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Diana Ross Scholarship: The Diana Ross Scholarship is a full-tuition scholarship presented to one incoming full-time McNally Smith College music performance student each academic year. This prestigious award is granted to the applicant who 1) best demonstrates his or her ambition to pursue a career in music; 2) exhibits strong abilities as a musician/performer; 3) has maintained a good academic record; and 4) demonstrates financial need. Award: The full - tuition scholarship covers remaining tuition , after any federal or state grant funding, to obtain the Bachelor of Music Performance. The scholarship is valued at up to $56,000. Renewal is automatic as long as the student achieves a grade point average of 3.0 for each semester's work and enrolls full-time. Books, course materials, room and board are not included. Eligible Applicants: Any student who has applied for admission to McNally Smith College's Bachelor of Music Performance Degree, starting classes in the Fall 2006. The scholarship recipient will not be notified until he or she is accepted to the college. Deadline: Applications must be postmarked April 15, 2006. About Diana Ross: The teenage Diana Ross established the Motown sound with a solid gold chain of number one hits. As a soloist she ascended within the cinema and discothèque, on television, and Broadway stages. She dignified the title of Diva and is considered the most successful female vocalist in American popular music. The Detroit native moved into the house named Hitsville USA in 1960. She was sixteen years old. Diana Ross and the Supremes became Motown's hottest Holland-Dozier-Holland chartbusters, landing 12 number ones within the decade. The first Ross solo hits, 1970's "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," set the tone for her bold and buoyant career. A film biography of Billie Holiday provided Diana Ross with her first screen acting opportunity. Lady Sings The Blues (1972) earned Ross a Golden Globe and an academy award nomination. The soundtrack went to number one. Two more starring film roles followed, Mahogany (1975) and The Wiz (1978), both generating hit songs and albums. Ross' dance-oriented singles "Love Hangover," "Upside Down," and "I'm Coming Out" smoldered on disco dance floors and became circuit party anthems, while television and Broadway vehicles underscored Diana Ross' unstoppable charisma and showbiz instincts. She was named "Female Entertainer of the Century" by Billboard magazine. Diana Ross' last hit with Motown was the biggest: the title theme for the movie "Endless Love," a duet with Lionel Richie. Moving to RCA for the 80's, Ross delivered notable hits like "Muscles," "Missing You," and reworking of "Why Do Fools Fall In Love." Her return to Motown for the 90's marked a new phase for Diana Ross as an artist and businesswomen. With control of an extensive catalogue, she focuses on opportunities highlighting her strengths as a performer and interpreter. Two platinum albums, ten gold albums and five American Music Awards attest to a life in the heart of American popular music.
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