Hall of Fame

Founders Circle

Portia Mansfield

Charlotte Perry

Helen Smith

Marjorie Perry

2023 Inaugural Hall of Fame Class

Lucille Bogue

Camper at Perry-Mansfield who became an award-winning author and poet. She was awarded Colorado Poet of the Year. Her play, Freedom Trail, premiered at the Whiteman School and was produced in Denver for the Colorado Centennial. She earned the Colorado Governor’s Award in 1959. Lucy was also instrumental in founding the Yampa Valley College, an international think tank for bringing different ideas and cultures together.

Karolynn Lestrud

Current archivist and historian of Perry-Mansfield camp. Karolynn, along with Noel and others, was influential in establishing the Steinberg Pavilion at Perry-Mansfield after the camp was purchased by the Friends of Perry-Mansfield non-profit. She is a Steamboat Spellbinder, served as the board chair of the Steamboat Springs Arts Council, and serves on the board of Historic Routt County.

T. Ray Faulkner

Assistant to Charlotte Perry and Portia Mansfield, archivist and historian at Perry-Mansfield. She is a member of University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma’s Alumni Hall of Fame, recipient of a National Dance Association Plaudit Award (1982), and in 1999, was praised for Outstanding Volunteer Service by Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association.

Harriette Ann Gray

Director of Dance at Perry-Mansfield. She was a company member of the Humphrey-Weidman Dance Company and dance partner to José Limón. She taught movement to young actresses at Universal Studios in Hollywood. She later created her own company, the Harriette Ann Gray Dance Company, which toured the United States. She was a faculty member at Stephens College in Columbia. It was because of her love and passion for Perry-Mansfield that Stephens College was convinced to purchase camp in 1964.

Noel Hefty

Noel was inducted as one of the Legends of Dance in Colorado. She was a dancer under Martha Graham and later Harriette Ann Gray at Perry-Mansfield. She started the Steamboat Dance Theatre, now in existence for over 50 years, and worked for the Steamboat Springs Arts Council and the Steamboat Repertory Theatre. She served on the board of the Colorado Dance Festival and Colorado Council of the Arts and was named a “Living Legend of Dance” by the University of Denver Libraries.

Elizabeth Shannon

Was head of the riding department at Perry-Manfield for 25 years. By 1964, the program had reached its height, drawing as many girls as did the dance and drama courses. In the 1970s, when the school’s financial problems jeopardized the riding course, Elizabeth used her own resources to find horses and feed them. In 1979, two years before her retirement from Perry-Mansfield, at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., the NEA presented her with an award for outstanding pioneering in and contribution to horsemanship in America.

Rusty de Lucia

Camper and teacher at Perry-Mansfield and headed the Discover Camp for Kids. She was a Mentor Teacher in the Peace Corps and influential in the performing arts community in Steamboat Springs, CO.

Call for Nominations: Honoring the Architects of Our Legacy

Call for Nominations: Honoring the Architects of Our Legacy

Perry-Mansfield is more than a campus; it is a living tapestry woven from the passion, vision, and tireless dedication of those who believe in the transformative power of the arts. Our Hall of Fame serves to honor those rare individuals whose contributions have not only shaped our history but have ensured our longevity and vitality for generations to come.

The Spirit of the Nomination

We are seeking nominees who have given profoundly of themselves to Perry-Mansfield. This honor is reserved for those who have moved beyond participation into the realm of stewardship—individuals whose "time, energy, or accomplishments" have acted as a cornerstone for the school’s continued success.

Nomination Criteria

To maintain the prestige of the Hall of Fame, nominees should meet one or more of the following criteria:

- - - Longevity of Service: Individuals who have dedicated a significant portion of their lives or careers to the enrichment and sustainment of the Perry-Mansfield mission.
    - Institutional Impact: Those whose leadership, creative vision, or administrative efforts fundamentally strengthened the school’s infrastructure, reputation, or financial health.
    - Philanthropic Stewardship: Benefactors whose extraordinary generosity—of both spirit and resources—provided the vital support needed to navigate challenges and embrace new opportunities.
    - Artistic & Educational Excellence: Faculty or alumni whose professional accomplishments have brought international distinction to Perry-Mansfield while they simultaneously poured back into the campus community.
    - Community Vitality: Volunteers or staff members who have gone "above and beyond" the call of duty to foster a culture of excellence, inclusion, and artistic bravery.

How to Nominate

Do you know someone whose heartbeat is echoed in the rustling of our aspens? Someone whose legacy is etched into the very floorboards of our studios?

We invite you to submit a formal recommendation. Please send an introductory email to our committee expressing your intent to nominate.

Click the "Nominate" button below, fill out form & send email to Admin@Perry-Mansfield.org Subject: Hall of Fame Nomination.

Upon receipt of your email, a member of our leadership team will reach out to you to discuss the formal nomination process and the required supporting documentation.

Through these honors, we ensure that the flames of inspiration lit by Charlotte Perry and Portia Mansfield continue to burn brightly.

Is there someone you would like to nominate for our Hall of Fame? Someone whose time, energy or accomplishments contributed to the tapestry of Perry-Mansfield? Send us an email and we will reach out to you.

Hall Of Fame