Student Honors

2006 Oct    Nicholas Reynolds, Winner, UNL Concerto Competition
2006 Oct    Ashley Oakley, Runner Up, UNL Concerto Competition
2006 Oct    Nicholas Reynolds, Honorable Mention, MTNA Collegiate Artists Piano Competition
2006 Oct    Eric Qui, Winner, MTNA Junior High Piano Competition (State)
2006 July    Cecilia Lee awarded Hixson-Lied Travel grant to Italy

<>2005 Oct    Egle Uljas, Winner, UNL Undergraduate Soloists Competition
2005 Oct    Eric Qiu, Winner, Baldwin Junior High Piano Competition (State)
2005 Oct    Richard Fountain, Winner, UNL Graduate Soloists Competition
2005 Oct    Elizabeth Grimpo, Winner, UNL Graduate Soloists Competition
2005 Oct    Nicholas Reynolds, Winner, Nebraska Music Teachers Collegiate Artists
2005 Oct    Cecilia Lee, Honorable Mention, MTNA Steinway Collegiate Artists Competition (State)
2005 Oct    Egle Uljas, Honorable Mention, MTNA Steinway Collegiate Artists Competition (State)
2005 Oct    Richard Fountain, Alternate MTNA Steinway Collegiate Artists Competition (State)
2005 Oct    Nicholas Reynolds, Honorable Mention, MTNA Steinway Collegiate Artists Competition (State)
2005 Apr    Christy Morlock awarded Hixson-Lied Travel Grant to Bösendorfer International Piano Academy, Vienna
2005 Apr    Richard Fountain awarded Hixson-Lied Travel Grant to Bösendorfer International Piano Academy, Vienna
2005 Mar    Cecilia Lee awarded Hixson-Lied Fellowship

