Marie de la Palme Memorial Scholarship
Marie de la Palme was a principal dancer in New York for Alvin Ailey III, Trisler Danscompany, Keith Lee Ballets, and Omega Dance. She taught and choreographed for Jacques d’Amboise’s National Dance Institute, later working on industrials and musicals in Orange County and Las Vegas before focusing on concert choreography, for which she received three Horton Award nominations.



Dr. Stephen Rochford, Professor of Music and Director of the Irvine Valley College Instrumental Music Area (IMA) from 1990 until his retirement in 2017. He conducted the Wind Symphony for 27 years, founded and conducted the Symphony Orchestra for 9 years, and managed all aspects of the IMA program. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Dr. Rochford was an avid fundraiser.