IBMA Foundation donor spotlight: Mark Schuster

IBMA Foundation donor spotlight: Mark Schuster

Mark Schuster, a board member and faithful supporter of the IBMA Foundation, is a fifth-generation resident of Washington state and a life-long community activist and environmentalist. He founded The Schuster Group in 1989, a multi-faceted real estate company involved...
IBMA Foundation donor spotlight: George Matthews

IBMA Foundation donor spotlight: George Matthews

George Matthews, great-grandson of Standard Oil magnate and Florida hotel and railroad developer, Henry Morrison Flagler, has produced Bluegrass at the Pavilion for the past 20 years. The annual event takes place in April on the grounds of the Flagler Museum in Palm...
New criteria for Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award

New criteria for Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT A PAPER: JUNE 30, 2025 The Neil Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award annually recognizes the best bluegrass-related paper accepted by a juried academic conference during the previous year. Beginning in 2025, the criteria has been expanded to include...
A message from Nancy Cardwell: scholarship update

A message from Nancy Cardwell: scholarship update

The IBMA Foundation is pleased to announce that 150 applications have been received from 43 students headed to college or technical training in the fall. The deadline to apply was June 1, and review committees will begin working soon in order to make recipient...