Elizabeth Smith Receives Gingery-Mack Scholarship

2016 Sep 8

Elizabeth Smith, a freshman at Bob Jones University majoring in voice performance, was one of eight students to receive the Gingery-Mack Music Scholarship, a scholarship fund that provides financial aid to young Christian musicians at BJU. Smith, a resident of West Columbia, received the scholarship for her abilities in voice performance.

"Lizzie has had music in her life since birth, since her parents are musicians," says Dr. Dan Turner, president of the Gingery-Mack Music Scholarship Fund and director of instrumental activities at BJU. "She showed fine development and sensitive musicianship in her audition and we are thrilled that she accepted a Gingery-Mack Scholarship to attend BJU."

Founded in 2014 by alumni, friends, and faculty of BJU, the scholarship fund, through competitive auditions and interviews, seeks to identify promising young musical artists and nurture their artistic growth in the same way that professors Gail and Alice Gingery and Warren Mack did for past generations of BJU music students. The recipients cover the entire spectrum of musical arts and come from all parts of the United States to study with the faculty of BJU.