2017 Traub Recipients
Congratulations to the 2017 Robert C.J. Traub Memorial Scholarship Art recipients: seniors Anna Barrera Garza (winner) and Elizabeth Hungerman (alternate)!
The Robert C.J. Traub Memorial Scholarship Travel Fund began in 1956. The purpose of the scholarship is to contribute to the general cultural enrichment of the recipients and not primarily to advancement of their technical education in art or music. Anna demonstrated a special proficiency and promise of achievement in her respective areas of interest. She will enjoy a summer of travel abroad after graduation from high school before attending college.
"The music and art students in the Bloomfield Hills Schools system are exceptional, and are taught by a dedicated faculty. What the arts offer are extraordinary opportunities for communication. They are special languages that take training to learn but offer creative practitioners infinite opportunities to touch people across the barriers of language, religion, and culture. These times call for bridge building," expressed Ms. Lucy Bates during the Traub assembly.
2017 Traub Art Candidates:
Isabel Alo
Ana Barrera Garza
Dara Bellinson
Olivia D'Angelo
Helena Gregg
Talia Greenberg
Elizabeth Hungerman
Anna McGuffie
Kendall Morgenstein
Rachelle Saker
Stephanie Stan
Betsy Stubbs
Katherine Thai-Tang
Vanessa Wang
About the Traub Scholarship Competition:
The Traub judging panel is comprised of BHS teachers, administrators, and Ms. Lucy Bates. Ms. Bates, granddaughter of C.J. Traub and his wife, Elizabeth, established the scholarship 59 years ago to benefit Bloomfield Hills students. Ms. Bates travels from her home in California to Bloomfield each year to be involved in the art and music adjudication and awarding of the scholarships.
The initial fund was created by a gift with the Fund to continue in perpetuity. Each year, all the income realized from the trust fund is distributed equally among the winners. In 1957, the first year of Traub competition, the fund provided two scholarships of $700. Since 1999, four scholarships have been awarded, two at Lahser and two at Andover. Since 2014, Bloomfield Hills High School has awarded one scholarship to each of the winning candidates, one in art and one in music.
