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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Word from Our President
1
Recognizing Alumni
2-3
Alumni Club Supports
4
Scholarship Thank You’s
5
What Can You Do?
6-8
Hall of Fame Expands
9-12
Crossword
13
And Now...A Word from Our President:
ear Friends & Fellow Alumni:
I am very honored and proud
to serve as the President of the Band
of Blue Alumni Club. We are a large,
diverse club, but we all share at least
one thing--a love for MTSU and the
Band of Blue . As I write this letter, I’m
watching our Blue Raiders play in the
NCAA tournament and my heart is
beaming with pride and the pride our
community and University.
Over the past few months, we
have presented scholarships to four
outstanding students and have had
several of our Alumni Club members
honored with awards and recognition
for their dedication to their craft.
Next month, we will be inducting
three incredible people in to the Band of
Blue Hall of Fame: Brian D. Lamkin, John
Reid, and Dawn Tittle. Come join us for
the Symphonic Band Concert and Hall of
Fame Induction & Reception on Tuesday,
April 26th, 7:30PM in the Hinton Music
Hall.
The board is planning an
activity-filled 2016 for the BoBAC and
we encourage you to stay in touch
and to participate when and as much
as you can.
Spring 2016
If you are interested in learning
more about club leadership opportunities,
supporting our scholarship efforts, or
upcoming club programming, please
explore our new website,
BOBalumni.club (not .com) as it
launches soon, join our Facebook group,
or contact me at [email protected].
We are here to provide the alumni
experience to all of you and we love for
your voice to be heard! I look forward
to seeing you at the events in the next
couple of months!
Sincerely:
Lindsey Mears-President
Band of Blue Alumni Club
Giving Credit Where Credit is Overdue
Being a great teacher or educator these days is not always an easy task to
accomplish. It is even harder to get recognition for the hard work and
dedication they put into their craft. Recently several Band of Blue Alumni have
been given such acknowledgments and praises. These educators have been
making splashes with not only their students but throughout their communities.
Some of these educators are continuing to shine in the field of music while
others are taking their lessons learned from music and transposing them into
the core curriculum needed by all. Here is but a small list of some Band of Blue
Alumni that have been recognized in the last few months with formal awards or
covered by various media outlets recently for their positive contributions in the
field of education around the greater Middle Tennessee Area:
William Brooks (1)
BOB Instrument: Trumpet
Graduated: 2012
Hunter’s Lane High School
Cord Martin (5)
BOB Instrument: Saxophone
Graduated: 2010
Whitthorne Middle School
Rachel Crotzer (2)
BOB Instrument: Flute
Graduated: 2007
Harpeth High School
Mondale Rogers (6)
BOB Instrument: Trumpet
Graduated: 2002
Coffee County High School
Laure DiDominco (3)
BOB Instrument: Percussion
Graduated BM 2000 & MA in 2005
Smyrna Middle School
Phillip Simpson (7)
BOB Instrument: Clarinet
Graduated: 2002
Smyrna Middle School
Philip Gregory (4)
BOB Instrument: Percussion
Graduated: BM 1988, MA 1999 and Ed S 2012
Siegel Middle School
Alexis Yatuzis-Derryberry (8)
BOB Instrument: Percussion
Graduated: BM 2001 & MA 2009
Lasscassass Elementary School
Congratulations to these and all Band of Blue Alumni that
continue to challenge and support your students on their journey
toward becoming who they’ll be in this life! Your hard work is paying off
and does not go unnoticed. You are truly working with the best of your
abilities to live up to the title “Teacher”.
If you have news about a Band of Blue Alumnus that you would
like to share, please do not hesitate in letting the rest of us know. We
truly love to celebrate and embody the “Esprit De Corps”. Many of you
have taken your collegiate experiences with you into the professional
world and transformed them into lessons to support and grow those
around you.
Thank you to all of our alumni that continue to give a great name to the
Band of Blue and it’s Alumni. But most of all, Thank you to all of our teachers
and educators for everything you have done and continue to do!
