traveled with various music ensembles on recruiting trips. I was with the University Singers when they performed at the World’s Fair in New Orleans and at Carnegie Hall.
Because of my travels with the Singers, I became aware that there were members of the group from time to time who could not participate because of financial and/or work restrictions. Since my experience in college music programs were so meaningful to me, I didn’t want a lack of means to keep others from this same enjoyment. This is what primarily precipitated my interest in establishing the scholarship”.