Glenfraser Endowment Fund

The Glenfraser Endownment Fund was established in 2009 with an innitial $25,000 investment by Professor Emeritus Barry Truax and his partner Dr. Guenther Krueger, a doctoral graduate in Special Arrangements at SFU. Their generous donation has grown significantly over the years funding two awards - the R.M.Schafer Soundscape Award for outstanding work in the field of sound ecology, and the Glenfraser Research Award for eligible research and travel expenses aimed at both undergraduate or graduate students pursuing work in sound studies. In 2015, Barry and Guenther also made the most significant of contributions: a legacy donation to SFU that ultimately founded an Endowed Professorship in Sound Studies in 2015 with the appointment of Dr. Milena Droumeva in the School of Communication.

Guenther and Barry at Barry's School of Communication Retirement Party

Glenfraser Endowment Fund Recipients

R Murray Schafer Soundscape Award ($1000.)

The R. Murray Schafer Soundscape Award is given annually to an undergraduate or graduate student in good academic standing who also demonstrates high academic achievement, skills and interest in soundscape studies/composition or acoustic communication. The award is made possible through the Glenfraser Endowment, established in 2009 by Prof. Barry Truax & Dr. Guenther Krueger.

Current Recipients (2023) - $2000

Ben Scholl
Ryland Shaw

Past Recipients (2010 - ongoing)

2021
Lauren Knight, Stacey Copeland, Joey Zaurrini

2020
Freya Zinovieff, Jianyu Fan, Lauren Knight

2019
Ronald Boersen, Stacey Copeland

2018 
Miles Thorogood, George Rahi

2017  
Yves Candau, Chris Giles

2016  
Pietro Sammarco

2015  
Vincent Andrisani, Marc St Pierre

2014  
Nathan Clarkson, Bill Young

2013  
Jenni Schine, Mark Nazemi

2012  
Milena Droumeva, Eylul Iscen Ozgun

2011  
Andrew Czink, Nathan Clarkson

2010  
Vincent Andrisani, Jenni Schine

Glenfraser Acoustic Communication Research Awards

The Glenfraser Acoustic Communication Research Award is given to an undergraduate or graduate student in good academic standing in order to support a research project and/or its dissemination carried out by the student. The grant is made possible through the Glenfraser Endowment, established in 2009 by Prof. Barry Truax & Dr. Guenther Krueger.

Current Recepients (2023) 

Roman Dobrule
George Rahi
Jason Kennedy

Past Recipients (2010 - 2017)

2021  
Stacey Copeland
Freya Zinovieff

2020  
Stacey Copeland
Freya Zinovieff
Lauren Knight

2019  
Stacey Copeland ($1500)
Freya Zinovieff ($2500)
Alexandre Klinke ($1500)

2018  
Stacey Copeland ($500)
George Rahi ($1000)
Freya Zinovieff ($1250)
Miles Thorogood ($1600)

2017  
Yves Candau ($1200.)
Tamara Mills ($2700.)

2016  
Alexandra Spence ($3100.)
Marc St Pierre ($2080.)
Tamara Mills ($400.)

2015  
Pietro Sammarco ($2000.)
Jorma Kujala ($1225.)
Alexandra Spence ($1225.)

2014  
Vincent Andrisani ($2000.)
Milena Droumeva ($1000.)

2013  
Miles Thorogood ($500.)
Jenni Schine ($850.)
Nathan Clarkson ($400.)
Milena Droumeva ($250.)

2012  
Vincent Andrisani ($750.)
Jenni Schine ($750.)
Nathan Clarkson ($250.)