The Richard S. Bower Preparatory Prize Eric (MM 1982) and Karen Bower The Gilbert M. Brooks Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence Eric (MM 1982) and Karen Bower
The Arthur Loesser Memorial Prize in Piano
OTHER ENDOWED FUNDS
John Mack Prize for Oboe
John H. & Ruth Bemis Memorial Fund
Elise C. (MM 2004) and C. Jacob (MM 2006) Belk Eric (MM 1982) and Karen Bower
CIM Alumni Association
Darius Milhaud Award
Irvin Bushman Memorial Prize in Singing
Cleveland Hts. Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon Rosa Lobe Award
Alice Chalifoux Prize in Harp Yolanda Kondonassis (BM 1986, MM 1989) and Michael Sachs Jocelyn Chang and Michael Leese Award in Harp Bruce D. Collie Prize in Percussion Donald Erb Prize in Composition Mrs. Donald J. Erb Dr. Keith Fitch
Frederick Prentice Award in Voice Joseph and Elsie Scharff Prize in Violin Rose and Joseph Spielman Memorial Award The Elizabeth Stoeckler Stevens Prize in Lieder Dr. Mary Schiller The Pauline Thesmacher Award Dr. Mary Schiller
Marshall Griffith
Anna Y. Tringas Award for Violin
Steven Mark Kohn (MM 1984)
The William Vennard Award
The Henry Fusner Prize The Dewey and Mary Gilley Memorial Award Dr. Mary Schiller The Boris Goldovsky Prize in Opera Drs. David and Carola Bamberger (David & Carola - HDMA 2004) George F. Goslee Prize in Bassoon Gregg Henegar (1975) The Dr. Jerome Gross Prize in Violin The Heinrich Scholarship Anthony P. Hopkins Memorial Prize for Trombone Anthony Hopkins Memorial Fantasy Football League Ms. Barbara J. Chapman Ms. Toni Hopkins Lillie A. Hopkins-Clausell Ms. Linda Huetson Mr. and Mrs. George Ray Italian American Cultural Foundation Italian Art Song Award Italian American Cultural Foundation The Maurice & Judith Kaplow Prize for Uncommon Creativity The William Kurzban Prize in Piano Dr. Gloria Fok Cook (BM 1974, MM 1976, DMA 1984) Dr. Joseph and Bess Scharff Leven Prize in Piano
The Robert Vernon Prize in Viola Ms. Lembi Veskimets (BM 1995, MM 1997) Dr. Calvin E. Weber Award in Trumpet Mr. and Mrs. C. Scott* Weber (*BM 1985) Dr. and Mrs. K. L. Wu Memorial Award in Trumpet
Daniel Brown Memorial Fund Cavani String Quartet Endowment Award Drs. Melvin S. and Miriam B. Rosenthal Edith Cerone and Blanche Brant Sharon Memorial Fund Eric (MM 1982) and Karen Bower CIM Chamber Music Residency Fund Drs. Melvin S. and Miriam B. Rosenthal Maxine Cummins Memorial Fund Barbara Eaton Ticket Program John Gilliam Visiting Artist Program Edgar A. Hahn Memorial Fund for Opera Gertrude Hornung Memorial Fund Patience Cameron Hoskins Student Performances at Judson Park Fund Dr. Lansing C. Hoskins and Patience Cameron Hoskins Martha J. Joseph Tribute Fund Dr. Sidney & Gussie Klein Visiting Chamber Music Ensemble Fund E.J. Kulas Fund William A. McAfee Memorial Fund
The Sadie Zellen Piano Prize
Mellon/National Endowment for the Arts Fund
The Avedis Zildjian Scholarship for Percussion Students
NCB Fund
Ms. Annie Wu Lee
The Avedis Zildjan Company
William Murtfelat Memorial Fund CIM Organ Music Fund Louis G. Pierce Memorial Fund
PREPARATORY PRIZES Carl E. Baldassarre Composer Performer Competition Awards Carl and Kathleen Baldassarre The Richard S. Bower Preparatory Prize Mrs. Jane N. Vickers and Ms. Nancy Vickers Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony Preparatory Commencement Prize Dr. and Mrs. Gary M. Ciepluch Dean’s Scholarship: Outstanding Senior Award Sandra Shapiro Outstanding Piano Award Doris M. Sopher Women’s Committee Preparatory Prizes
The Carole A. Rieck Fund for Preparatory Instruction Larry and Barbara Robinson Endowed Fund Peter Salaff Chamber Music Guest Artist Endowment Drs. Melvin S. and Miriam B. Rosenthal Ralph S. Schmitt Memorial Fund Elizabeth Stevens Memorial Verna Straub Memorial The Frances E. Sykora Chamber Music Outreach Performance Fund University Circle Chorale and Chamber Music Fund Samuel R. Wade, Jr. Memorial Fund
CIM Women’s Committee
Dr. Bennett Levine Memorial Award in Chamber Music
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ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015