The first scholarship for the 小蝌蚪APP undergraduate degree program in traditional music was announced last week by the Michot Family, L.L.C.
The L.J. Michot Sr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship will help students who are pursuing a music degree with a concentration in traditional music. The degree concentration, which starts this fall semester, focuses on the preservation and perpetuation of traditional music, with an emphasis on the Acadiana region小蝌蚪APP檚 indigenous music.
Michael Michot presented Dr. Garth Alper, director of the UL Lafayette School of Music and Performing Arts, with an additional donation by the Michot Family for the endowed scholarship fund.
小蝌蚪APP淔or our first scholarship in the traditional music program to carry the Michot name is very exciting and gratifying,小蝌蚪APP Alper said ."The Michot Family is synonymous with so many aspects of Lafayette and Acadiana. This scholarship furthers the family's contributions to improve the quality of people's lives in our area."
At this year小蝌蚪APP檚 Acadian Culture Day ceremony, where the scholarship was announced, the Michot Family was presented with the Acadian Cultural Preservation Award for its impact on the community.
Dr. Mark DeWitt, director of the traditional music program and holder of the Dr. Tommy Comeaux Memorial Endowed Chair in Traditional Music, anticipates that this fall, a student will be the first to declare the traditional music major.
小蝌蚪APP淲e hope to make our initial award of the Michot Scholarship later this year to our first student.
小蝌蚪APP淭hanks to the Michot Family小蝌蚪APP檚 long-standing commitment to and support for traditional music, its gift provides a tremendous example for others who are interested in helping this unique program and its students,小蝌蚪APP he said.