The 2010 BMI John Lennon Songwriting Program offers:
- One $10,000 Scholarship
- Two $5,000 Scholarships
This scholarship is awarded to the best original composition for vocal-instrumental performance with the broadest popular appeal. Open only to current students or recent alumnus/alumna at any institution with an active MENC Collegiate chapter. Students may enter by submitting entries to the campus Collegiate Chapter advisor.
The deadline to submit entries to your campus MENC Collegiate chapter advisor is:
- December 1, 2009
2010 Necessary Forms
If you have any questions, please e-mail Shauna Leavitt.
BMI 2009 Winners
Samantha Cox, director of the competition, announced the winners of the BMI Foundation’s 12th Annual John Lennon Scholarships, a program that recognizes the best and brightest young songwriters between the ages of 15 and 24. Students at any institution with an MENC Collegiate chapter were eligible for consideration by submitting the entry to his or her chapter advisor.
Jacqueline Wisot, a musician and songwriter currently attending Belmont University, won first place and a $10,000 scholarship for her song “Firefly.” The Pennsylvania native was honored during the BMI Pop Awards ceremony held May 19 in Los Angeles.
Two Catawba College student tied for second place: Maryland native Katie Bragg won for her song “unbreakable,” and Texan Mason Jewett won for “Devil Sunday”; each received a $2,500 scholarship. There was also a tie for third place: Weber State University student Sean Bishop (one of the MENC Finalists from Utah) was awarded a $2,500 scholarship for the song “The Real Me,” and co-scribes Dusti Kemp and Jessica Drake were each awarded $1,250 scholarships for “Time to Miss You.”
To read the full press release from BMI and to learn more about the scholarship winners, visit the BMI Web site.
Congratulations to MENC’s 2009 BMI John Lennon state finalists!
Committee Chairs met early in January and selected finalists from their states. The finalists were sent to MENC, and we forwarded them to BMI for the next round of adjudication.
See below for a complete list of the MENC 2009 BMI John Lennon Scholarship Program State Finalists.
Read the press release announcing the 2009 MENC/BMI John Lennon Scholarship Finalists.
If you have any questions, please contact Shauna Leavitt at 800-336-3768 ext. 332.
|
State |
Finalist Name |
School |
Song Title |
| AK | Thomas Hill II | University of Alaska, Anchorage | You Precious Thing |
| AL | Ashley Harp | University of Montevallo | Someone Like You |
| AZ | Dani Nguyen | Arizona State University | Circles |
| CA | Amanda Stahl | San Jose State University | Run Away |
| HI | Gabriel Reyes-Gomez | University of Hawaii, Manoa | On Two |
| IA | Nick Rueckert | Drake University | Master of None |
| IL | Emily Cole | Millikin University | Heat Me Up |
| IL | Patrick Nelson | Augustana College | Spread Your Wings |
| KY | Andrew Perkins | Murray State University | In the Meantime |
| KY | Dexter White | Murray State University | The Day I met you |
| MA | Jon Butterworth | Boston University | Not The Same |
| MA | Elisabeth Youngdahl | Berklee College of Music | Gimmie |
| ME | Marcus Bagala | University of Southern Maine | Rum is a matter of life and death |
| ME | Samuel Bagala | University of Southern Maine | Rum is a matter of life and death |
| ME | Geoff Smith | University of Southern Maine | The Guy You Always Talk About |
| MI | Ross Reynolds | Hope College | Don't Stay |
| MN | Benjamin Greenwald | College of Saint Scholastica | Killed on a Beautiful Day |
| MO | David Hill | Missouri State University | A Previous Life |
| MO | Benjamin Johnson | Missouri State University | Boy and Girl |
| NC | Jacob Danieley | Elon University | Spend a Little Time With Me |
| NC | Kaitlyn Fay | Elon University | First |
| ND | Jessica Ann Johnson | Jamestown College | Pray for you |
| NJ | Chris Bleeke | Rutgers | Siora |
| NV | Nicholas Lopez | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Stay Where I Can't See You |
| NV | Jimar Miller | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Just Friends |
| NY | Ilias Pantoleon | Brooklyn College - CUNY | Little Chair |
| NY | Travis Alexander | Brooklyn College - CUNY | The Prophecy |
| OH | Chris Black | Case Western Reserve University | Where The Earth Meets The Sky |
| OH | Cody Wood | Case Western Reserve University | The Love We Know |
| PA | Megan A. Davies | Duquesne University | That One Song about a Gun |
| PA | Matthew Siffert | Carnegie Mellon University | Riverside Drive |
| RI | Natatia A. Nugent | University of Rhode Island | Come Back To Me |
| RI | Jennifer Chianesi | Community College of Rhode Island | Ready For More |
| TN | Anthony Bernhauser | University of Tennessee | Swivel Stick |
| TN | Charity Ward | Tennessee State University | How To Fly |
| TX | Sarah M. Adler | University of Texas - San Antonio | Maybe Someday |
| TX | Luis Daniel Diaz | Lamar University | Everyday |
| UT | Rob Alvord | University of Utah | Taxi Man |
| UT | Sean Bishop | Weber State University | The Real Me |
| VA | Catherine Greenfield | Christopher Newport University | Paper Dolls |
| VA | Cornelia Santura | Radford University | A Better Place |
| WA | Stefan Paul George | University of Washington | Lately |
| WA | Clayton Patterson | Western Washington University | Windows Down |