Hannah Strebeck of Royse City receives prestigious music scholarship

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BROWNWOOD , TX (01/30/2014)(readMedia)-- Howard Payne University sophomore Hannah Strebeck, a music education major from Royse City, recently had a scholarship renewed through the Texas Association of Music Schools (TAMS). Strebeck, who originally received the Clara Freshour Nelson Scholarship in the fall semester, is eligible to renew the award each year until she graduates.

The Clara Freshour Nelson family provides scholarships for students studying music in Texas schools. The endowment is administered by TAMS, an organization comprised of music executives from colleges and universities in the state of Texas.

Strebeck is a member of the Yellow Jacket Marching Band, University Singers and serves as treasurer for the local Delta Upsilon chapter of Tau Beta Sigma.

To be selected for this scholarship, a student must be a music major at a Texas institution holding full membership in TAMS in good standing. He or she must have at least 12 semester hours not including transfer credits, demonstrate quality musical performance and maintain an overall grade point average of 2.5 or higher. The student must then complete the application to be eligible for selection. The application includes a performance audio recording, letter of recommendation and an essay.

For renewal of the scholarship, the student must achieve all previous requirements, complete an annual "thank you" acknowledgement and provide an annual update of academic, teaching and/or performance activities.

"We're very pleased that Hannah was not only selected to receive the scholarship during her sophomore year at HPU, but that she has been diligent in her academic and musical pursuits," said Lawson Hager, interim dean of the School of Music and Fine Arts. "She is a fine student and fine performer."

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Founded in 1889, Howard Payne University is a Christ-centered academic community dedicated to excellence by developing and equipping the whole person for intellectual inquiry, personal and professional integrity, and service to God and humanity.

Located in Brownwood, Texas, HPU offers a full array of undergraduate programs and a limited number of graduate programs in a traditional residential academic community. The university also offers selected undergraduate and graduate course work by electronic means and at extended learning centers in El Paso, Texas, and New Braunfels, Texas. HPU maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio, which contributes to the university's reputation of being "a place where everybody is somebody."