Burley Bobcat Band Scholarship Association at a Glance
Who We Are
An organization of former members of the Burley High School Bobcat Band, other interested persons and entities. Said organization is governed by a board of 5-7 members of which at least 2 who reside in the Mini-Cassia Area. Steve Floyd serves as a non-voting Chairman and secretary of the Board. The board has established an account with Zions Bank for deposit of all funds donated to the Association. Members of the board to be volunteers selected from the association membership. Board to meet as needed but not less than two-three times per year. Meetings may be held electronically or via email. Current board members are: Dina Gibson Erhling 1987, Gwen Tuft Hutchings 1993, Ron Bean 1993, David Gibson 1987, Camille Judd Pincock 1996 and Matt Belliston.
Membership in the Burley Bobcat Band Alumni Association
1) Former member of the Burley High School Bobcat Band from any year.
2) Any person or entity who supports the scholarship endeavors of this association.
3) Yearly donation of at least $5 to the scholarship fund.
The Scholarship
A scholarship, the amount to be determined each year. More than one scholarship may be awarded. Scholarship to be given in May of each year to a graduating, outstanding member(s) of the Burley High School Bobcat Band. The recipient must have been accepted at an institute of higher learning (2 or 4 year college or university or technical school, etc.). The recipient need not be entering a musically-orientated field. Selection will be based on 1) Four year GPA, 2) Record of attendance at activities of the Bobcat Band, 3) Evaluation of participation in the band program at Burley High School, 4) Letters of recommendation from adults, teachers and former members of the Bobcat band who were classmates of the candidate. No letters of recommendation from music teachers at Burley High School or Burley Junior High will be accepted.
Funding The Scholarship
Funds to establish the scholarship will be raised by donation of the membership and any other interested person or entity. No fund-raising other than donations will be done. Donations to be made via electronic means. All donations to be deposited in association bank account with regular accounting to the board by the treasurer. Donations to be tax deductible.
