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The Mashburn Scholarship Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) qualified charitable foundation established September 24, 1994 which provides scholarships for students having talent, financial need and a desire to further their education in fields of Music Education, Music History, Vocal Music, Drama or The Performing Arts at the University of Arkansas and fulfill the requirements necessary to be a part of the Mashburn Scholarship Program. One of the primary goals of the Mashburn Scholarship Foundation is to increase public awareness of the importance of philanthropy to the future of education in Arkansas.

The Mashburn Scholarship Foundation supports the following:

The Barbara Mashburn Scholarship Foundation provides scholarships for University of Arkansas - Fayetteville students having talent and financial need.

The UARKettes Vocal List that was established to help meet the general operating expenses for the Mashburn Scholarship Foundation.

The Dr. James D. Mashburn Music Library offers educational oppurtunities to The Barbara Mashburn Scholarship Foundation Recipients with hands-on training and one-on-one instruction with established businesses in Northwest Arkansas.

All three programs are completely supported through public donations while the financial administration of these programs is jointly managed by The Mashburn Scholarship Foundation Board Managers and Arvest Asset Management Group.

Music education should not be promoted as a way to ‘preserve a tradition’, or as a vague ‘contributor to social cohesion’. Its importance (as well as the obvious emotional importance of music) lies in how it nurtures creativity in an increasingly fragmented yet globalized society.

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up” - Pablo Picasso