Giving


Gifts to support the music program through the NSU Foundation play an important role in the lives of our music students.  Whether for the Music Scholarship Fund or for music programming, your participation, regardless of the amount of your gift, will help our music program remain strong and vital. 

 Please make out your check to the NSU Foundation, marked for the Music Scholarship Fund or music programming and send it to

Dr. Mark Bighley
Department of Performing Arts
605 N. Grand Avenue
Tahlequah, OK 74464. 


Endowed Scholarship Funds


Joe Davis and Jacob Farinelli Scholarship Fund
Kappa Kappa Psi Band Scholarship
NSU Music Scholarship Fund
Clare M. Stroup & Thomas E. Stroup Music Scholarship
Lou Summers Vocal Scholarship

2011–12 NSU Music Contributors


Fortissimo
($1000+)

Mark Bighley
Medearis Law Firm
Janet & Don Stucky
John Yeutter

Sforzando ($500 to $999) 

Jerry and Barbara Cook
Shannon Unger

Forte  ($250 to $499)

Ronald & Laura Chioldi
Robert & Kathleen Daniel
Carl & Sonya DePaula
Park & Sandy Medearis
Paul Westbrook & Lynn Cyert

Crescendo ($100 to $249) 

Charles & Mildred Carroll
Charles & Joanne DeShong
Suzanne & Jason Dovel
Justin & Tina Frazier
Ethel Grover
Greg & Kim Huffman
David & Sandra Laney
Farren & Gail Mayfield
Mike & Trude Norman
Sylvanna Prechtl
Sue P Straw
Tahlequah Lumber Company
Colby Walker & Justin Strong
Anne Watson
Lester & Paula Watson
Robert P. & Terri Webb
Robert & Margaret Willson
Lenore Wilson

Mezzo forte ($50 to $99)

Janet Bahr
Louis & Sandra Baker
Tom & Terri Baker
Craig & Patricia Clifford
Charles & JohnAnn Duvall
Mike & Nancy Freeman
Mary Ann Head
Jeanette Maxfield
Jonathan McBrayer 
Gerald W Nickels 
Craig & Diane Stevenson
Dennis & Anita Weibel
Ralph & Beth Whitworth
Charles & Judy Ziehr 

Mezzo piano ($25 to $49)

Dudley & Sara Brown
Kathleen Frank
Donna Roberson
Mary Searson

Piano (up to $25)

Peggy Jo Hall
Lavonda Hartgraves
Hart’s LLC