The 43rd Annual World Drum Corps Hall of fame Induction Ceremony & Dinner Friday, August 30, 2019 Garden Terrace Room Genetti Hotel Williamsport, PA www.WorldDrumCorpsHOF.org
Agenda for the 43rd Annual World Drum Corps Hall of Fame Banquet & Induction Ceremony Friday, August 30, 2019
1. Welcome and Introduction of Head Table and Officers Executive Secretary and Master of Ceremonies Bob Zarfoss 2. National Anthems: Canadian, Japanese, and American 3. Introduce Mr. Bob Findley for the induction of Associate Members, after which Mr. Findley will present the scholarship winner 4. Bob Zarfoss will present Distinguished Professional Achievement Award to: George Takei, actor, director, social activist 5. Introduce Rick Morey, Selection committee chair, to present the Hall of Fame International category inductees, Shinichi Onodera and Sadao Yokota 6. Introduce Bill McGrath to honor deceased members with prayer and moment of silence 7. Dinner 8. WDCHOF member and special guest speaker, Joe Marrella, will speak about the value of drum corps 9. Introduce Rich Templin for the induction of new members. NOTE: General Membership Meeting, 10:00am, Saturday, August 31, Washington Room, Genetti Hotel World Drum Corps Hall of Fame Board of Trustees for the Year 2018/2019
Vince Bruni | Founder George Bull | President Emeritus Bob Glovna | President Emeritus Bob Peterson | President Emeritus
Rich Templin...... President Robert Findley...... Associate Membership & Vice President Bob Zarfoss...... Executive Secretary Bob Neuhoff/Richard Warga...... Co-Treasurers Larry Hershman...... Administrator Rick Morey...... Ballot Selection Committee Chair Bill McGrath, Jr...... Chaplain-Historian, Senior Editor/Program Book Dan Rippon ...... Systems Information Chairs Robert Q. Bradley...... Assistant Associate Membership Chair Roman Blenski...... Merchandising Chair Roy Wilson...... Contributing Author/Public Relations Chair Cathy Cardaneo...... Banquet Chair Gail Langan...... Multi Media Director
Canadian National Anthem O Canada! O Canada, we stand on guard Our home and native land! for thee. True patriot love in all of God keep our land glorious us command. and free! With glowing hearts we see O Canada, we stand on guard thee rise, for thee. The True North strong and free! O Canada, we stand on guard From far and wide, for thee.
Japanese National Anthem
Thousands of years of happy reign be thine; Rule on, my lord, until what are pebbles now By ages united to mighty rocks shall grow Whose venerable sides the moss doth line.
The Star-Spangled Banner Oh, say! can you see by the And the rocket’s red glare, dawn’s early light the bombs bursting in air, What so proudly we hailed at the Gave proof through the night twilight’s last gleaming; that our flag was still there. Whose broad stripes and bright O say does that star-spangled stars, through the perilous fight, banner yet wave O’er the ramparts we watched O’er the land of the free and were so gallantly streaming? the home of the brave? Induction Ceremony
The World Drum Corps Hall of Fame recognizes Associations. Nominees must have dedicated at individuals who have contributed significantly to least five years of service to one of these groups the development and continuing excellence of as a performer or in a support role. drum and bugle corps activity over a number of The President’s Lifetime Achievement Award is years across North America and beyond. presented to those who have dedicated a major The World Drum portion of their adulthood to a particular field in Corps Hall of Fame the Drum Corps activity. operated as an The Distinguished Professional Achievement open forum by its Award confers full regular membership status to founder Vincent A. a qualified former drum & Bugle Corps member. Bruni from 1976 to This is an individual who has transitioned to other 1989. In 1990 Mr. professional