In our world of teaching the best and perhaps the only way to ensure one of our own special members will never be forgotten is to
present a scholarship in that person’s name. Mary McShane was certainly one of these special people.
Mary joined the Eastside Chapter of the W.S.M.T.A. approximately 35 years ago and immediately became an active member. She
gave pedagogy classes for credit in her home, and there are many teachers who attended and learned their teaching skills from
Mary. Mary was on almost every committee during her membership, then served as president for two terms.

Mary was instrumental in establishing our scholarship competition, our scholarship benefit concert, the honors recitals, and
encouraged master classes and workshops for our chapter students. She taught her students to love music and stressed that it
would make their lives more fulfilling by bringing joy and contentment no matter where life would lead them. Mary was blessed
with much wisdom and had a common sense approach to help guide her students and the teachers within our chapter. Mary
McShane helped to make our chapter truly great!

As of 2004, a scholarship was initiated in Mary’s name. It will be given annually to high school students, grade 10, 11, and 12.
$500 will be awarded to one, two, or three students, with $300 maximum to any one winner