Awards

The Association of Concert Bands sponsors several awards to recognize individuals for outstanding musical contributions to concert bands.

HERBERT L.  & JEAN SCHULTZ MENTOR IDEAL AWARD

This award was the idea of Dr. Herbert L. Schultz who felt a need to recognize exceptional teachers who have inspired their students to achieve success as outstanding concert band musicians. The catalyst for this award was the first recipient Ernest S. Williams.

There is no definite list of criteria other than a candidate’s qualifications shall show a pattern of teaching success over several years. A candidate’s resume should include teaching qualifications along with student names and the area in which the teacher excelled such as university, secondary school, privately or in the capacity as conductor. Also, the resume should include the areas in which his/her students excelled. Candidates need not be members of ACB, and more than one award may be presented in any one year. Awards are typically presented at the annual ACB convention.

PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS

1994 Ernest S. Williams
1994 Harvey Phillips
1995 Donald E. McGinnis
1995 Sigurd Rascher
1995 Hale A. VanderCook
1996 Walter R. Beeler
1996 Hubert E. Nutt
1997 Paul Lavalle
1999 Harry Begian
2000 Leonard B. Smith
2001 John "Ned" Mahoney
2002 Donald Hunsberger 

2002 Noah A. Lee 
2003 Leland A. Lillehaug
2005 Herbert L. Schultz
2006 Raoul F. Camus
2007 Myron Welch
2008 Ray Crisara
2009 Tim Lautzenheiser
2010 Edwin Melichar
2011 Robert W. Krueger
2012 Donald Cantwell
2013 Bruce Amman

ACB PHILANTHROPIC SCROLL AWARD

The Association of Concert Bands is made up of individuals and businesses representing every walk of life, the common bond being a love of concert band music. This award was established to recognize the philanthropy of individuals who are capable of providing significant financial assistance. Recipients are selected upon recommendation and approval by a majority of the Board of Directors.

PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS

1999 Jim Christensen
1999 Warren Barker
1999 Herb Schultz
1999 Norm Plumb
2000 Walter E. Volkwein
2002 Dr. William Dawson

LELAND A. LILLEHAUG PRESIDENT’S AWARD

President Donald Hardisty initiated the President’s Award in 1986. The award was established to recognize individuals, who according to the President, have significantly contributed to the success of the organization. The President selects the recipients. In 1996, President Ronald Keller presented and renamed the award in honor of Leland A. Lillehaug.

PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS

1986 J. Edward Hacker
1987 Theodore W. Paschedag
1988 Donald M. Hardisty
1989 Noah A. Lee
1990 Herbert L. Schultz
1991 Delbert A. Eisch
1993 Walter Volkwein
1994 David McIlhatten
1995 Andy Isca
1996 Leland A. Lillehaug
1997 Howard Habenicht
1997 Nada J. Vencl
1998 Ronald J. Keller
1999 Richard E. Hord

2000 John Tucker 
2001 Charles Sessions
2001 Mike Montgomery
2002 Gerald Guilbeaux
2003 James Christensen
2004 Daniel Hinz
2005 Delbert A. Eisch
2007 Mike Montgomery
2009 Deirdre Nalven
2009 Judith Shellenberger
2010 Col. Arnald D. Gabriel
2012 Nancy Michalek
2013 Donna Caneen

ACB OUTSTANDING CONDUCTOR AWARD

Initiated by the ACB Board of Directors in 2010, this award was created to acknowledge an ACB member conductor for their conducting skills, musicality, community contributions, educational foresight and ACB dedication.

PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS

2010 Pam Potter
2012 Dr. Christian Wilhelm