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Giving Credit Where Credit is Overdue (cont.)
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If you would like to
recognize a former
Band of Blue
member for their
achievements and
successes in any
aspect, please post
these stories to the
MTSU Band of Blue
Alumni Club
Facebook page so
that we may know
the joys and
appreciations of
their work.
Here’s how you can
join and support the
Band of Blue
Alumni Club:
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Alumni Club
Membership Form
MTALUMNI.COM
BOBACALUMNI.CLUB
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Alumni Club Supports Scholarships
A big part of the Alumni Club is our
also served as Band of Blue President and
dedication to giving back to the band and
one of the driving forces behind the
it’s current members. Thanks to your
development of the Alumni Club. This
generous donations to the Band of Blue
scholarship is awarded by Dawn’s family to
Alumni Club, we are able to hand out 4
an individual who has a deep rooted
scholarships to a deserving current Band of passion for band and is a true inspiration to
others.
Blue member each year.
Without the support of former
The Linda B. Mitchell Leadership
Award, Joseph T. Smith Education Award, Band of Blue members and the Alumni
Howard Malone Espirit De Corps Award, Club, these scholarships would not be
and the Horace Beasley Low Brass Awards available. The Alumni Club has sponsored
these awards for the last several years and
were all handed out at the Band of Blue
banquet this past winter. These four
strives to continue its pledge to honor and
awards are funded entirely from the Band
celebrate current band members whose
of Blue Alumni Club and help cover the
leadership and dedication to the Band of
tuition costs of students selected that best Blue does not go unnoticed.
The most recent recipients of these
represent the spirit and dedication to
music and leadership by the Band
awards were:
(Pictured at right from top to bottom)
Department.
Coupled with the previous 4
Josh Merbitz
scholarships, a new award has been
Linda B. Mitchell Leadership Award
created starting with this past Fall 2015,
Alex Escuerdo
the Dawn Tittle Memorial Scholarship.
Joseph T. Smith Education Award
This new scholarship was created and is
sponsored by Dawn’s family. Dawn was a
former trumpet player in the band whom
A.J. Grande
Howard Malone Espirit De Corps Award
Kris Rodgers
Horace Beasley Low Brass Award
Meagan & Leigh Stanfield
(pictured with Dawn’s Family)
Dawn Tittle Memorial Scholarship
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Alumni Tony Hartman featured on Murfreesboro's local
show "Murphy's Burrow" talking about different
musical instruments. Craig Cornish was also featured
in the same episode talking Band of Blue!
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Alumni Club Supports Scholarships (cont.)
In appreciation of this support, we reached out to a few recent recipients
to see what receiving the honor meant to them:
Dear Band of Blue Alumni Club,
“Receiving the Joseph T. Smith Music Education Award means so
much to me. All that I do in the music building is because I love the Band of
Blue and my fellow band member. I wanted to experience as much as I could
while being in this great music program so that my future students get the
most out of my class. To be acknowledged for my work has shown me that I
am in the right path to be the music educator that I've always
“To be acknowledged for my
wanted to be, and I am truly thankful for that.”
Thank you!
work has shown me that I am on
Alex Escudero
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the right path...”
~Alex Escudero
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scholarships
sponsored by the
Band of Blue
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Thank you ALL!
“My time in the Band of Blue will go down in my personal
history as some of the best years of my life. I came to college
with my head in the wrong places as most freshman do, but I
can say with great confidence that I would not be where I am
today without Craig Cornish and the Band of Blue.
My leadership path with the BoB started my junior year as
a rank leader. Before, band was just something I did for fun, and
I never thought I'd accomplish anything noteworthy, but after
finally earning a first trumpet spot in the show, I thought I might
have a chance to add something great to the already amazing
program. I went on to
“I can say with great confidence that I
become the trumpet section
would not be where I am today without leader my last three years
at MTSU (yes, I was in
Craig Cornish and the Band of Blue.”
band for six years). I even
~Josh Merbitz
went on to be the BoB
president for two years in a row.
