Congratulations to the 2026 Longhorn Alumni Band scholarship recipients!
These scholarships were presented at Bates Recital Hall on the UT campus in Austin. Thanks to the generosity of Longhorn Alumni Band members and friends, this year’s awards come from 93 named, endowed, and general scholarship funds. To learn about the history of our scholarship program and the people behind each named scholarship, visit About Our Scholarships.
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2026 Scholarship Recipients
3G’s Garrison Scholarship
- Esmeralda Reyes
- Hippolyte Verhamme
- Hailee Gustafson
- Isabelle Blazis
- Jude McDonald
- Jake Roeren
- Javier Torres
- Jordan Lenocker
- Joseph Girard
- Jaxon Dial
- Jeremy Plog
- Jeremiah Carranza
- James Viner
- Ismael Ibarra
Abbott Family Scholarship for Longhorn Band
- Aidan Litchko
- Amiri Pittman
Adrian “Black Flag” Sorrell, PhD Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Atlas Castillo
- Evangeline Guerra
- Elyanna Salazar
Allen Conduit Endowed Scholarship
Recipient to be announced
Alpha Tau Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi Scholarship
- Sam Balsdon
- Benjamin Wood
Andrew R. Gurwitz LHB Scholarship
- Avery Ditto
- Conner Jaquess
Beta Gamma Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma Scholarship
- Aryana Rodriguez
- Emelie Wu
Bill and Inez Phillips Veterans Scholarship Fund
- Luke Kiedinger
- Vishaan Bhakta
Brook Boynton Endowed Presidential Scholarship
- Avangeline Wong
- Julie Lynch
- Katelyn Wilson
- Richard Wille
Byron Wilson Cain, Sr. Drum Major Scholarship
- Madison Bookman
Carl T. Widen Memorial Scholarship
- Juan Fajardo
- Jeffrey Fields
- Naomi Kitamura
Cathy L. Sorsby Longhorn Band Scholarship
- Avery Ditto
Cathy Phillips Endowed Scholarship for Longhorn Band
- Chris Ozuna
- Dylan Craig
- Daley Ringo
Colonel George E. Hurt Memorial Scholarship
- Audrey Knight
- Alan Stone
DeGuire Hamm Family Endowed Scholarship
Recipient to be announced
Dennis Griffith and Louise Richman Endowed Scholarship for Longhorn Band
- Matthew Davenport
- Trinity Beach
Diane E. Gorzycki Memorial Scholarship
- Corey Gutierrez
- Christian Vasquez
- Carson Frank
E.P. Schoch Endowed Presidential Scholarship for Band
- Jorge Nunez
- Michael Golston
Edward (Eddie) R. Lopez Endowed Scholarship for Longhorn Band
- Aiden Dellos
- Aaron Huang
Edward (Eddie) R. Zamora and Debbie Zamora Dawdy Endowed Scholarship
- Callie Farrell
- Dean Quevedo
- Emelie Wu
Erette A. Vinson Endowed Marching Band Scholarship
- Danny Frushour
- Dhrupad Krishna
Eugene P. Schoch, Sr. Endowed Presidential Scholarship
- Carlye Niccum
Fred E. Lewis Jr. Longhorn Band Scholarship
- Aiden Spicer
Gary L. Funderburk Endowed Scholarship
Recipient to be announced
Gasca-Livingston Endowed Music Scholarship for Longhorn Band
- Allie Davis
- Naomi Kitamura
- Tori Taylor
Gaylan Gillean Cobb Endowed Scholarship
- Elyanna Salazar
- Analea Vasquez
General D. Harold Byrd Memorial Scholarship
- Chloe Christian
- Marybeth Stripling
- Tyler O’Brien
Geri and Scott Bishop Endowed Scholarship
Recipient to be announced
H. B. Dunagan, Jr. and Lucille J. Dunagan Scholarship
- Gracie Williams
- Vinuki Jayawardena
Jack D. Caffey Memorial Endowed Scholarship for Longhorn Band
- Ethan Chu
- Ishi Chakravarthy
- Mason Beltran
James E. Turpin Honorary Scholarship for Longhorn Band
- Anson Cobarruvias
- Atlas Castillo
James Johnson Memorial Scholarship
- Chloe Bingham
- Lucy Collier
