As a Sigma Alpha Iota sister, Margaret was awarded the Ring of Excellence for her chorale. In 1990 at the SAI National Convention, the Ritual Service was dedicated to her, to show appreciation for her dedication to the fraternity.
The Blackburn Composition Award started in 1997, in honor of Margaret Blackburn. The Pittsburgh Alumnae Chapter hosts this award. It is open to all female composers.
Mary Wright: doctoral student at Princeton University (NJ)
Judge: Marilyn Taft Thomas
Sheila Forrester: doctoral student at Florida State University (FL)
Judge: Joseph Wilcox Jenkins
Suzanne Farrin: master's student at Yale University (CT)
Lesley Sommer: doctoral student at Indiana University in Bloomington (IN)
Judge: David Stock
Stacy Garrop: doctoral student at Florida State University (FL)
Judge: Nancy Galbraith
Gabriela Lena Frank: doctoral student at University of Michigan (MI)
Judge: Reza Vali