John & Ida Mincher Scholarship

The Department of Theatre, Oswego State University, through the Oswego Foundation, is offering the John & Ida Mincher scholarship for the 2009 - 2010 academic year. This $1000 scholarship is offered to a freshman currently enrolled as a design or technical theatre major. It will be provided as a check for $500.00 each semester during their sophomore year.

Applicants must have completed at least one semester at Oswego. To apply, provide a copy of your resume, a cover letter describing why you feel you should receive the scholarship, three letters of recommendation and the Scholarship Application Form available from the Oswego Foundation office (219 Sheldon Hall) to:

Johan Godwaldt, Chairperson
John & Ida Mincher Scholarship
Department of Theatre, 47 Tyler Hall
SUNY Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126

The deadline for applications is February 28, 2009. Interviews with the selection committee will be scheduled during March, and the scholarship recipient announced in April.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Johan Godwaldt at 315 312 2987 or godwaldt@oswego.edu

This award is named in memory of Diane Lucey Ouckama (d. 1991) whose talent and commitment to music and theatre was an inspiration to her family, friends and colleagues. The application deadline for this $500.00 award is April 1, 2009, and is open to any junior or senior who:

• is majoring or minoring in music and / or theatre at SUNY Oswego.
  
• demonstrates through performance both on campus and off, a high level of achievement and potential in performance, with an emphasis on musical theatre.
  
• maintains a 2.5 or better cumulative grade point average.
  
• candidates are nominated by members of the Music and / or Theatre faculty. Interested students should contact professors in either department.
  
• Please submit a letter of application, along with programs, reviews and two letters of recommendation (one of which should be from the nominator) to:
  
  Julie Pretzat-Merchant
  Professor of Music and interim Associate Dean of the School of Communication, Media and the Arts
  106 Tyler Hall, Oswego NY 13126 or call 315.312.2130