settings by developing mastery of Bruni graciously skills and attention to detail through the self- endorsed a discipline that Drum Corps training provides. The suggestion from inaugural winner of this category, inducted in fellow associates, 2014, retired astronaut Christopher Ferguson, Bill McGrath Sr, marched in the Philadelphia PAL cadets in the John Laskowski, 1970’s. Joseph Capone, and William International members are honored for “Bill” Hooten to their major contributions to the drum corps establish a Certificate of Incorporation. This community outside of North America. was initiated through the University of the State of New York Department of Education and the All World Drum Corps Hall of Fame members are WDCHOF still holds that status today. encouraged to lend their efforts and experience to any persons, corps or related organizations New members are elected in five categories: seeking help in promoting and continuing drum Members, Associate Members, President’s and bugle corps activity. Lifetime Achievement Award recipients and Distinguished Professional Achievement Award A vital purpose of the Hall of Fame is to recipients and International. foster camaraderie among individuals and organizations seeking help in promoting and Members are selected on the basis of their continuing drum and bugle corps activity, achievements through many years in drum enhancing constructive contributions in all areas. corps activity. These achievements include, but are not limited to: arranging, administration, Since its founding in 1976 by the late Vince Bruni adjudication, instruction, innovation, show of Rochester, N.Y. membership in the World design and contest promotion, Drum Corps Hall of Fame has grown from six charter members to 532 men and women from Those nominated for Associate Member include across the United States, Canada and Europe. individuals in an active Junior, Senior or All-Age Membership reflects 319 members and 213 Drum Corps, including Alumni Corps and Alumni associate members. World Drum Corps
Hall of Fame Associate Member Inductees 2019
Rick Anderson Cherokee Marino-Baer Timothy Boardman Gord Cupskey Brian Moul Doreen Sandor Daniel Staffieri Associate Member Inductees Rick Anderson Cherokee Merino-Baer of York, Pennsylvania of Williamsburg, Virginia Performing as a soprano soloist and horn instructor (posthumous) for Hanover Lancers and Lancers Alumni Corps Cherokee Merino-Baer is considered a drum since 1974 is just part of Rick Anderson’s musical corps pioneer, one of the most significant snare legacy. While serving on the Lancers’ board of drummers of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Her directors he has worked to ensure membership mentors along the way include many well-known growth, encourage participation in events far rudimental drum instructors, including Ray Luedee, outside the community and is the backstage Earl Sturtze, Jack Lester and Eric Perrilloux. director of Profiles in Music, the Lancers perennially sold-out alumni show held on the Penn As a member of St. Rita’s Brassmen in 1973, she State University campus in York. was the first woman to march in a nationally contending snare section, alongside future World Before retiring as music department chair of the Drum Corps Hall of Fame member John Oddo. York Suburban School District, he was director of the Wind Ensemble and Marching Knights at As a snare drummer and section leader with N.D.