2004 Oct    Ashley Oakley, Winner, MTNA Steinway Collegiate Artist Competition (State)
2004 Oct    Richard Fountain, Honorable Mention, Steinway Collegiate Artist Competition (State)
2004 Oct    Eric Qiu, Winner, Baldwin Junior High Piano Competition (State)
2004 Mar    Miodrag Martinovic, Othmer Scholar recipient for DMA study at UNL
2003 Oct    Richard Fountain, Winner, UNL Graduate Soloist Competition
2003 Oct    Ashley Oakley, Winner, UNL Undergraduate Soloist Competition
2003 Oct    Carrie Conklin, Winner, MTNA Steinway Collegiate Artist Competition (State)
2003 Oct    Alex Wright, Winner, NMTA Collegiate Artist Piano Competition
2003 Jan    Millie Kim, Honorable Mention, MTNA Baldwin Competition, West Central Division
2002 Oct    Millie Kim, Winner, MTNA Baldwin Piano Competition (State)
2002 Oct    Colleen Brady, Winner, NMTA Collegiate Artist Piano Competition
2002 Oct    Nathan Knutson, UNL Undergraduate Soloist Competition Winner
2001 Oct    Kristijan Civljak, UNL Graduate Soloist Competition Winner
2001 Aug    Meekyong Song, awarded Othmer Fellowship for doctoral study
2001 Oct    Nathan Knutson, Alternate, MTNA Collegiate Steinway Artist Competition (State)
2001 Mar    Becky Lu, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, guest performance on IPR’s From the Top  at the MTNA National Convention
2001 Jan    Becky Lu, National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts, Miami
2001 Jan    Nathan Knutson, Honorable Mention, MTNA West Central Division
2000 Oct    Nathan Knutson, Nick Philips UNL Undergraduate Soloist Competition Winners
2000 Oct    Ju Hee Kim, UNL Graduate Soloist Competition Winner
2000 Oct    Nathan Knutson, Winner, NMTA Collegiate Artist Piano Competition
2000 Oct    Nathan Knutson, Winner, MTNA Steinway Collegiate Artist Competition (State)
2000 Jun    Dimitar Nikolov, recipient, Graduate Summer Fellowship
2000 Jun    Milvia Rodriguez, recipient, Graduate Summer Fellowship
2000 Jan    Jenny Oliver, Winner, MTNA Steinway Collegiate Artist Competition (Division)
2000 Jan    Gina Ahn, Honorable Mention, Jeffersonville Symphony Young Artist Competition, Denver
2000 Mar    Nathan Knutson, Nick Phillips, Jenny Oliver, Becky Oliver perform at Undergraduate Research Conference, UNL
2000 Feb    Jenny Oliver, Finalist, Corpus Christi International Piano Competition
2000 Jan     Milvia Rodriguez, one of two graduate students selected to perform in Centennial Recital for Graduate Education, UNL
2000 Jan     Jenny Oliver, Winner, MTNA Steinway Collegiate Artist Competition (Division)
2000 Jan     Gina Ahn, Honorable Mention, Jeffersonville Symphony Young Artist Competition, Denver
2000 Jan     Jenny Oliver, finalist, WAMSO Young Artist Competition, Minneapolis MN; prize:     performance with St. Paul Civic Orchestra and full tuition scholarhip to Aspen
1999 Nov    Jenny Oliver, performance of Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1, with Symphony of the Lakes, conductor
1999 Oct     Becky Oliver and Becky Lu perform in Claude Frank masterclass at the Nebraska/Wyoming Music Teachers Association State Convention in Cheyenne
1999 Oct     David Poland, Honorable Mention, Yamaha High School Competition (State)
1999 Oct     Becky Lu, Winner, Yamaha High School Competition (State)
1999 Oct     Kathryn Koscho, Honorable Mention, NMTA Collegiate Artist Competition
1999 Oct     Jenny Oliver, Winner, MTNA Steinway Collegiate Artist Competition (State)
1999 Oct     Jenny Oliver, Winner, NMTA Collegiate Competition
1999 Apr     Nick Philips awarded the Presser Scholar by UNL faculty
1999 Jan     Becky Lu, Alternate, MTNA Yamaha High School (Division)
1999 Jan     Kathryn Koscho, Winner, MTNA Chamber Music Competition (Division)
1998 Oct     Kathryn Koscho, Winner, MTNA Chamber Music Competition (State)
1998 Oct     Becky Lu, National Winner, NPR's From the Top, recorded at New England Conservatory and broadcast nationally
1998 Oct     Ju Hee Kim performs in Jean Philippe Collard masterclass at the Nebraska Music Teachers Association State Convention in Omaha
1998 Oct     Sarah Rosenau, Winner, NMTA Collegiate Competition
1998 Oct     Jill Detwiler, Runner Up, NMTA Collegiate Competition
1998 Oct     Becky Lu, Winner, MTNA Yamaha High School (State)
1998 Jan     Becky Lu, Alternate, MTNA Baldwin Competition (Division)
1998 Jan     Nick Phillips, Honorable Mention, MTNA Collegiate Artist (Division)
1997 Oct     Nick Phillips, Winner, UNL Undergraduate Soloist Competition
1997 Oct     Amy Smith, State Winner, NMTA Collegiate Competition
1997 Oct     Nick Phillips, Winner, MTNA Young Chang Collegiate Artist Competition (State)
1997 Oct     Becky Lu, Winner, MTNA Baldwin Competition (State)
1996 Oct     Kathryn Koscho, State Winner, MTNA Young Chang Collegiate Artists Competition
1996 Oct     Nick Phillips, Winner, NMTA Collegiate Competition (State)
1996 Oct     Barbie Paguio, Honorable Mention, NMTA Collegiate Competition (State)
1996 Oct     Kathryn Koscho, 2nd Place, NMTA Collegiate Competition
1996 Oct     Becky Lu, Alternate, MTNA Baldwin Jr. High Piano Competition
1996 Oct     Nick Phillips, Honorable Mention, MTNA Young Chang Collegiate Artists Competition
1995 Mar    Kathryn Koscho,  Collegiate Winner, Indiana Music Teachers Association Auditions
1994 Nov    Yoko Miyama, State Collegiate Winner, Indiana Music Teachers Association Auditions
1994 Feb     Yoko Miyama, Winner DePauw University Concerto Competition
1994 Feb     Neil Rabeau, Winner DePauw University Concerto Competition
1994 Mar    Yoko Miyama, Collegiate Winner, Indiana Music Teachers Association Auditions
1993 Feb     Yoko Miyama, Winner, DePauw University Concerto Competition 1990 Fall     Hannah Shields, Indiana State Winner, MTNA Baldwin Junior Keyboard Artists
1990 Spr     Hannah Shields, Finalist, Stravinsky International Piano Competition
1990 Fall     Hannah Shields,  State Winner, Lower Division, Indiana Music Teacher's Association <>