Sara Renaud receives Studio Fellowship Award.

Sara Renaud, NCTM, of Columbia, Missouri, is the recipient of the MTNA Studio Fellowship Award. The award, in the amount of $3,000, is made possible by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND.

Renaud holds a master of music degree in piano pedagogy from the University of Missouri in Columbia. She also received a bachelor of arts degree from Luther College, double majoring in math and music and graduating magna cure laude.

"I believe that the Studio Fellowship is one of the FOUNDATION'S most important projects," says MTNA Past President Joan M. Reist, NCTM. "This year's recipient (Sara Renaud) is a perfect example of the type of teacher who represents the next generation of IMTs, and in one who will uphold MTNA's high standards."

Renaud received several scholarships, including the Ella Ferguson Turner Scholarship from the University of Missouri and the Regent Scholarship from Luther.

She also received a Piano Pedagogy Award from the University of Missouri in 2003 and was awarded the second-place prize in graduate piano from Mid-Missouri Area Music Teachers Association in 2002. She was a member of Pi Kappa Lamda and Phi Beta Kappa honor societies.

Renaud is adjunct instructor at the University of Missouri. She established the Renaud Piano Studio in 2003, teaching piano to twenty-five students of all levels, including group and partner lessons. Her students are required to attend two group classes per semester and participate in a semester recital.