- York Suburban High School. He was also music ettes All Girl Drum and Bugle Corps (founded in director and conductor for 25 music theatre October 1963 by Notre Dame Girls High School of productions at York Suburban. He is a member of Bridgeport, Connecticut, going inactive in 1973) the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association. He she was Massachusetts State snare drum state was the Cavalcade of Bands Association Director champion, Eastern States champion and World of the Year in 2006 and was inducted into the Open silver medalist all in 1968. Her drum quartet Cavalcade Hall of Fame in 2009. won first prize in World Open Quartet contests in 1967 and 1968. He is a member of Phi Beta Mu, a national honorary bandmasters association. One of the founders of She began drum and bugle corps activity playing Youth Music Abroad, he has toured Europe with cymbals and tenor drum with Norwalk Hot young musicians. He has also traveled nationally Shots from 1961 to 1966. She played snare and internationally as a professional entertainer with Emerald Cadets of New Haven and Milford and musician. Shoreliners before joining St. Rita’s Brassmen. She was drum instructor of the N.D.-ettes and He served as music director at The Belmont Bengal Lancers in the early 1970s. She was Theater for two seasons and was music director a percussion judge in the Northeastern circuit in and conductor at Opera Lancaster for five years 1978. after retiring from teaching. Cherokee Merino-Baer passed away in He completed his undergraduate work at the August, 2017. College of Wooster with trumpet studies at Oberlin Conservatory of Music. He studied orchestral directing with Stuart J. Ling and Marshall Haddock. He pursued graduate work at Pennsylvania State University, where he earned a Master’s Degree, and also studied at Towson University. Tim Boardman during the drum corps off-season. When Scout House Band scaled back activities in 2017, he of Sebastian, Florida enhanced the Silver Leaves to include percussion A charter member of the New York Skyliners accompaniment for year round participation Alumni Corps, Tim Boardman has been active in parades and concerts in southern Ontario with many of the best-known northeastern communities from the shores of Lake Huron across corps since 1958 when he began playing with southern Ontario and into upstate New York. Spartans of Newark, New York. Over the following Silver Leaves Brass group has been a popular 50 years, he performed on soprano horn with: participant in the Great Alliance of Seniors (GAS) Shortsville Shamrocks from 1959 to 1961, Geneva annual spring reunions for more than a decade. Appleknockers in 1962, Interstatesmen from 1963 Preston Scout House Band Inc. includes five to 1966, Syracuse Brigadiers in 1969, Skyliners from performing groups: Preston Scout House Band, 1970 to 1993, Hawthorne Caballeros from 1995 to Preston Scout House Cadets drum and bugle 2001 and Skyliners Alumni from 1993 to 2009. corps, Silver Leaves Brass, Heritage Drill Team He marched in the Skyliners DCA Championship and Magic of Scout House competitive winter honor guard in 1990. He was with Skyliners from guard. 1970 to 1993, serving as assistant drum major in 1980 and 1981. Brian Moul From 1998 to 2004, he was among a group of of York, Pennsylvania individuals from Hawthorne Caballeros, Reilly Brian Moul has touched all the bases in his Raiders and Yankee Rebels who travelled south to service to Hanover Lancers Alumni Corps perform in concerts with Florida Brass, following since1990: baritone player, contra bass player, an invitation from World Drum Corps Hall of Fame horn instructor and arranger, board member. He member Dick Burns, a mutual friend. also locates and repairs equipment, makes improvements to the rehearsal building and led Gord Cupskey of the way in introducing singing to the Lancers Cambridge, Ontario performance repertoire. Like all Lancers instructors, he accepts no pay for his services. Gord Cupskey came to drum and bugle corps activity relatively late in his music career, which His leadership as a board member has shaped began when he played trumpet with the Galt Kiltie the direction and improvement of the Lancers, Band in 1980. He joined Preston Scout House including stimulating the growth