Awards
The James B. Calvert Outstanding Music Educator Award
The Indiana Wind Symphony presents this lifetime achievement award each year to a music educator who spent a significant part of their career teaching at any level of music in the state of Indiana. The award is named for James B. Calvert (1925-2006), a founding member of the IWS who had a legendary career as band director at Shortridge High School and Northview Middle School. He was also a private instructor on clarinet, instructor at the International Music Camp. and conductor of the Scottish Rite Orchestra and the Indianapolis Concert Band.
2004 - William Adam (1917-2013)
Professor of Trumpet, Indiana University, 1947-1989
2005 - Janis Stockhouse
Director of Bands (ret.), Bloomington North High School
2006 - Richard Dennis (1931-2005)
Director of Orchestras, North Central High School
2006 - Ray E. Cramer
Director of Bands (ret.), Indiana University
2007 - Robert Miller (1935-2017)
Director of Bands, Valparaiso High School
2008 - Sandra Graef (1965-2013)
Director of Bands, Zionsville Middle School
2009 - Jackson Wiley (1921-2008)
Director of the Butler Symphony Orchestra, founder of Greater Indianapolis Youth Orchestra
2010 - Ann Conrad
Choir Director (ret.), Carmel High School
2011 - Dr. Robert Grechesky
Director of Bands (ret.), Butler University
2012 - Dr. John K. Colbert (1921 - 2014)
Former Director of Bands, Butler University
2013 - Dr. David Baker (1931 - 2016)
Director of Jazz Studies, Indiana University
2014 - Stephen Pratt
Director of Bands (ret.), Indiana University
2015 - Samuel Rhinesmith (1929 -2021)
Director of Bands (ret.), North Central High School
2016 - Dr. Joseph Scagnoli
Director of Bands (ret.), Ball State University
2017 - Soo Han
Orchestra Director, Carmel High School
2018 - Jay Gephart
Director of Bands, Purdue University
2019 - James DeCaro
Music Education, Indiana University
2020 - Lissa May
Music Education, Indiana University
2021 - Max R. Jones
Band Director, Purdue University, Concord High School, Winchester High School
2022 - Bill Laughlin
Director of Bands, Paoli High School
2023 - Randy Greenwell
Director of Bands, Lawrence Central High School
The Bob Day Award
Each year, the members of the Indiana Wind Symphony vote for the recipient of the Bob Day Award. Bob Day (1920-2001) was a member of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra trumpet section for more than thirty years, and following his retirement became a founding member of the IWS. He was one of the most respected and collegial musicians in Central Indiana.
2001 - Elizabeth Waterloo Wagner
flute
2002 - Flora Garrison
bass clarinet
2003 - Brian Hoover
trumpet
2004 - Sue Nelson
oboe
2005 - Cheri Brightman
saxophone
2006 - Fritz Graf
bass trombone
2007 - Carl Butler
flute
2008 - Patty Hoover
clarinet
2009 - Mackenzie Greer
piccplo
2009 - Tom Howenstine
treasurer
2010 - Andy Hollandbeck
clarinet
2011 - Dan Marquis
percussion
2012 - Denise Pierce
flute
2013 - Ellen Huckabee
oboe
2014 - Jay Parks
bass clarinet
2015 - Neil Copley
trombone
2015 - Larry Purdue
horn
2016 - Libby Doublestein
bassoon
2017 - Jan Schreibman
flute
2018 - Tom Sands
clarinet
2019 - Cindy Moss
clarinet
2020 - Dan McGlaun
bass clarinet
2021 - Barbara Howes
oboe & English horn
2022 - Mike Villano
trombone
2023 - Macy Stewart
trumpet