Honorary Life Memberships
1951 William D. Revelli, Director of Bands, UM
1951 Louis Elbel, Composer of the Victors
1952 Nicholas D. Falcone, Retired Director of Bands, UM
1954 Earl V. Moore, Dean, School of Music
1954 Fred Lawton, Co-author of Varsity
1954 Harlow Curtis, GM President
1954 Ivan L. Wiles, GM Vice President
1954 Michael Gorman, Editor-Flint Journal
1954 Herbert G. Watkins, former Faculty Band Manager
1954 Fritz Crisler, Director of Athletics
1955 Rex Nottingham, Former Band Photographer
1957 Walter B. Rea, Former Dean of Men and Band Manager
1959 Waldo McNaughton, GM Executive
1961 James Lewis, Vice President, UM
1962 Wilfred (Cap) Wilson (Posthumous), Former U-M Director of Bands
1962 James Wallace, Dean, U-M School of Music
1963 Don Weir, Ticket and Business Manager, UM
1963 Cleland Wyllie, Director of Media Relations, UM
1963 Ralph (Wubby) Fritz, Maintenance Engineer, Band equipment driver
1964 Donald “Monk” Watson, Professional Magician
1964 Bennie Oosterbaan, Former Football coach, UM
1964 Frederick E. Moncrieff, Manager of News Services, UM
1965 Vito Pascucci, President of G. Leblanc
1965 James D. Shortt, Band Business Manager
1965 Mr. & Mrs. Joel M. Barnes
1966 Alexander G. Ruthven, President Emeritus, UM
1966 Frank L. Kaspar, Instrument technologist
1967 Harlan Hatcher, President, UM
1967 Karl L. King, Composer
1968 Chalmers “Bump” Elliott, UM Football Coach
1969 Ken Adams, Recording engineer
1971 Glenn P. Smith, Low Brass Instructor, UM
1972 Michael Radock, Vice President, UM
1972 Richard Gaskill, Band Photographer
1972 Wally Weber, Former Assistant Football Coach
1974 Mr. & Mrs. Stanley S. Kresge, Revelli Hall donors
1974 Don Canham, Director of Athletics, UM
1975 Glenn E. “Bo” Schembechler, Football Coach, UM
1976 George E. Monroe, Uniforms donor
1976 Robert J. Brown, Uniforms donor
1977 Bob Ufer, UM sports announcer
1978 Robert C. Nelson, Detroit News editor
1979 Donald Shepherd, Scholarship donor
1981 William Ludwig, President Ludwig Drum Co.
1981 Leonard Falcone, Former Director of Bands, MSU
1982 Robert Forman, Executive Director, UM Alumni Association
1983 Al Renfrew, UM Ticket Manager
1984 Larry Teal, Former saxophone professor
1985 George Moon, MB uniform campaign coordinator
1986 Elizabeth Green, Former professor of music education, UM
1986 Paul Boylan, Dean of School of Music, UM
1990 Howard King, UM Stadium announcer
1992 Armando Ghitalla, Trumpet professor, UM
1992 Keith W. Bryan, Flute professor, UM
1993 John P. “Jack” Weidenbach, Athletic Director, UM
1993 Maggie St. Clair, Marching Band administrative assistant
1994 Gary Lewis, Marching Band director, UM
1994 Dennis Glocke, Associate director of bands, UM
1997 Glen Williams
1999 David Teeple, instrument repairman
2000 Red Berensen, hockey coach (presented March 2001)
2000 Lloyd Carr, football coach (presented August 2001)
2002 Karen Wolff, Dean U-M School of Music
2002 Michael Haithcock, U-M Director of Bands
2002 Michael Stevenson, Executive Associate Director, U-M Athletic Dept
2003 Kevin Sedatole, former MMB director
2004 Bill Flemming, ABC broadcaster and WUOM concert broadcaster
2004 James Tapia, former MMB director
2005 James Brandstatter, U-M Broadcaster, Author
2006 Ernie Harwell, retired Detroit Tiger broadcaster, narrator at Bandorama
2006 Steven Davis, associate director of bands
2007 Jim and Millie Irwin, UM Band program benefactors
2011 Rodney Dorsey, Associate Director of Bands UM
2011 Dr. John Pasquale, Associate Director, Michigan Marching Band
Special Citations to UMBAA members
1963 Ernest Jones, President of McManus, D’Arcy, etc.
1964 George Cavender, Assistant Director of Bands, UM
1964 James Salmon, Professor of Percussion, UM
1965 Floyd E. Werle, Chief Arranger, US Air Force Band
1968 Jerry Bilik, Band Arranger
1978 Allen P. Britton, Dean, School of Music
1978 Fred Bradley, Band alumni historian
1980 Carl Grapentine, Band announcer
1980 Allen McCune
1982 Charles Kirsch, Former President, Band Alumni
1982 Robert Chartrand, Former President, Band Alumni
1982 Roger Becker, Former drum major, UM
1984 Dr. John Hall, Band physician
1984 Roger Jacobi, President- Interlochen
1985 Robert Jager, Composer - WDR 50th Commission
1988 Hugh Gaston, Former President, Band Alumni
1990 Lewis Hugh Cooper, Bassoon professor, UM
1991 Thomas Roach, U-M Regent
1991 John Mohler, Clarinet professor, UM
1992 Charles Hills, Former student business manager and alumni board member
1995 Paul & Ruth Lehman, Associate Dean and wife Ruth
1995 Donald Sinta, UM saxophone professor
1995 David Juliet (posthumous), instrument repairman
1996 Allen Mehler, MB foot specialist
1997 Dick Smith, former drum major
1999 H. Robert Reynolds, U-M Director of Bands Emeritus
2000 John Wilkins, Director AA Alumni Pep Band, Homecoming Band
2006 Eric Becher, former MMB director
2006 Jamie Nix, former MMB director
2011 Dr. Scott Boerma, Director, Michigan Marching Band
2012 Jeff Grogan, former MMB director
Lifetime Achievement Awards
1998 Presented to Helen Lillya in memory of Cliff Lillya, trumpet professor
2004 Leslie Bassett, UM Composition Professor
2005 H. Robert Reynolds, Director Emeritus of Bands
2007 Fred Ormand, U-M Clarinet Professor
2007 Jerry Bilik, Composer and arranger
2012 John Mohler, UM Clarinet Professor
Distinguished Service Award
2011 Langston Hemenway, Doctoral student in Conducting, UMBAA Concert Band Conductor
2012 Rich Alder, UMBAA board member, secretary/treasurer for many years
2012 Gail Stour, Past UMBAA Board President, longtime MFanfare editor
2012 Gary Straffon, Past UMBAA Board President, longtime Membership secreatry
Special Recognition Citation
1992 Edwin Tower (posthumous), Executive secretary, MSBOA