Several Hastings College students were recognized for their outstanding achievements in music at the annual Music Honors Convocation held on May 9 at Hastings College.
Students are listed below according to award and followed by their hometowns in bold.

Nebraska Intercollegiate Honor Band
Elizabeth Case, clarinet, Gibbon, Neb.
Deann Duncan, flute, Sterling, Colo.
Margaret Gregory, flute, Grand Island, Neb.
Doyle Hanshaw, percussion, Omaha, Neb.
Christa Holmberg, tenor saxophone, Hastings, Neb.
Ashton Lambie, percussion, Lincoln, Neb.
Nathan Mertens, alto saxophone, Waverly, Neb.
Elizabeth Nasci, trombone, Ft. Collins, Colo.
Ian Nickel, baritone saxophone, Hastings, Neb.
Elizabeth Powers, clarinet, Columbus, Neb.
Ross Thomason, tuba, Plattsmouth, Neb.
Benjamin Veilleux, trumpet, Greeley, Colo.
Zachary Peterson, piano, Omaha, Neb.
Morgan Weitzel, bass clarinet, Scottsbluff, Neb.

James King Outstanding Bandsman Award
Elizabeth Powers, Columbus, Neb.

National Association of Teachers of Singing Awards
State Competition
Freshman Women’s Division – 2nd Place, Megan Lee, Seward, Neb.
Freshman Men’s Division – 2nd Place, Tyler Koepp, Wood River, Neb.
Sophomore Men’s Division – Finalist, Ross Thomason, Plattsmouth, Neb.
Junior Women’s Division – Finalist, Jensyn Rudolph, North Platte, Neb.
Junior Men’s Division – 2nd Place, Kevin Smith, Hastings, Neb.
Senior Women’s Division – Finalist, Amanda Gasal, Sutton, Neb.
Senior Men’s Division – 3rd Place, Michael Stinman, Maywood, Neb.
Senior Men’s Division – Finalist, Dillon Beede, Mitchell, Neb.

Millard Cates Choral Music Award
Adreanne Brungardt, Brush, Colo.

MTNA State Collegiate Competition
Young Artist Woodwind Competition – 1st Place, Margaret Gregory, Grand Island, Neb.
(accompanied by Zachary Peterson, piano)
Young Artist Piano Competition – 2nd Place, April Christensen, Hardy, Neb.
Young Artist Woodwind Competition – 3rd Place, Nathan Mertens, Waverly, Neb.
(accompanied by April Christensen, piano)

NMTA State Collegiate Competition
Young Artist Woodwind Competition – 1st Place, Nathan Mertens, Waverly, Neb.
(accompanied by April Christensen, piano)
Young Artist Woodwind Competition – 3rd Place, Margaret Gregory, Grand Island, Neb.
(accompanied by Zachary Peterson, piano)

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Awards
Outstanding Sinfonian – Michael Stinman, Maywood, Neb.
Collegiate Honor Award – Michael Stinman, Maywood, Neb.
Scholastic Award – Ross Whiston, Lincoln, Neb.
Outstanding Freshman Scholarship – Tyler Meuret, Omaha, Neb.

Sigma Alpha Iota Awards
Scholastic Award – Adreanne Brungardt, Brush, Colo.
Collegiate Honor Award – Taylor Nieves, Benbrook, Texas
Jennifer Kathleen Cady Scholarship – Anna Harms, Wilcox, Neb.

MENC Awards
Collegiate Concert Representative – Jensyn Rudolph, North Platte, Neb.
(accompanied by Blake Holen, piano)
Outstanding Freshman Award – Hannah Jensen, Hastings, Neb.

Chorus of the Plains Scholarship Award
Matthew Seivert, Highlands Ranch, Colo.

Special Recognition
NMEA Collegiate Members, Retiring Chair – Ross Whiston, Lincoln, Neb.
NMEA Collegiate Members, Chair – Jessica Hazelton, Fremont, Neb.
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia – Sinfonia Flower Bed (Fourth Year)
Sigma Alpha Iota – Music Commissioning Project, Millard South High School, In memory of Vicki Kaspar, Vice Principal
Spring Break Volunteer Recruitment Tour – Nathan Mertens, Waverly, Neb., Lizzie Powers, Columbus, Neb., Tyler Meuret, Omaha, Neb., Christa Holmberg, Hastings, Neb., Samantha Colbert, Weeping Water, Neb., Blake Holen, Oxford, Neb., Kevin Smith, Hastings, Neb., Dillon Beede, Mitchell, Neb., Margaret Gregory, Grand Island, Neb., Zachary Peterson, Omaha, Neb.

Departmental Citations
Honorary “Maestro Award” and Prima “Donna” Award – President Phillip Dudley, Jr. and Donna Dudley
Gordon Ohlsson Award – Jessica Hazelton, Fremont, Neb.
Elmer Christensen Award – Margaret Gregory, Grand Island, Neb.
The Theodore Presser Scholar – Deann Duncan, Sterling, Colo.
Duane E. Johnson Outstanding Contributor Award – Dillon Beede, Mitchell, Neb.
Outstanding Performer Award - Nathan Mertens, Waverly, Neb.
Outstanding Senior in Music – Elizabeth Powers, Columbus, Neb.
Graduating Music Majors – Dillon Beede, Mitchell, Neb., Adreanne Brungardt, Brush, Colo., Jayne Irvine, Cairo, Neb., Dustin Kerr, Ayr, Neb., Kymbre Lytle, Cairo, Neb., Kara McIntire, Westminster, Colo., Kayla Olson, Lincoln, Neb., Lizzie Powers, Columbus, Neb., Ross Whiston, Lincoln, Neb.

A spirit of excellence has long been the hallmark of the Hastings College music experience. Hastings College students and faculty have been making music from the beginning of the College in 1882. The Hastings College Department of Music is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and also was named an All-Steinway School, one of only 82 worldwide.

Hastings College, founded in 1882, is a private, four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). A total of 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs are offered to more than 1,190 students. Hastings College was named among “America’s Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report, a “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review, and a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s. Visit www.hastings.edu for more information.

For more information, contact the Department of Music at (402) 461-7448.