About the Awards
All awardees are nominated by their instructors. Director’s List students are youth who’ve done note-worthy work in lessons and/or classes. Dr. Louis & Dr. Annette Kaufman were long-time friends of CMC and influential musicians (violin and piano, respectively) internationally. This year we’ve added an annual award in memory of CMC instructor Anthony Dyer, funded by a donation from his family.
There are several merit scholarship awards, named for people who have been in the CMC community. Marian Swartz was a long-time administrative director at CMC. John L. Judge was an important volunteer at CMC, and Dorothea Lensch was Portland Parks first Recreation Director under whom the Center’s program was established. Mildred Berthelsdorf was a community volunteer who worked to promote young voice students. Mary Margaret Dundore was the director of the Francis Street Singers at CMC for many years. These memorial awards above are made possible by permanent endowment funds at the Oregon Community Foundation. Photo: Brandon Chen (winner, 2025 Kaufman award for violin and piano) with his parents and CMC Director Gregory Dubay.)
