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Reuben
Westmoreland 2008-10
 aised in the Gold Country of Northern California, Reuben began playing electric guitar at age 12. He moved to the Central Coast in 1999 to study mechanical engineering at Cal Poly; on campus, Reuben discovered the Cal Poly Guitar Ensemble and was introduced to classical guitar music. As a member of the ensemble during his Cal Poly career, Reuben studied under Jesus Saiz-Huedo (now living in Spain) and James Edwards. In addition to accepting the scholarship in September 2008, Reuben currently works as a design engineer for Zurn Wilkins, and he and his wife are the proud parents of a baby boy. In his spare time, Reuben enjoys playing electric guitar for Highlands Church in Paso Robles, as well as dabbling in piano, mandolin, and some songwriting.
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Katie Ames 2008-09
 atie was born and raised on the Central Coast and has been studying both classical and contemporary guitar since age 13. She is a music major at Cuesta College, beginning her second year in fall 2009. She enjoys playing many different instruments, including electric bass and piano, and also sings. Katie is interested in visual arts as well as music and is skilled at drawing and sculpture. She has studied guitar under Gary Drysdale and Jeff Peters in addition to scholarship instructor Marilyn Blodget.
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Sam Shalhoub 2007-08
 am, a Cambria native, is a versatile musician, including piano and alto, bass and Bb clarinet among his instrumental talents. Sam currently is in the guitar program at Humboldt State University in Northern California and performs on the Central Coast as time permits. Sam is a modern romantic/impressionist classical guitarist who plays 19th and 20th century solos from Spain, as well as a few pieces he has composed for guitar and double bass. Sam has studied with James Edwards, Marilyn Blodget and Nick Lambson and has taken master classes from Ana Vidovic and Tony Kakamakov.
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he G.Roger Bailey Classical Guitar Scholarship is pleased to sponsor:
eter Malouf comes to the scholarship with a wonderful classical background. He has an impressive repertoire at this point in his life and seems a perfect match for the scholarship, listing Bach, Sor, Beethoven and Tarrega among his favorite classical composers. Peter is an active high school student involved in swimming and surfing, and he has five years of guitar practice to his credit. He started with scholarship musical director James Edwards in September 2010.
layton Platt possesses the desire to accomplish many things. The guitar is the first and only instrument he has ever played. Clayton shows an impressive ear for music; at the time he joined the scholarship, Clayton read only tablature but was determined to progress. He shows a positive energy that is quite infectious and great people skills. He spent two weeks in Mexico practicing endlessly through lessons with a couple of American classical guitar teachers. Clayton started the scholarship in September 2009 with only three months worth of lessons but showed an impressive command of what he had learned.
