sentences:  McKay's students at the University of Washington included future winners of the Pulitzer Prize, Academy Award, Guggenheim Grant and Grammy Award.These students include William Bolcom, Goddard Lieberson, Earl Robinson, Ken Benshoof, and Gerald Kechley.McKay himself was awarded a Guggenheim Grant to study in Europe in the 1920s but turned it down to stay in touch with his American musical roots and to care for his growing young family.