Former pupils of Beryl Ferguson donated the Beryl Ferguson Memorial Trophy to the Winnipeg Music Festival in 1947. This trophy is awarded for the most outstanding performance in a competition of Grade 10 instrumentalists.
Ms. Ferguson was born in Winnipeg in 1899 and died in 1940. She studied piano with Milan Sokloff and later with Leonard Heaton. She became very popular as a teacher and attracted a large class of students, organizing competitions between her pupils as well as encouraging them to compete in the Winnipeg Music Festival.
| Year | Winner | Year | Winner |
| 1947
|
Leslie
Sawak
|
1980
|
Gerald
Legiehn
|
| 1948
|
Sidney
Zimmerman
|
1981
|
Alvin
Deshauer
|
| 1949
|
Sidney Elizabeth Young
|
1982
|
Colleen
Schellenberg
|
| 1950
|
Joan
Grinke
|
1983
|
John Roderick Cole
|
| 1951
|
Sandra
Sisler
|
1984
|
Gae
Loreen Barkman
|
| 1952
|
Vera
Tarnowski
|
1985
|
Maya de Forest
|
| 1953
|
Shelagh Roberta Gilmore
|
1986
|
Deborah Smythe
|
| 1954
|
Freda
Coodin
|
1987
|
Katherine
Byrne
|
| 1955
|
Paul Ross
|
1988
|
Christopher Smythe
|
| 1956
|
Ailsa Lawson
|
1989
|
Elroy Friesen
|
| 1957
|
Eleanor London
|
1990
|
Ryan McClelland
|
| 1958
|
Karen
Borthistle
|
1991
|
Rachel
Anderson
|
| 1959
|
Rennie London
|
1992
|
Darren
Wong
|
| 1960
|
Morna-June Morrow
|
1993
|
Vernon
Regehr
|
| 1961
|
Gerard Price
|
1994
|
Victoria Gomon
|
| 1962
|
Wirlana
Kysilewsky
|
1995
|
Huong Tran
|
| 1963
|
Robert
Kraichy
|
1996
|
Valdine Ritchie
|
| 1964
|
Arne Wagner
|
1997
|
Seijiro Tsuchi
|
| 1965
|
Andrea Graham
|
1998
|
Kevin Wong
|
| 1966
|
Roy Roshko
|
1999
|
Andrea
Schellenberg
|
| 1967
|
Jane Vasey
|
2000
|
Terrilee Friesen
|
| 1968
|
Roslyn Storey
|
2001
|
Alexander Peden
|
| 1969
|
Elizabeth
Lupton
|
2002
|
Sheldon Xu
|
| 1970
|
Judy
Kehler
|
2003
|
Kar-Fai
Gee
|
| 1971
|
Elaine Smith
|
2004
|
Diane
Kim
|
| 1972
|
Douglas Finch
|
2005
|
Madeline
Hildebrand
|
| 1973
|
Karen Yamada
|
2006 | Albert Liao |
| 1974
|
Debbie
Davie
|
2007 | Katya Poplyansky |
| 1975
|
Dietmar
Schmuecker
|
2008 | Yue Chang |
| 1976
|
Barbara Lawton
|
2009 | Evan Giroux |
| 1977
|
Helen
Choi
|
2010 | Corinna Jin |
| 1978
|
Karen
Klassen
|
2011 | Jaena Kim |
| 1979
|
Catherine
Sim
|