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    James Merritt Van Dyke Scholarship Fund

                     

          The James Merritt Van Dyke Scholarship Fund was established in 1990 in order to provide financial assistance to deserving students furthering their dance education following high school. Van Dyke and Company has, thus far, granted eleven scholarships to area dancers. This award is a tribute to Mr. Van Dyke for the years of love, encouragement and support which he gave to his family.

     

    JAMES MERRIT VAN DYKE AWARD RECIPIENTS

 

1992     Nikki Osikowicz

1994     Julie Parente

1997     Emilie Cooper

1998     Shauntele Gallaher

2000     Rebecca Inman

2001     Maria Stewart

2002     Alicia LeBlanc

2003     Chelsey Dunkel

2004     Melissa Grube

2005     Ashley E. Newsome & Cara Hoover


    Outside Scholarships

     

                            Several Van Dyke and Company students have been awarded scholarships based ability to leading training programs such as:

     

    ·     Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet (CPYB)

    ·     School of American Ballet (SAB)

    ·     Alvin Ailey Summer Program

    ·     Allegheny Ballet Academy

    ·     Dance Theater of Harlem

    ·     The Haird Conservatory

    ·     Chautauqua Institute

    ·     Shenley program

    ·     St. Louis Ballet

    ·     Boston Ballet

    ·     Dance Alloy

     

                            Fourteen of our students were chosen to attend the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts on a full five week scholarship and two students were chosen as an alternate candidate. Some of our alumni have also pursued careers through a university setting and have attended:

     

    ·     Mercyhurst College

    ·     Towson State University

    ·     Bucknell University

    ·     Point Park College

    ·     Ohio State

    ·     Indiana University of Pennsylvania

 

 

P.O BOX 146 Punxsutawney, PA 15767    Phone: 814-938-8517