You can donate any time of year by clicking on the donate button on the right side of our home page or you can go directly to go.unl.edu/sniderfund. Thank you to all who have donated to this fund. You make it possible to give this gift to these deserving students. Congrats to all three winners!
Jack R. Snider/Band Alumni Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to members of the Cornhusker Marching Band who are non-music majors. Recipients demonstrate leadership (formal or informal), volunteerism and integrity. They are a role model for their section and the band, and exemplify what it means to be the Pride of All Nebraska.
Travis Cloyd is a senior from Omaha, Nebraska. He plays tenor sax and is a Drum Major. Travis is studying Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.
“It’s an honor to be selected for the Jack Snider/Band Alumni Association Scholarship. Although my major, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is not based in the school of music, the band programs are where I best belong and do the most here at UNL. Over my years here, I have been a member of the Cornhusker Marching Band, Big Red Express, Campus Band, and Kappa Kappa Psi. This year I have the pleasure of serving as one of the Drum Majors of the CMB, as well as the Vice President for Operations for KKY. These are the places where I have gotten to do the most, and without all the support you all give both visibly and behind the scenes, I would not be who I am today. There is no community quite like that of the bands. I want to sincerely thank you for awarding me the Jack R. Snider Band Alumni Association Scholarship. It is such an honor to be even just a small part of carrying on his legacy.”
Gretchen Muth is a senior working toward a double major in Global Studies and French with a minor in Art History and Criticism. She plays tenor sax and is a Drum Major and from Hastings, Nebraska.
My name is Gretchen Muth, and I was born and raised in Hastings, Nebraska, and it was there that my journey with music began. I’ve always felt a deep love for music and performing, so when I reached fifth grade, I jumped on the opportunity to join band. Coming to college, there wasn’t even a question of whether I would continue pursuing music. It has become such a fundamental piece of who I am, and I’m incredibly fortunate to be able to pursue my passion and represent my university in the Cornhusker Marching Band. During my first three years in the CMB I played in the Tenor Saxophone section, and now for my senior year, I have the great privilege of serving as a Drum Major.
I want to sincerely thank you for awarding me the Jack R. Snider Band Alumni Association Scholarship. It is such an honor to be even just a small part of carrying on his legacy. I’m in my final semester of college, and this scholarship is a great help in finishing off my degree. I’m looking forward to the opportunities I’ll have to give back as an alumni.
Jack R. Snider/Band Alumni Freshman Scholarship
Allison Brandl is a freshman trombone player from Waverly, Nebraska. She is studying Family Consumer Science Education and hopes to teach FCS after college.
“I have been in band since fifth grade and have loved every second of it! I want to express my sincere gratitude for the freshman band scholarship! Band has always been a large part of my life and the CMB is no different!”
