one doctor (a dentist). Students in Harmony Project's Class of 2016 who participated in the program at least three years experienced an average length of participation of 7 years; 98% will attend college in fall 2016; most are first-generation college students; 50% have been accepted into high value STEM majors. Harmony Project Affiliates have launched in Ventura CA, New Orleans LA, Tulsa OK, Kansas City MO, East St. Louis IL, Phoenix AZ, San Francisco CA, Hudson NY and Riverside CA. In 2015 Harmony Project's founding program in Los Angeles launched Harmony Project of America as a national initiative tasked with bringing Harmony Project's model of Mentoring Through Music to national scale. In 2016 the Yamaha Music & Wellness Institute, the non-profit education and research arm of the Yamaha Corporation and Conn-Selmer, an American manufacturer of musical instruments, formally partnered with Harmony Project of America (HPA). HPA also receives support from the D'Addario Foundation, among others. Awards and recognition 2009 – Harmony Project receives the Coming Up Taller Award, which "recognize[s] exemplary arts and humanities programs which foster young people's intellectual and creative development", from the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH), presented by Michelle Obama at the White House. 2010 – Harmony Project founder Dr. Margaret Martin is named Woman of Distinction by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. 2011 – President Barack Obama awards Dr. Martin the Presidential Citizens Medal, the second-highest civilian honor in the US, for her work with Harmony Project. In 2015 Harmony Project was designated a 'Bright Spot in Hispanic Education' by a joint White House / U.S. Department of Education initiative. Notes and references External links Harmony Project website Turning Point, a PBS special on BYU TV Diane Louie on IMDB Harmony Project of Ventura County website Non-profit organizations based in Los Angeles Charities based in California Music education in the United States Music of Los Angeles Music organizations based in the United States Youth organizations based in California Organizations established in 2001 2001 establishments in California