Doug Saxton

TVCB Past President
Emeritus


Remembering
Kara Zander

About the Scholarship

Previous Recipients

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Doug Saxton Memorial Scholarship Recipients

On May 1, 2002, the Tualatin Valley Community Band Board of Directors announced the winners of the 2002 Doug Saxton Memorial Scholarship. This year, three outstanding high school seniors were chosen by the scholarship committee:
 
Lisa Hasuike
Saxophone
Tigard High School		 Elizabeth Lewis
Violin
Tigard High School		 Karri Pasteris
Saxophone
Tigard High School

Lisa has been a member of the Tualatin Valley Community Band for quite a while. She intends to attend the University of Oregon in the fall to major in Music Education and Music Performance, and hopes to become a music educator.

Liz is the daughter of band librarian Chris Lewis. She is headed to Portland State University this fall to major in liberal studies, moving later to the film/sound editing school at USC. She hopes to make a career of movie post-production.

Karri has been a member of the Tualatin Valley Community Band, and is the daughter of board president Phil Pasteris. Karri will be heading to Oregon State University this fall to major in English, later moving to the newly formed Print Media School at OSU. She plans to continue at the Western Culinary Institute for training as a chef, with a long-term goal of becoming a restaurant critic.

Each senior received a grant of $300 to be used toward college in the fall.

In Memory of Kara Zander

The Tualatin Valley Community Band suffered a tragic loss in November 2002.  Kara Zander, a 1997 graduate of Tigard High School and TVCB member, suffered an untimely death.  We mourn the loss of our friend and fellow musican.

To honor Kara, the Zander Family has requested donations be designated to the Doug Saxton Memorial Scholarship fund.

Kara enjoyed playing clarinet with the band and looked forward to Tuesday nights when we practiced.  Our prayers are with her family and friends.

About The Scholarship

The Tualatin Valley Community Band established the Doug Saxton Memorial Scholarship Fund in 1997.  This scholarship honors the Band's first board president and serves as a memorial to Band members who were taken from us.

Doug Saxton served as board president until his passing in 1997.  Kara Zander was a young clarinet player just starting her adult life until a tragic accident in 2002. 

Doug was a strong believer in education, and Kara was on her way to becoming a teacher.  We feel that this scholarship is the most appropriate way we can keep the memory of our friends alive. 

The Saxton Memorial Scholarship is open to:

  • Graduating seniors, who are 
  • Members or past members of the band, who 
  • Will be attending college in the fall, who 
  • Have shown an ongoing interest in music, and who 
  • Express a desire to continue an interest in music. 
Grades are a secondary consideration.  Financial need is not a consideration.

Applications are usually available by the first of March, and are due back by the first of April.


Previous Scholarship Recipients
  • 2001 - Melinda Cone
  • 2000 - Alex Lewis, Rebecca Mason, Danielle Mayers, Evan White, Jeremy Zander
  • 1999 - Chris Cone, Myra Garner, Luis Jose Rivas
  • 1998 - Rian Cartmell, Amanda Nottke, Hanna Reid, Todd Rogers, Jamie Treat
If you have questions about the Scholarship Fund or about the 2002 winners, please drop an e-mail toTim Roberts, timr@probo.com.