Winning the Linda L. Mitchell Leadership Scholarship was
the icing on the cake. I've never met Linda personally, but she
must have been an incredible leader, and just a genuine good
person during her time at MTSU for them to name such a
prestigious award after her. The Band of Blue awoke a
motivation in me ,that I've never even seen in myself, before I
graduated. I plan to take that motivation and use it elsewhere for
the benefit of others in the music community. Thank you Craig
Cornish, Linda Mitchell, Lindsey Mears, and the Band of Blue/
Alumni Club for all the great memories and sponsoring this
amazing award! GO BLUE!!!"
~Josh Merbitz
What Can YOU Do?
In addition to scholarship
friends. They were there to share in not
support, the Alumni Club remains a
only our “Let’s not talk about those
vital support to the Band programs.
moments” or the “Remember that time
Beyond the annual ice cream givewhen Roman...” moments, but these are
aways at band camp, in the last year
the people that will be there for our
alone the Alumni Club has helped
future celebrations and accomplishments.
purchase a new PA system for the
The Alumni Club is always looking
marching band and contributed to
for members to not only participate in
the commissioning of a musical piece events but to help give ideas on how we
by Timothy Mahr dedicated to the
can provide a better alumni experience
late Joseph T. Smith, “The Master’s
for everyone. If you would like to be on
Hand”, as a reflection of Joe’s life and the Alumni Club Board or sit on a
many interests. Timothy also
committee, please contact Lindsey
conducted the premiere of the piece Mears. With our vast and diverse
at the MTSU Wind Band Conference
members that have gone through the
leading the MTSU Wind
Ensemble back in 2015.
WAYS I CAN HELP
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our goal is to continue to
 Participate in Alumni Functions such as Alumni
show support for the
Band Days, COC, & Social Gatherings
organization that many of
us called home for four
 Serve on the Alumni Club Board or Committees
(or more) years. One way
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we achieve this goal is by
demonstrating to the
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current and future
generations of the Loudest, Proudest, BoB in the last half decade, your experand Largest MTSU organization what tise is exactly what the club is about and
the BoB means to the community and could use.
to each member that has passed
through the gates to run onto the
field and lead the crowd in the fight
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song. We strive to gather and reflect,
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with what many of us call our best
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friends-those we met during our times
in the Band of Blue. These life-long
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Band of Blue
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Alumni Events
The BoBAC is planning some
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To support the
scholarships
sponsored by the
Band of Blue
Alumni Club:
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spotlight during one of the games of winter
break, rather than having a joint band with
the current members. Be on the lookout as
possible dates will be announced for Alumni
Pep Band as they are made available.
These are just a few of the new
additions to Alumni Club list of activities.
There will be more chances to dust off your
horn and to mingle with other alumni in
upcoming social situations than before. If you
would like to see the Alumni Club conduct a
specific event or gathering, contact a Board
Member via Facebook, email, or on our
website, BOBALUMNI.CLUB.
Events supported by the members of
the Alumni Club include hosting Alumni
Band Day, nominating and inducting Hall of
Fame Members, and providing the band
scholarships. To help contribute to the
scholarship fund and general operations of
the Band of Blue Alumni Club, visit
MTALUMNI.COM. Navigate to the “Get
Involved” tab and select “Give to MTSU”.
Make sure to do the following:
events for the coming year. Over the
course of 2016, we will see traditional
favorites such as Alumni Band Day in
the fall for a select home football
game, viewing party for the Contest
of Champions, and the Hall of Fame
Inductions. In addition to these
standards, the Alumni Club Board has
begun to add some new events and
traditions into the mix.
This past Alumni Band Day
marked the revival of an old favorite,
Truck Band. Although the weather
did not cooperate, Truck Band was a
huge success among the fans tailgating
all around campus. Every fan joined in
the fight song and sang along with
the tunes coming out of the bed of
the truck. This is one tradition that has
made a valiant comeback and is sure
to stick around for all to participate in
for future Alumni Band Days.
