TAMS NEWS
| SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS (Clara Freshour Nelson Music Scholarship) The TAMS Scholarship committee met on Thursday and Friday, May 27, 28, 2010 in Austin to select the recipients for the Clara Freshour Nelson Music Scholarship for the academic year 2010-2011. Student were selected from the applicants from each of the institution types - four year state universities, four year private institutions, and two year colleges. The recipients from the four year state and four year private institutions will receive $5,000 per year and the recipient from the two year college will receive $2,000 per year. Members of the scholarship committee are Ann Stutes, TAMS President, Wayland Baptist University, Bill Ballenger, President-elect, Texas Tech, Donald Balmos, Immediate Past President, Lawson Hager, Four Year Private, Hardin-Simmons University, Ruth Morrow, Four Year State, Mid-Western University, Marylyn Wright, Two Year College, Trinity Valley Community College, and Jim Lee, Executive Director, ex officio. This year David Scott, Angelo State University, filled in for Ruth Morrow who was out of the country at the time. The committee selected the following students for renewal: 1. Shelley Cruz - Trinity Valley Community College 2. Rex Allen Novak, Jr. - Texas Tech University 3. Keris Patterson - Southern Methodist University The committee selected the following students as new recipients for 2010-2011. Four Year State University 1. Angela Fiorini - University of Texas at Austin 2. Sammantha Hillin - Lamar University 3. Ivan Hernandez - University of Texas at Brownsville 4. Tyler Valdez - University of Texas at San Antonio Four Year Private University 1. David Buroker - East Texas Baptist University 2. Kayla Flud - Hardin-Simmons University 3. Stephen Segura - Texas Christian University Two-Year College 1. Derrek Cabrera - San Antonio College 2. Christopher Hamelwright - Victoria College 3. Lindsey Stone - Trinity Valley Community College TAMS EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING The annual fall TAMS Executive Board meeting is scheduled for Friday, September 3, 2010 at the Hilton Austin Airport beginning at 9:00 a.m. Board members needing a room for Thursday evening should contact the hotel directly at 512-385-6767 to make reservations. The room rate is $119 with complimentary parking for those driving to Austin. NEW TAMS WEB ADDRESS TAMS has its own web address effective immediately. Type in http://www.txams.org to go directly to the TAMS website. TAMS 2011 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE TAMS 2011 Conference Schedule Thursday, January 27-29, 2011 Date/Time Event Thursday, January 27 4:00-6:00 Executive Board Meeting 6:30-7:00 Registration FIRST GENERAL SESSION 7:00-9:30 Banquet Friday, January 28 8:00-8:30 Continental Breakfast 8:15-8:45 Registration SECOND GENERAL SESSION 8:30-9:30 Presentation: 9:30-9:45 BREAK THIRD GENERAL SESSION 9:45-11:00 Presentation: 11:00-11:15 BREAK 11:15-12:15 Round Table Discussions I FOURTH GENERAL SESSION 12:15-1:15 Luncheon FIFTH GENERAL SESSION 1:30-2:30 Presentation: 2:30-2:45 BREAK 2:45-3:45 Commissions/Committees/Past Presidents’ Meetings 3:45-4:00 BREAK SIXTH GENERAL SESSION 4:00-5:15 Business of the Association 6:00-7:30 Steinway Reception Saturday, January 29 8:00-8:30 Continental Breakfast SEVENTH GENERAL SESSION 8:30-10:00 Round Table Discussions II 10:00-10:15 BREAK EIGHTH GENERAL SESSION 10:15-11:15 Summary of Report Forums & Past Presidents’ Report 11:15 ADJOURNMENT |
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