Robert B. Sherman Scholarship
In 2005, Robert Sherman established an annual scholarship award in his name through the BMI Foundation. The awardee is chosen by BMI's Lehman Engel program with some consultation with Sherman. The first awardee was announced in November 2006. Awardees are chosen for their excellence in musical comedy songwriting with an emphasis on lyric writing. Following is a list of the annual winners since the award's inception:
- 2006 - Andrew Nellessen
- 2007 - Michael Mitnick
- 2008 - (No Award This Year)
- 2009 - Jeffrey Simno
- 2010 - Andy Roninson
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