YOUNG ARTIST DESTINATION Increasing Access
Building Student and Faculty Representation from Indigenous Communities
BY THE NUMBERS
TOTAL AID FOR CAMP 2022 $3,866,787 TOTAL AID FOR ACADEMY 2022-23 $17,209,871 TOTAL FINANCIAL AID $21,076,658
“In his work as a professor and at Interlochen, Lyman valued education. It feels wonderful to continue that work by helping young artists attend Camp. And in the process, we’ll probably help them develop an appreciation for what they find in the woods and around the lakes, too.”
47 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED FOR JUNIORS 167 256 Camp Scholarships by Division SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED FOR INTERMEDIATES SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS
With generous support from an anonymous donor, Interlochen has launched a three-year strategic initiative to build student and faculty representation from Indigenous communities. The effort includes scholarships, faculty recruitment, and support for regional efforts to educate the larger northern Michigan community about Indigenous history, culture, and perspectives. Combined with other sources of merit-based aid, Interlochen was able to extend scholarships to ten highly qualified young Indigenous artists from four different states in the 2023 Camp season. Interlochen also welcomed visiting scholar Eric Hemenway to campus. An Anishnaabe/Odawa from Cross Village, Eric taught an Indigenous history class at the Academy and has worked with campers at the Walter Hastings Museum to add essential perspectives about the long history of the people and places of northern Michigan. In addition, Hemenway has engaged with the faculty and staff of Interlochen to seek out opportunities to deepen our relationships with local Indigenous communities. “I have grown as both a musician—being challenged every day and pushed out of my comfort zone—as well as grown as a person. Interlochen has been a special place because of the community I surround myself with and the precious memories I’ve made. This experience would’ve never been possible without your support, so thank you!”
– Joan Williams (IAC/NMC 59, UNIV 61-62)
Honoring the Teacher with Sand on his Knees
338 TOTAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS
23 NEW ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS
Generations of Interlochen alumni credit their Camp or Academy experience with sparking a lifetime love of the arts. Thanks to Lyman Williams, thousands of former campers also carry a lifelong love for the natural environment of northern Michigan. From 1973 to 2010, Lyman taught environmental science classes to Intermediate campers, taking them on guided explorations of Interlochen’s woods, streams, lakes, and wildlife. Drawing on his experience as a geology professor, Lyman and his students could often be found on the ground, exploring every minute detail of the wooded environment with his students. He became known to many as the “teacher with sand on his knees.” For Joan Williams (IAC/NMC 59, UNIV 61-62), it seemed natural to honor her husband’s memory and his 37 years of work with Intermediate campers by making it possible for future Intermediate campers to have an Interlochen experience.
104 NAMED ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS
14 NEW NAMED ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS
– Nati (IAC 23)
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