Prizes and Awards
Melvin B. Troy Prize in Music and Dance
The Melvin B. Troy Prize in Music and Dance was established by the family and friends of Melvin B. Troy '48. Each year, it is given by the Music and Dance Department to a student with the best, most insightful paper in music or dance or composition or choreography.
The Ken Guilmartin '67 Student Summer Fellowship
The Ken Guilmartin ’67 Student Summer Fellowship was established in 2018 by Ken Guilmartin ’67. The fund is intended to support creative, direct experience student projects in music. The recipient(s) will be chosen by the Provost’s office, in consultation with the faculty of the Music Department.
The Shang-How Music Fund
The Shang-How Music Fund was established in 2021 by an anonymous donor. The Fund is intended to assist in supporting at least one music major or minor summer opportunity in any area of music. The recipient(s) will be currently enrolled students selected by the Provost's office in consultation with the Music Program of the Department of Music and Dance.
The Boyd Barnard Prize
The Boyd Barnard Prize, established by Boyd T. Barnard '17, is awarded by the music faculty each year to a student in the junior class in recognition of musical excellence and achievement.
The Peter Gram Swing Award
The Peter Gram Swing Prize is awarded by the music faculty to an outstanding student whose plans for graduate study in music indicate special promise and need. The endowment for the prize was established in the name of Ruth Cross Barnard '19.
Freeman Scholars
This scholarship, named in honor of Prof. Emeritus James Freeman, one of the founders of our department, covers 100% of student musician lesson fees up to $1500 per semester, including reasonable travel costs if those lessons take place off campus.
The Renee Gaddie '93 Memorial Award
The Renee Gaddie '93 Award, established in memory of Renee Gaddie '93, is given by the music faculty to a member of the Swarthmore College Gospel Choir who is studying voice through the Music Department (MUSI 048: Individual Instruction) program. The award subsidizes the entire cost of voice lessons for that semester.
