2005 Scholarship Recipients
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Gillian Bradshaw (photo, right) is the granddaughter of John A. Kennedy, Canada Chieftain of the Kennedy Society. Gillian is 7 years old, has studied Highland Dance for almost two years, and lives in Port Carling, Ontario, Canada.
In this photo, Gillian is dancing at the Highlands of Durham Games in Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada in July. She won 6th place for her Highland Fling. She also won 1st for Sword Dance and 5th for Highland Fling at the Fergus Scottish Festival in Fergus, Ontario, Canada in August (see photo of Gillian with her medals on the 2005 Photos page).
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Col. Christoph Kresse (holding trophy in photo, left) is the son-in-law of Col. Eugene Kennedy (right in photo), Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels. Christoph is a competitive Grade I piper and is interested in the art of Piobaireachd (the classical music of the Scottish bagpipes). He lives in Laurinburg, North Carolina.
Christoph took several honors at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games in July, including Grade I Best All-Around Piper. You can see his current competition standing at the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association (EUSPBA) web site: Go to the Results page and click the link for the EUSPBA Results System, then select his name under Individual Standings and click the Get Report button.
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Levi Sherman (center in photo, right) is 11 years old and has Buchanan and Ross clans in his background. Levi is a serious piper and is hoping to move from Grade IV to Grade III this year. He came in 6th in Piobaireachd at Grandfather Mountain in July 2005. He lives in Young Harris, Georgia.
You can see Levi’s current competition standing at the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association (EUSPBA) web site: Go to the Results page and click the link for the EUSPBA Results System, then select his name under Individual Standings and click the Get Report button.
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David Noren (photo, left) is 15 years old and is a Grade III solo piper. He traces his lineage to the Walker sept of the clan Calquhoun. David is currently working on his Eagle rank in the Boy Scouts and lives in Marietta, Georgia.
You can see David’s current competition standing at the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association (EUSPBA) web site: Go to the Results page and click the link for the EUSPBA Results System, then select his name under Individual Standings and click the Get Report button.
Congratulations to all the Kennedy Society Scholarship recipients!