West Chester University: Wells School Of Music Announces New Scholarship Named For Beloved Alumnus

Press release from West Chester University:

April 6, 2021

Boyer’s wife and fellow-alumna and Music Education major, Kathleen Boyer ’80, ’86,
helped to establish the scholarship in her late-husband’s name. In the aftermath of
his sudden death, she requested donations be made to the School of Music in lieu of
flowers.

Kathleen Boyer says, “We began talking about this scholarship after the initial influx
of donations following Ed’s death. When the School of Music approached me with this
idea of gifting instruments to students with financial need, it checked so many boxes.
Ed loved both working at Yamaha, and the Wells School of Music held such a special
place in both of our hearts. Ed would love this his commitment to helping students
will continue with this award.”

Doug Steinmetz headed Boyer’s department at Yamaha Corporation. He says, “One of our
driving missions at Yamaha is to create more lifelong music makers, and one of the
key necessities in doing so is to make sure they own a high-quality, affordable instrument.
Ed loved putting more ‘horns in hands’ as we like to say. We are proud to help continue
Ed’s legacy with this award.”

Chris Hanning, Dean of the Wells School of Music says, “Ed was a supporter of the
Wells School of Music not only philanthropically but as a member of our Wells School
of Music Advisory Board. His contributions have impacted generations of students.
We are very excited that so many of Ed’s friends and family have helped us get this
scholarship started. We hope to see it grow and endowed so that WCU students can benefit
in perpetuity, which I believe would make Ed very happy!”

To make a donation in Ed Boyer’s name, please contact Jill Siskind at the WCU Foundation or
click here.

This press release was produced by West Chester University. The views expressed here are the author’s own.