
Ruth and Clarence Mader
Memorial Scholarship Fund
ABOUT THE MADER FUND
The Ruth and Clarence Mader Memorial Scholarship Fund
Ruth and Clarence Mader will always be an inspiration to those privileged to have known them. The Fund is a response by students, colleagues, family and friends to widespread expressions of appreciation for the high ideals and artistic accomplishments of Ruth and Clarence Mader. Their creative and imaginative talents grew with the years and enriched the lives of many. A freeway accident in California in July 1971 ended the lives of these two gifted and productive people, but their inspiration and presence continue to live.
Per the Articles of Incorporation, the specific and primary purposes are to raise money, to obtain contributions and to create a fund or funds to assist young people in developing their talents in the field of music, primarily those people having pipe organ aims, and to arrange for and establish scholarships for deserving students of music.
Competitions for Organ Performance
The Ruth and Clarence Mader Memorial Scholarship Fund sponsors what has become one of the outstanding competitions for organ performance in the United States during the thirty years since its establishment. The current policy of the Fund is to make available for the finalists not only scholarship awards but also transportation and accommodation.
Awards
The policy of the Fund is to award scholarships from interest earned on principal. With continued generous contributions, we hope we will be able to increase the activities of the Fund. Contributions to this non-profit corporation are tax-deductible. Please contact us HERE.
OFFICERS & BOARD
Founding Directors
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Rayner Brown*
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Gaylord Carter*
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George Mader
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William Mader*
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Thomas Murray
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Orpha Ochse
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Robert Prichard*
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Ladd Thomas
* Deceased
Officers
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President, Linda West Brown
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Immediate Past President, Frances Nobert
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Vice-President, Philip Smith
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Secretary, Erin Mader Price
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Treasurer, Kirk Mader
Honorary Board Members
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Gary Bachlund
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Michael Barone
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Norberto Guinaldo
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James Hopkins
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Alan Morrison
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Orpha Ochse
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Damin Spritzer
Board Members
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Jacob Benda
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Linda West Brown
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Peter Fennema
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Timothy Howard
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Edmond Johnson
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Patricia Murphy Lamb
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Erin Mader Price
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Kirk Mader
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Loren Mader
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Paul Meier
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Edward Murray
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Frances Nobert
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Craig Phillips
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Cherry Rhodes
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Manuel Rosales
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Philip Smith
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Ann Mader Stillman
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Ladd Thomas
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James Walker
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Weicheng Zhao