IBMA Awards Scholarships, Elects New Board

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The IBMA Foundation has awarded its college scholarships for the 2025-26 school year.

The recipient of the first Mike Auldridge Memorial Scholarship is Hayden Reidling from Georgia. Maggie Thornton will be the first recipient of the Gloria Belle Memorial Scholarship. The recipient of the J. D. Crowe Banjo Scholarship is Bayla Davis. The recipient of the Katy Daley Broadcaster & Sound Engineering Scholarship is Thomas “Teak” Porter.  Reid Warren is the recipient of the IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship. The Rick Lang Music Songwriter Scholarship will go to Alaina Majkrzak. Megan Mendenhall will receive the Sally Ann Forrester Scholarship.

IBMA has also announced its newly elected Board of Directors, who officially began their terms in June 2025.

The Executive Committee now includes:
Chair – Anna Frick (returning)
Vice Chair – Brad Kolodner (returning)
Secretary – Kristin Scott Benson (new)
Treasurer – Paul Schiminger (returning)
Executive Committee Member – Ariel Rosemberg (returning)

New and returning board members include:
Artists, Composers, and Music Publishers – Darin Aldridge (returning), CJ Lewandowski (returning), Missy Raines (new)
Merchandisers & Luthiers – Christine Funk (returning)
Associations – Carolyn Hotte (returning)
International At Large – Christopher Howard-Williams (returning)
Agents, Managers, and Publicists – Helen Ludé (new)
At Large – Shannon Sanders (new), Matt Simontacchi (new), Mike Simpson (returning), Deanie Richardson (returning), Andrea Roberts (returning)
Print, Media & Education – Annie Savage (returning)
Recording, Distribution & Marketing – Timothy Trudeau (new)
Ex Officio – Adam Engelhardt (returning)

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