Alumna Wins Piccolo Prize
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Staff Sergeant Ashley Mendeke (BM ’11) was recently awarded First Prize in the 2021 International Kujala Competition. She is a member of the United States Military Academy at West Point field music group, The Hellcats. She was selected as the University of North Texas 2010-2011 undergraduate Presser Scholar and was recipient of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund's National Academic scholarship.