Heidi Stober, ’00, received the 2005 Nathan M. Pusey Young Alumni Distinguished Achievement
Award, which recognizes Lawrence alumni of 15 years or less for significant contributions to and
achievements in a career field. The award honors the tenth president of Lawrence, an exemplary
figure in higher education in the 20th century.
A budding opera star with a growing list of roles, Stober is currently a studio artist with the Houston Grand Opera, having won the HGO’s prestigious Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers in February 2004. More than 450 singers auditioned for the competition from around the world.
During the HGO’s 2004-05 season, Stober sang the roles of La China in the world premiere of Salsipuedes and the Rose in The Little Prince and was heard in the world premiere of Lysistrata.
After earning a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance from Lawrence, Stober pursued a master’s degree at the New England Conservatory, where she earned the John Moriarty Presidential Scholarship and performed the roles of the dew fairy in Hansel and Gretel and Laurie in The Tender Land.
During the 2002-03 season, Stober sang with the Boston Lyric Opera, performing as Yvette in La Rondine and Sally in Die Fledermaus. She was recognized with the BLO’s Stephen Shrestinian Award for Excellence.
A native of Waukesha, Stober has sung as a studio artist with Colorado’s Central City Opera, covering the role of Nellie in Summer and Smoke and performing the roles of First Wife and First Gossip in the world premiere of Gabriel’s Daughter. She also has performed with the Milwaukee Opera Theatre and spent a year as the apprentice soprano in the Utah Symphony and Opera Ensemble Program.
Lawrence Today magazine, Fall 2005
