Our own Eddie Trester will receive a Gold Medal Bar from the Congress Of The United States. This medal is to be given to surviving veterans of the U.S. Merchant Marines of World War II as a belated "thank you" for their service. The Merchant Marines did not receive the G.I. Bill and other benefits after the war. The Congressional Gold Medal Bar will be presented to Eddie by Congressmen Michael Waltz this Veterans Day 2020.
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This year's SAJS Scholarship Recipients!!
The St. Augustine Jazz Society Board of Directors has recently chosen 4 students to receive a scholarship in the amount $2,000 (per student). The following students were chosen based on their character and musicianship:
Mark Stevens
Florida State university
Instrumental Music Education
Rhys Bennett
Florida State university
Jazz Performance
Sylvia Van Boskirk
University of Florida
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Henry Van Boskirk
University of Florida
Industrial and Systems Engineering (Minor in Jazz Studies)