of the Lancers Band in 2004 and has been a major factor in the indoor show, Profiles in Music, into one of the Band’s success ever since. premier events for alumni corps on the east coast. He has applied his skills as a brass performer, During his 32 years as a music educator, he arranger and instructor to several Scout House served as band director and instrumental groups, often simultaneously with his involvement teacher. He is presently instrumental music in local community bands and such well-known instructor at the York Academy Regional Charter drum corps units as Ghost Riders and Prime Time School. His ensembles have performed at the Brass. He served as Scout House Band field show Pennsylvania Music Educators Association drill instructor in 2015 and visual designer and drill (PMEA) state convention. A graduate of West instructor the following year. When Scout House Chester University, he sings bass with the Cadets required a music instructor on short notice Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist Choir and in early summer 2018, he volunteered to help the Wheatland Chorale where he serves on the board youth group through a transition period. of directors. He is the chairman of the St. John’s Episcopal Church Concert Series. He is a member He founded the Silver Leaves Brass ensemble the National Association for Music Education, to give Scout House members and others in the (NAME) the Pennsylvania Music Education community the opportunity to perform in area Association (PMEA) and the Pennsylvania Drum concerts and special events, mainly in winter Corps Hall of Fame. At the start of his drum corps career, he played She began teaching brass in 1974, just two years baritone bugle with the Lancers from 1971 to 1981 after joining St. Matthias Blue Max. Her passion for and Archer-Epler Musketeers from 1982 to 1983. performing and teaching led her into music studies and a teaching career, including teaching drum Doreen Sandor of majors how to conduct. Slate Hill, New York Over many years, she has been teacher, arranger Doreen Sandor’s drum corps career of 46 years or brass caption head for Crimson Kings, St. Stan’s includes 44 years teaching and arranging (mostly Troupers, Bridgemen, Masquerade, Bill’s Boys, brass) while serving at various times as brass Avengers of DCUK, Outlane of BYBA, Bishop’s caption head, arranger and instructor for corps Rock. LV Knights, 20th Century Limited, Sunrisers, in Drum Corps Associates (DCA), Drum Corps Targets, Excelsior, Staffordshire Knights, St. International (DCI), Garden State, Nassau-Suffolk, Claire’s, Our Lady of Fatima and Medford Drum Corps United Kingdom (DCUK) and British Grenadiers. Youth Band Association (BYBA). Daniel Staffieri The focus of her drum corps activity for more than 35 years is New York Skyliners. She was part of of Seymour, Connecticut the administration team that helped Skyliners The Connecticut Hurricanes have recognized the get back on the competition field. Her extensive outstanding contributions made both on and off the performance record with Skyliners includes playing field by Daniel Staffieri since 1990 with more than mellophone, French horn, soprano, keyboards. She half a dozen major awards. He is highly regarded has even marched in the honor guard. One year, for the sense of dedication he has shown for almost she played half the show in the pit percussion 30 continuous years, always ready to help in any section and half in the horn line. In addition, she way and at any position. has been on the brass staff, assistant drum major, He was named to the Hurricanes Hall of Fame in secretary, assistant director, and publicity director. 