Congratulations to the following band programs and their directors on being named Division Winners of the NBA Programs of Excellence Blue Ribbon Award!

EASTERN DIVISION

Spring -Ford High School – Seth Jones, Director (Royersford, PA)

NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION

Geneseo High School – Steve Scherer, Director (Geneseo, IL)

Glenn Westlake Middle School – Nicholas Martin, Director (Lombard, IL)

SOUTHERN DIVISION

Cooper Middle School – Matthew Baker, Alexandra Singer, & Doug Wallace, Directors (McLean, VA)

H.B. Plant High School – Brian Dell, Director (Tampa, FL)

Dr. Phillips High School – Charles Watford, Nicole Nasrallah, & James Patrick, Directors (Orlando, FL)

Wando High School – Bobby Lambert, Lanie Radecke, & Jeff Handel, Directors (Mount Pleasant, SC)

W.H. Oliver Middle School – Susan Waters, Katie Harrah, & Kevin Jankowski, Directors (Nashville, TN)

SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION

Arbor Creek Middle School – Rylon Guidry, Director (Carrollton, TX)

Crosby High School – Kevin Knight, Director (Crosby, TX)

Midlothian High School – Larry Doran, Alex Badour, Daniel Hawkins, & Chris Kichline, Directors (Midlothian, TX)

Richardson High School – Jesus Marquez, David Schmuck, Ryan Reyna, Mark McKinney, & Roland Muzquiz, Directors (Richardson, TX)

Ronald Reagan High School – Dan Morrison, Greg White, & Mason Daffinee, Directors (San Antonio, TX)

The Woodlands High School – Joni Perez, Director (The Woodlands, TX)

All Division winners will be recognized at the National Band Association General Membership Meeting on December 19th during the Midwest Clinic. All Division winners are automatically entered into consideration for the National Programs of Excellence Award. The National recipients will also be announced at the December 19th meeting.

Congratulations to these outstanding programs and their directors!