Value: $3000
# Awarded: 1
Application Due Date: March 15, 2024
Recipients Notified Date: May 1
Field(s) of Study:
Arts/Music
Given in memory of Paul Michael Roberts.
Criteria
- Student must pursue a career in music.,
- May be used at a 2-year college, a 4-year college, or a specialized music school.
Requirements
- The selection will be made by family members.
Current Recipient(s)
Alexis James
Inglemoor 2021
Central Washington
Jack Person
Inglemoor 2022
Digipen Inst. of Tech.
Music and Sound DSesign
About the Sponsor
The memorial was established by family and friends. Paul was the son of Connie Milliken and Dick Roberts. This scholarship is dedicated to Paul's passion for life, his love of music, and the completion of his dream. Paul attended Kenmore Elementary, Kenmore Junior High, and Inglemoor High School, graduating in 1994. He was awarded an Associates Degree in music from Central College in McPherson Kansas, and a Business Degree from Northwest College in Kirkland.
Even as a baby, Paul was intrigued by music. He loved the rhythm, the words, and the instruments. Beginning first with pots and pans, then a rhythm set, Paul began making his own music. He played the piano by ear, preferring his own versions to those he learned in piano lessons. In fourth grade he learned to play the cello and then the electric guitar in junior high. Over time he added woodwinds, brass, flutes, and drums to his repertoire and his compositions, music and lyrics, covered a variety of musical genres.