2013; received the Hurricane of the Year award She joined Skyliners in winter 1979 when the twice: 1994 and 2005; received the Hurricanes corps first allowed women in the horn line. She is Directors Award in 1993, 2008 and 2011 and was the second female, after Louise Mayer, and first the Most Improved Marcher in 1992. female performing member to earn Skyliner 5 and As a performing member he has played baritone, 10 year consecutive rings. She was appointed a tuba and cymbals at various times since 1990. lifetime member in 2006 and appointed to the Skyliners board as historian in 2008. She was a His administration history includes serving as brass staff member for two corps which won DCA equipment manager from 1995 to 2005; personnel Class A championships: Lehigh Valley Chieftains manager from 2006 to 2016; operations manager and Skyliners. in 2017 and facilities manager in 2018. She helped two corps merge in England, arranging successful brass shows for Conquest Alliance, which won back to back championships and took the 1987 DCUK high brass award. Her English ties continued on this side of the Atlantic while she served on the United States staff of Kidsgrove Scouts and The Company. She and her husband Bob received the Endeavor Award for supporting the Company’s 2017 USA tour. She also arranged or performed with Anchormen Brass Ensemble in the United Kingdom for Conquest Alliance’s 20th, 25th and 30th anniversary celebrations
Bob Findley Vice-President & Chairman of Associate Membership
Bob Bradley Assistant Associate Membership Chairman of the WDCHOF Congratulate the new Associate Members of 2019 Rick Anderson • Cherokee Marino-Baer • Timothy Board- man
Congratulations 2019 WDCHOF Associate Member Tim Boardman Very well deserved. From your sponsor, Preston Scout House Band Inc. congratulates Gord Cupskey *Music Director, Instructor Preston Scout House Band *Director, Arranger, Instructor Silver Leaves Brass *Percussion Instructor, Preston Scout House Cadets on his induction as Associate Member into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame Preston Scout House Band members previously inducted: Founder, original Band director Wilf Blum* ______1985 *SCOUT HOUSE CADETS Preston Scout House Band Inc. *SILVER LEAVES BRASS Charter associate members inducted in 2001: includes these five ______Geoff Adeney *SCOUT HOUSE BAND ______Paul Leppek* member groups: ______Jim Symons *MAGIC WINTER GUARD ______Nancy Weiler *HERITAGE DRILL TEAM ______Tom Weiler ______Roy Wilson *deceased
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First Name Last Name Year Inducted First Name Last Name Year Inducted Ronald Abate 2001 Charles Coffman 2001 Geoffrey Adeney 2001 Paul Collins 2001 Rick Alves 2001 Ralph Colter 2001 Rick Anderson 2019 Norman Corrieri 2016 George Andrews, Sr 2002 Mary Costello 2002 Peter Andrews 2001 Gord Cupskey 2019 Sue (Nelson) Andrews 2001 John “Cupcakes” Curran 2002 Larry Antolini 2002 Robert Cwalino 2002 To m Argy 2015 Vincent D’Agostino 2001 Ned Baldinger 2002 Robert Daniels 2002 Frank Barros 2002 Dee (LeFrois) Darch 2017 Fred Beckwith 2002 Murray Davis 2002 Barry Bell 2001 John DeFazio, Sr 2001 Gene Belschner 2003 John “Skee” Derr 2002 Denis Bergeron 2002 Frank Dioguardi 2001 Jeanne Bibeault 2001 Jack Doster, Sr 2002 Chuck Bishop 2003 Lawrence Ecker, Jr 2002 Louis Blancato 2015 Karl Essler 2001 Michael Blazer 2001 Rich Evans 2016 Timothy Boardman 2019 Roy Falone 2002 Robert Bond 2002 Christopher Feist 2017 Paul Bongiovi 2001 Patrick Ferrante 2002 Gus Boova 2016 Lorne Ferrazzutti 2017 Larry Bourne 2002 Danny Fitzpatrick 2001 Edward Brady 2002 Bill Flaker 2017 Donald Brager 2002 Frederick Ford 2002 Allison Brown 2001 Scott Friend 2001 Jay Brown 2002 To m Gabianelli 2015 Jeff Burnham 2001 Michael Gasparre 2001 Mike Campanelli 2001 Dolores Gentile 2017 James Capizzuto 2001 Gerard Giordano 2002 Thomas Capone 2002 Joseph Guadagnino, Jr 2001 Guy Carricato 2002 Fred Hall 2016 Blaise Castaldo 2002 Rich Hammond ** 2018 ** Robert Castor 2002 Thomas Harvey 2001 Tina Cavitt 2002 Martie Hetherington 