Julie Zahrndt

Class of: 2024
Hometown: Waxahachie, TX
High School Name: Red Oak High School
Major(s)/Minor(s): Music Education and Trumpet Performance majors

High School Accomplishments:

TMEA All-State Musician
Valedictorian
National Honor Society President

SMU Accomplishments:

Hilltop Scholar
Mustang Band Trumpet Co-Section Leader
Meadows Scholar
Founder of Advocates for the Arts
Recipient of the Undergraduate Excellence in Music Award and the Outstanding Undergraduate Brass Award
Music Educators Summer Workshops Student Assistant

What do you like most about being a Hunt Scholar?

I love being a part of a community that inspires excellence in everyone they interact with. This cohort provides an amazing opportunity to be around a diverse group of like-minded people who all understand the commitment and drive it takes to be successful.