One area of the Band of Blue
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that has been overlooked when it
 Select “Other, please type preferred designation
comes to Alumni participation has
in the other/comments box”
been the Basketball Pep Band.
 In the “Other Giving Preferences/Additional
Talking with Professor Cornish, he
Comments”, type the phrase:
would love to see those that taunted
“BAND OF BLUE ALUMNI FUND”
the Murphy Center come back and
(Otherwise it will not go to the correct place)
liven up a basketball game again. An Payments can be made in full all at once,
idea by Prof. Cornish has been discussed scheduled monthly, or spread out as far as
quarterly.
in which the Alumni could hold the
With your support, we can continue to grow
together and celebrate the honor and
tradition that is the Band of Blue.
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BoBAC Elects 3 More To Hall of Fame
On April 26, the Band of Blue Hall of Fame will grow 3 members stronger.
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Brian Lamkin, John Reid, and Dawn Tittle will be recognized and welcomed as the
class of 2016. These 3 individuals were nominated by their peers and voted into
the Hall of Fame by the Alumni Club Board. Each member presents an illustrious
resume and love for both music and the Band of Blue. These newest members will
be recognized at the Symphonic Band Concert on April 26th, 7:30PM in the Hinton
Music Hall and presented with a plaque of recognition.
This trio of phenomenal trumpet players showed their love for both their
craft and the Band of Blue:
Brian D. Lamkin:
A native of Louisville, Kentucky (Pleasure Ridge Park
High School), Brian attended MTSU for the first time when
his band competed at COC. This was his first introduction to
the Band of Blue and after a casual conversation with Joseph
Hall of Fame
T. Smith after the competition, Brian ultimately decided to
Ceremony & Concert:
attend MTSU in 1974. Brain was awarded a double music
scholarship in band and orchestra . He majored in Instrumental
Tuesday
Music Education and studied trumpet with Dr. Tom Naylor.
April 26, 7:30PM
Brian was a very active leader with the Band of Blue
(1974-1978) and various music groups within MTSU and Murfreesboro:
Reception to Follow
 Featured trumpet soloist during his freshman year with the Band of Blue.
 President (1977-1978) and 1st Vice President of the Band of Blue (1976-1977)
 Primary Trumpet and Trumpet Section Leader (1976-1978).
 Outside of the marching band, Brian served as a brass instructor for Band of
Blue music camps and Southeast Instrumental Clinics (1975-1977)
 Principal Trumpet with the MTSU Symphony Orchestra (1976-1978) and a fouryear member of the group
 Lead Trumpet with MTSU Jazz Ensemble (1976-1978) and a four-year member
 Member of MTSU Faculty Brass Quintet (1976-1978)
Once Brian graduated from MTSU, he had a successful, nine-year career as
a high school band director and music department chairman at his alma mater in
Louisville. He received his Master of Music degree in Trumpet Performance and
Pedagogy in 1980 from the University of Louisville. In 1981, Brian was named the
Band Director and Music Department Chair at Oldham County High School where
Photo of Band of Blue circa 1978.
he remained until 1987.
Brian’s leadership among band directors in Kentucky included serving as the
Kentucky Music Educators Association (KMEA) District Chairman for two years. During
this time, he served on a committee which developed and implemented the KMEA
State Marching Band Championship, which continues to this day.
Brian has performed with groups all over the country including orchestras and
groups in Indiana, University of Louisville, Virginia, televised productions for NBC &
ABC, and with big bands and musical theatre productions in Dallas, Columbia (SC),
and Washington, D.C.
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Hall of Fame (cont.)
Some of his more memorable accomplishments included competing at COC
with both his programs and seeing his students honored with All-State honors (some of
which went on to major in music at MTSU and later compete with their bands at COC).