James M. Allen Honorary Scholarship
- Lucy Collier
- Lukas Cardenas
- Mayte Hinojosa
James Sims Honorary Scholarship for Longhorn Band
- Adelyn Rusli
- Aida Tomes
- Conner Jaquess
Jane and Vincent R. DiNino Honorary Scholarship
- Nathan Davis
- Olivia Higgins
Jane Dahlgren DiNino Memorial Scholarship
- Ari Yanez
- Adyson Jones
Jean Welhausen Kaspar 100th Anniversary Endowed Longhorn Band Scholarship
- Tyler O’Brien
Jo Lyn Tillerson Peters Scholarship for Longhorn Band
- Lizz Han
- Koustubh Galagali
- Sadie Bridge
Louise Richman and Dennis Griffith Endowed Scholarship
Recipient to be announced
John B. Buford Scholarship
- Amiri Pittman
- Braden Lotts
John Michael Rizzo Jr. Memorial Scholarship
- Adyson Jones
- Austin Ottmers
- Brandon Lee
John K. Fleming Memorial Scholarship
Recipient to be announced
Joseph I. and Susan C. Gasca Endowed Scholarship for LHB
- Carlos Roman
- Carlos Alejo
- Danielle Zimmerman
- Doyun Kim
Judson Daniel Davis Memorial Scholarship
- Avery Ditto
Justin and Megan Murry Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Chemical Engineering
- Dean Quevedo
Katherine Robison Klimowicz Endowed Memorial Scholarship for the Longhorn Band
- Carter Eason
- Jayden Medina
- Matthew Puente
- Zachary Greer
Kathleen Emmer Irvin Endowed Scholarship
Recipient to be announced
Kathleen Hollahan Wayland Memorial Scholarship for Music Education
- Andrew Ryan
- Benjamin Miller
- Kannon Gregg
Kathy Pustejovsky O’Connor Scholarship for Longhorn Band
- Alexander Carrara
- Anthony Ramirez
- Carlye Niccum
- Daniel DuCharme
- David Dunn
- Ella Bagby
- Felipe Reyes
- Gaby Melendez
- Hugo Solis Rodriguez
- Jesus Trejo
- Justin Lopez
- Kassandra Batista
- Kaylie Ballow
- Keenan Frazier
- Mark Weston
- Marilyn Moody
- Natalie Reyes
- Nick Rossi
- Phoenix Alcera
- Rami Lamboloto
- Rory Duncan
- Thierry Williams
- Vinuki Jayawardena
- William Simon
- Zachary Penny
Kathy T. & Kent M. Rider Endowed Presidential Scholarship for LHB
- Diana Fernandez
Lee and Joe Jamail Endowed Presidential Scholarship for the Longhorn Band
- Duggan Persyn
- Gary Eckroat
- Jacob Hammett
- Khaden Joyner
- Rosalie Jones
- Spencer Griffin
- Tara Tran-Huu
- Vishnu Dokka
Lois Johnson White Endowed Presidential Scholarship
- Diego Duque
- Drake Boff
Longhorn Alumni Band General Scholarships
- Valerie Allen
- Trinity Beach
- Isabelle Blazis
- Lukas Cardenas
- Ishi Chakravarthy
- Eliza Christen
- Elizabeth Clark
- Victoria Covarrubias Torres
- Annasophia Danao
- Matthew Davenport
- Jonathan Dominguez
- Kaiana Entrekin
- Priye Eshofonie
- Juan Fajardo
- Stephanie Gallegos
- Venuki Gamage
- Kannon Gregg
- John Hamlet
- Vinuki Jayawardena
- Mariah Johnson
- Adyson Jones
- Constantina Kyriazis
- Benjamin Miller
- Lindsey Morales
- Jenny Nguyen
- Tyler O’Brien
- Austin Ottmers
- Victoria Pursley
- Mathew Ruggieri
- Lucas Saddy
- Wilson Serrano
- Evan Sosbee
- Laura Soto
- Molly Tait
- Sarah Tellez
- Lanielle Thompson
- Aida Tomes
Longhorn Band Legacy Fund Scholarship
- Alan Stone
- Aaron Huang
- Ari Yanez
- Angela Wong
- Braden Lotts
- Carson Frank
- Daniel DuCharme
- David Barragan
- Dominick Huynh
- Elizabeth Clark
- Emily Pattison
- Elyanna Salazar
- Jason Gonzales
- Joseph Girard
- Jaxon Dial
- Koustubh Galagali
- Kase Schneider
- Kiana Simpson
- Lucas Schleizer
- Luke Jenkins
- Matthew Puente
- Parker Grizzle
- Troy Teggatz
- Tori Taylor
Longhorn Band New Member Advisor Scholarship Fund #1
- Angela Wong
