University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music’s Chauncey Kate Kleveland has been named the winner of the Presser Scholarship given by The Presser Foundation.
The most prestigious award given to an undergraduate student in the Glenn Korff School of Music is the Presser Scholarship. Each year, the Presser Foundation makes a grant to Nebraska to be given to an outstanding music major at or after the end of their junior year. This student, selected by a vote of the Glenn Korff School of Music faculty, is to be designated as our “Presser Scholar.” This national honor, which includes a cash award, is intended to recognize outstanding and meritorious achievement in music.
Kleveland is a junior undergraduate music education major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She graduated from Beatrice High School in 2015. Throughout her time at Nebraska, she has studied clarinet with Dr. Diane Barger. She has played clarinet in a variety of ensembles, such as Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Chamber Ensembles. She also has been involved in choral music activities. She has a wide range of musical interests, also playing piano and singing in contemporary worship bands. After graduating in May of 2019, she plans to find a music teaching job in the Nebraska area. She is passionate about arts and music education at all age levels but is currently most interested in choral and instrumental music education at the middle school level. Her aim is to provide private and classroom students with an unforgettable creative and musical experience. Outside of her academic work, she is involved as an ambassador for the school of music, helping prospective students learn more about the music program at the University.
The Presser Foundation was established in 1939 under the Deeds of Trust and Will of the late Theodore Presser. It is one of the few private foundations in the United States dedicated solely to music education and music philanthropy. The Presser Foundation supports music performance and education through undergraduate and graduate scholar awards, operating and program support for music organizations, capital grants for music building projects, and assistance to retired music teachers. Much of the grant making focus of the Foundation is on organizations and institutions in the 100-mile radius surrounding Center City Philadelphia. For more information: http://www.presserfoundation.org