Brian not only focused his efforts on music education and performance, but also into
developing future leaders in the community.
Post teaching career, Brian went onto pursue a life-long dream of becoming a
Special Agent with the FBI. From 1987-2012, Brian served in various assignments as an
FBI Special Agent, both domestically and internationally. Brian served in various
leadership positions and rose through the ranks until his retirement in 2012.
In 1994 Brian was recognized by MTSU with a Young Alumni Achievement Award.
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Hall of Fame
Ceremony & Concert:
Tuesday
John Reid
John Reid attended Smyrna High School before
enrolling at MTSU in the fall of 1972. While a student
at MTSU, John was a three year member of the Band
of Blue, four year member of the MTSU Orchestra,
MTSU faculty Brass Quintet, and “Blues Crusade”.
John was often a featured soloist with both the MTSU
Orchestra and “Blues Crusade”. During his student
playing career, John performed on Natural Trumpet for the Edward Tarr Clinic and also
performed “Brandenburg Concerto No.2” with the MTSU Chamber Orchestra. John
was a recipient of the ASCAP Performance Scholarship.
After his completion of studies at MTSU, John complied a lengthy resume
performing on Broadway including:
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Rocky Broadway
Ghost
Seussical
A Christmas Carol
The Life
She Loves me
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Scandalous
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Wild Party
Cats
Show Boat
Bring Da Noise, Bring In
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Radio City Christmas Show NYC
Producers
Peter Pan
Dream
State Fair
Miss Saigon
John toured both Regional & Nationally with productions such as, The Little
Mermaid, Radio City Christmas Spectacular Arena Tour, Music of Andrew Lloyd Weber
(by Michael Bolton), Peter Pan, Honk, Damn Yankees, and Fiddler On the Roof. He has
also played locally with the Charlie Daniels Band and the Nashville Symphony.
When he wasn’t playing within the musical streets of Broadway, John was a
faculty member at River Arts, a haven and inspiration for a wide range of visual and
performing artists and art lovers throughout lower Westchester, NY and beyond. John
has also taught at the Hackley School in Tarryown, NY, MTSU, and Belmont College.
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April 26, 7:30PM
Reception to Follow
Hall of Fame (Cont.)
Dawn Tittle
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Hall of Fame
Ceremony & Concert:
Tuesday
April 26, 7:30PM
Reception to Follow
Dawn Tittle was a music lover from a very young age. Born to parent who had
a southern gospel singing group, she spent her childhood traveling with them each
weekend to minister at churches throughout the mid-south. In middle school, she
signed up for band and left her original choice of saxophone for the trumpet. Those
who knew Dawn well could not imagine her with any other choice. She excelled with a
natural talent for the instrument placing each year in the top bands.
Through her high school years, she was frequently
rewarded with solos in all her bands. As she was introduced
to the Band of Blue at COC during her Senior year of high
school, her parents saw her jumping from the stands cheering
for the Band of Blue as they took the field for exhibition. From
that moment they, knew her college choice had been made.
Dawn entered MTSU in the fall of 1995 and
immediately, the Band of Blue became her life. During her
tenure at MTSU she served as President of the Band of Blue
and was an active member of Delta Omicron. Dawn also
starred in a campus wide cult favorite show, “The Dawn Tittle Show”, which was
produced and frequented many of the friends she had met in the music department.
Dawn graduated from MTSU with a Degree in Music Industry.
Dawn moved back to her hometown in Northwest Tennessee after her
undergraduate. She was an instructor with the University of Phoenix and established
the Center Point Business Solutions where she served as President. Dawn was also a
member of the Society for Human Resource Management. She would go back to
school and work towards earning her graduate degrees. While working towards
her doctorate in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, she was diagnosed
with cancer in 2013
She served her hometown by teaching band camps in the summer and
supported the local theatre as much as music director for numerous shows.