Longhorn Band New Member Advisor Scholarship Fund #2
- Dominick Huynh
Louis W. Rase and Sophie Braun Rase Endowed Scholarship
- Aidan Newhall
- Daniel Shin
Moton H. Crockett, Jr. Honorary Scholarship
- Arnov Mukherjee
- Sam Balsdon
- Brady Wilkins
Nelda Jean & Richard M. Church, Jr. Endowed Scholarship for LHB
- Lizz Han
- Frank Castaneda
- Gibson Marrion
- Hippolyte Verhamme
- Fernando Gonzalez
Oliver and Betty Pfeil Endowed Scholarship for Longhorn Band
- Emily Pattison
- Greta Chubboy
Pam Schupp and Craig Metz Greenway Endowed Scholarship
Recipient to be announced
Phillips Children’s Endowed Scholarship
- Daphne Staples
- Elise Yuan
- Greta Chubboy
Price Waterhouse Coopers Accounting/Longhorn Band Endowed Scholarship
- Sadie Bridge
Richard D. Relyea Endowed Scholarship for Longhorn Band
Recipient to be announced
Richard M. Church, Jr. Endowed Scholarship for Longhorn Band
- Brooke Webb
- Camren Morgan
- Chris Ozuna
Richard M. Church, Jr., Scholarship
- Alicia Garza
- Brandon Lee
- Marco Vittoria Marcano
Rex W. Tillerson Endowed Engineering Band Scholarship
- Gabe Boyer
- Katelyn Wilson
- Noah Bliss
Richard “Dick” Robinson Endowed Scholarship for the Longhorn Band
- Avangeline Wong
- Julie Lynch
Richard S. Barfield Endowed Scholarship
- Ayana Stone
- Avery Ditto
Ruth and Joe Dahlstrom Scholarship
- Antonio Musgrove
- Dana Coates
Sarah W. Baird Scholarship
- Alex Nguyen
- Brooke Nguyen
- Chloe Christian
Scott and Sue Cherry Scholarship
- Elizabeth Clark
- Elizabeth Marin
- Esmeralda Reyes
Sparks Family Endowed Scholarship in Engineering
- Layla McFarland
Tau Beta Sigma Active Member Scholarship
- Areg Vartanian
- Laura Margo
Tau Beta Sigma Paula Crider & Patsy D. Hejl Scholarship
- Scout Howard
- Tabor Clifton
Texas Drums Alumni Scholarship
- Ethan Chu
- Pranav Devulapalli
- Zachary Matthews
The University of Texas Feature Twirler Endowed Scholarship
- Gracie Williams
The Vincent R. DiNino Endowed Scholarship for LHB Drum Major
- Madison Bookman
The Vincent R. DiNino Endowed Scholarship for LHB President
- Ashley Young
Thomas and Harriett Murray Endowed Scholarship in Engineering
- Olivia Higgins
Timothy Ann Sloan Scholarship for Clarinet Section Leader
- Marybeth Stripling
Todd and Belinda Linstrum Scholarship
- Matthew Davenport
- Matthew Kim
Tracy and Donna Maddux Endowed Scholarship
Recipient to be announced
Valerie & Kerry Taylor Endowed Scholarship in Music Education
- Aiden Spicer
- Anthony Ramirez
Vincent R. DiNino Endowed Scholarship for Kappa Kappa Psi President
- Corrie Jarrett
Vincent R. DiNino Endowed Scholarship for Tau Beta Sigma President
- Emma Balsamo
Vincent R. DiNino Longhorn Band Endowed Presidential Scholarship
- Andrew Bearse
- Brennan White
- Charles Serrano
- Carlye Niccum
- Ethan Seibert-Venable
- Jayden Polansky
- Bryce Sherman
- Jane Anderson
- John Lutterman
- Laura Margo
- Mason Bush
- Max Roemer
- Sydney Lee
- Thomas Nuttall
- Violet McCall
- Kari Njagi
Vincent R. DiNino Endowed Faculty Fellowship for the Longhorn Band Director
- Dr. Cliff Croomes
Wabash Scholarship
- Anna Tumanova
- Audrey Knight
Warner Family Fund for the Longhorn Band
- Anton Kostin
- Adelyn Rusli
Wayne Perun Endowed Scholarship 2
Recipient to be announced
William Paul and Carrie Sibley Waits Family Endowed Scholarship
Recipient to be announced
Willie Nelson Endowed Presidential Scholarship
- Gabe Boyer
- Noah Bliss
- Tabor Clifton
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