THE ROBERT L. MADDOX MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP

Dr. Robert L. Maddox was a native of Odessa, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree in music from North Texas University and graduate degrees in music from New York University. After serving in the US Army and teaching in Columbia, SC, he moved to Charlotte, NC, in 1963. He spent the rest of his career in Charlotte-Mecklenburg where he directed instrumental music programs at Garinger and Providence High Schools.

Maddox was also a key figure in organizing the Charlotte Youth Symphony and instrumental in starting the Charlotte Summer Pops program. In addition, after the death of his wife, Irene, in 1996 he continued leadership of the Charlotte Flute Choir that she had started.

The Carolinas' Carrousel Board of Directors selected Dr. Maddox as the Grand Marshal of the Carolinas' Carrousel Parade in 2000 and established The Robert L. Maddox Music Scholarship to honor his exemplary leadership in the music education field.

The Carolinas' Carrousel organization is ever mindful of the efforts of dedicated individuals like Dr. Maddox and was saddened by his death in October 2001. The Carrousel is pleased to honor his memory with this scholarship to help insure the continuance of a legacy of leadership & excellence in music and education in his name.