2016 Julia L. Atz Scholarship Winner

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Press Release

9/22/2016

2016 Julia L. Atz scholarship winner

 

It is with great pleasure the Noble County Community Foundation board of directors announces the 2016 winner of the Julia L. Atz scholarship, Cassandra Petrie.

 

Cassandra Petrie is currently a student at the University of Illinois and a 2016 graduate of Olivet Nazarene University with a Bachelors of Music in Vocal Performance and Music Education with a minor in Music Theater.  Petrie is from Albion, Indiana and a 2011 graduate of Churubusco High School.

 

The Julia L. Atz scholarship was established in 2004 by the late Mr. John Atz in honor of his wife.  Mrs. Atz’s passion for music and the arts guided her family in establishing this scholarship fund at the Noble County Community Foundation. This is the eighth year a scholarship has been awarded from the fund.

 

The scholarship is awarded to a senior in college or a post-graduate student pursuing a career in classical music performance or conducting, and with a college GPA of 3.0 or above.  Applicants can re-apply.

 

For more information regarding the Atz Scholarship or scholarships in general, contact the Noble County Community Foundation at 260-894-3335 or visit the community foundation’s website in mid-November 2016 at www.NobleCountyCF.org  or email Jennifer at Jennifer@NobleCountyCF.org