Biography

School Activates

Offices held and activities and organizations in which I have participated:

·         Student Council Cabinet member – 10^th

·         Key Club – 11^th, 12^th

·         Academy Ambassadors – 11^th, 12^th

·         Mu Alpha Theta – 11^th

·        Student Council – 11^th

·        University of North Texas volunteer tutor – 12^th

 

Honors and awards received:

·         Recognition by Governor of Texas (2001) for outstanding grades as sophomore – 10^th

·         University of North Texas President’s List – 11^th

·         TAMS Summer Research Scholarship – 11^th

·         National Merit Finalist – 11^th

·         National Honors Society – 12^th

 

Work experience:

·         Summer Research at UNT under Dr. Bruce Gnade of the Materials Science Department – 11^th

 

Summer programs, conferences or special events attended, travel experience:

·         2001 Eastman School of Music Summer Music Festival

·         Summer Research at UNT

·         Traveled to Canada, China, Singapore, Thailand and various states in the US

 

Music Activates:

Piano competitions:

·         First place in the SunRay North Texas Youth Competition for 7 years (1993-1997, 2001-2002), including Grand Prize in 1997 and 2001, Richardson, TX.

·         First place in the Dallas Symphonic Festival in 1995, 1996, and 1998, Grand Prize in 1998, Dallas, TX. 

·         First place in the Collin County Young Artist Competition in 1997 and 1999.  Grand prize in 1999, Plano, TX.

·         First Place in the Lee Biannual Piano Competition, 1998, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

·         Grand Prize in the Juanita Miller 2001 State Youth Competition, Fort Worth, TX.

·         Grand Prize in 2001 McKinney Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Piano Competition, McKinney, TX.

·         Finalist in 2001 Young Artists International Piano Competition, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY

Public concerts:

·         March 1998, played public concert of the Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1, 1st movement with SMU Meadows Symphony Orchestra, SMU, Dallas, TX

·         March 1999, played public concert of the Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor 1st movement with Plano Symphony Orchestra, Plano, TX.

·         Feb. 2000, played four concerts of the Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21, 3^rd Movement with the Plano Symphony Orchestra for PISD 4^th grade students, Plano, TX.

·         Feb. 2001, played public concert of the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 III movement with Irving Symphony Orchestra, Irving, TX.

·         Nov. 2001, played two concerts of the Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 full concerto with the Marshall Symphony Orchestra, one for MISD high school students and one public, Marshall, TX.