But Dawn loved nothing more than wearing Raider Blue to games each fall to
support her beloved Alma Mater. Her Pride for the Band of Blue followed her
long after her marching days were over. Despite her success academically and
later in her chosen field, her accomplishments musically defined who she was.
Dawn succumbed to her cancer just four short months after diagnosis. The back of her
marker pictures a trumpet below the MTSU field with the following quote:
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope
that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say,
“I used everything you gave me’”. Erma Bombeck
Dawn was a driving force in the creation and establishing the Band of Blue
Alumni Club. It is through her dedicated that this organization was possible.
Hall of Fame (Cont.)
HALL OF FAME
MEMBERS
2000
Terry Jolley
1980
1989
W.M. Mebane
Patsy Malone Davis
Gabriel Valdes
Paula Cox Kilgour
James Lokey
William S. Marley
Tom Hewgley
1990
J. Madison Dill
Stan Baskin
Wallace McMurray
Richard A. Murphy
1981
1991
Neil Wright
H. Cully Beasley III
Margaret Wright
J.J. “Bucky” Doster
James Hewgley
Michael R. Mann
Bob Lee
1992
Tom Tucker
George Clinton
1982
Marilyn Meador Payne
Jack Allen
Joe Robertson
William T. Malone
1993
Joseph T. Smith
Janet Hooper
1983
1994
James Williamson
John Bryan
Horace Beasley
Mike Haynes
1984
1995
Dr. Carolyn Callis
Nolan Barham
James “Scoby” Dill
John Blount
Dr. Wayne Tipps
Matt Ward
1985
1996
Linda L. Mitchell
Chris Arrowood
Jensi Peck Souders
Greg Lawson
John DeGeorge Jr.
Brad Rogers
1986
1997
Paul Britt
Nancy Barry
Jo Ann Hood
Eddie Grooms
Wayne Simpson
Jean Marie Hull
1987
1998
Glenn Davis
Linda Gilbert
Larry Richards
Brenda Dent Gregory
1988
1999
James A. Souders
Maribeth Beasley
John Reid
James P. Waters
Tim Tackett
Dawn Tittle
2001
Jeff Phillips
2008
Robert C. Horne
2009
Fred Barlow
Stephanie A. Lawson
2010
Philip Gregory
Mark Garey
2011
Dan Pfiefer
Randy Rawlings
Beth Miller Stribling
2012
Bill Coward
Susan Waters
2013
Randy Box
Tony Cox
Lalo Davila
Erik T. Johnson
2014
Phillip B. Brown
Connie N. Cathey
Craig S. Cornish
Scott Kinney
Dr. Reed Thomas
2015
David Aydelott
Gene Gibson
David Hale
Jennifer Stembridge
2016
Brian D. Lamkin
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MUSICAL THOUGHTS
“
If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not
bother trying to say it in music.” ~Gustav Mahler
“Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you
don't live it, it won't come out of your horn.” ~Charlie Parker
In the brief existence of the
BOBAC, we have gathered
on numerous occasions to
Band of Blue Alumni Club Board Members 2016
Officers
Lindsey Reed-Mears - President
Micah P. Wells - Outgoing President
Jarrelle Wolff - Secretary/Treasurer
Members At Large
Bob Horne
Chris Sparks
Timothy Williams
Sarah Pleace
Jessica Graves
Patsy Davis*
Mark Garey*
*Special Contributors
celebrate our history and
time dedicated to the Band
of Blue. With over 55 years
of life, the Band of Blue has
seen many members process
through the gates of MTSU.
Our goal as an Alumni Club
is to connect any and all
members of MTSU’s band
program. We all share one
common tie...our love for
both our University and the
passion of music instilled in
us. By far, the Band of Blue
produces members with the
highest love for their craft
and highest degree of
excitement and enthusiasm.
With fervor and dedication,
the Band of Blue Alumni
Club’s purpose is to
continually unite those
members who share this
similar bond and love for the
Band of Blue ! Thank you all
for making the Band of Blue
experience a great one!
WE ARE... True Blue!
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