2003 Paul Chaffee 2002 Kathy Hook 2001 Joseph Chizek 2001 William H Hoyt 2002 Frank Cicco 2002 Dave Hughes 2002 Carol Coffman 2003 William Ives ** 2018 ** First Name Last Name Year Inducted First Name Last Name Year Inducted Everett Jacobs 2001 Joseph Schmids 2002 Robert Jacobs 2002 Ken Scolaro 2001 Dick Janes 2001 Robert Scott 2001 Joseph Jasinski 2001 Neal Senglaub 2002 Les Johnston 2002 Kevin Shea 2002 Brian Kagan 2001 Thomas Shiffer 2001 Charles Kammer 2001 Cecily Siegfried 2002 Mary Kilcomins 2003 Pat Sisselberger 2002 Charles King ** 2018 ** Charles H (Chuck) Smith 2002 Diane (Brotzman) Koenig 2001 John Smith 2002 Gary Koenig 2001 Joe Sneidinger 2002 Glenn Kubacki 2016 Donnie Solinger 2001 Robert LaDuca 2002 James Stanko 2016 Gail Langan 2017 Daniel Staffieri 2019 Jordis “Jordy” Larvik 2013 Jim Symons 2001 Joe Ledwith 2002 Virgil Syverson 2001 Norman LeFrois 2002 Raphael Tarallo 2002 Joel Leson 2003 Richard Tardie 2015 Rosemary Light 2002 Douglas Tenis 2002 William Light, Jr 2002 Jack Tenzca 2001 Michael Luckenbill 2003 Carol (Pennisi) Terreri 2001 Charles Lyons 2002 Louis Tierno 2002 Alice MacMullen 2001 William Trageser 2002 Willard “Willy” Marcks 2002 Peter Troy 2002 Louis Marshello 2001 Robert Turner 2002 James McDevitt 2003 Stephen “Skip” Vargo 2017 Jack Morrison 2001 Alan Viera 2001 Brian Moul 2019 Robert Wagner 2001 Kathleen Murphy 2002 Linda Walmsley 2002 Charles Myers 2016 Thomas Walsh ? William Neuleib 2001 Nancy Weiler 2001 Douglas Oravez 2002 To m Weiler 2001 Ronald Orehowskey 2002 Douglas White 2001 Mike Palmquist 2002 William “Weedies” Wiedman 2001 Frank Panepento 2002 To m Wilbur 2002 Dick Penrod 2003 Scotty Wild 2001 Peter Propfe ** 2018 ** John Wilson 2002 Pat (Rankin) Repenn 2003 Roy Wilson 2001 John Riley ** 2018 ** Anne M Woodhams 2001 Frank Rogers 2017 Robert R Woodhams 2001 Michael Ryan 2002 Andrew Yaracs 2001 Doreen Sandor 2019 Kurt Schiebel 2003 Lee Schields 2001 Associate Members Honor Roll First Name Last Name Year Inducted First Name Last Name Year Inducted Benny Antonelli 2001 Joe McCloskey 2002 Frank Assaro 2001 Gordon Moffatt 2002 George Biggs 2001 Edward Mukalian 2002 Diana Bond 2002 Paul Neiss, Sr 2001 Douglas Bruce 2002 Harry A O’Neill 2003 Francis Burke 2001 Douglas Orser 2002 Eugene Cerreta 2003 Louis Palombo 2002 Donald Connors 2001 Alphonso Panebianco 2002 James Cossetti, Sr 2002 Ray Peters 2001 Catherine Cwalino 2002 Stetson Richmond 2001 Anthony DeFrancesco 2002 Steven Sapienza 2002 Anthony D’Lallo 2016 Charles Schiavone 2003 Philip Dumond 2002 Joseph Schmiedle 2001 Ricci Gentile 2002 William J Semeyn 2002 John Girardi III 2017 Michael Snow 2002 Candace Golding 2003 Claude Suthard 2002 Herman “Hank” Goldstein 2001 Virgil Syverson 2001 Bill Graham 2002 Albert Visek 2002 George Haidemenos 2003 Christine Wall 2002 James Henn 2001 Harry Welsh 2002 Sean Holton 2001 John A “Jack” Werner 2001 Walter Huhn 2003 Alan Winslow 2002 Fabian Izsa 2002 Gary Karpinski 2002 James Kilcomins 2002 Thomas Kittinger 2016 Victor Kulinski, Sr 2016 Art Kurth 2001 Joe LaLiberte, Sr 2001 Paul Leppek 2001 Raymond Lewis 2001 Joseph (Jack) Lopes 2001 James Lutz 2003 Dick Maki 2002 Cherokee Marino-Baer 2019 Harry A Matthias 2001 James McHenry 2001 World Drum Corps Hall of Fame Group and Individual Photo Order Form
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Two Inductees in World Drum Corps Hall of Fame International Category helped create flourishing drum and bugle corps community across Japan Sadao Yokota He served as judge administrator for the Okayama Top State Drum and Bugle Sadao Yokota, president of Corps Championship for Dynasty Japan Corporation more than 10 years. For since 1983, and the founder the Marching in Okinawa of Marching in Okayama, Marching Contest, he has one of Japan’s major long- judged general effect music running drum corps contests, and general effect visual is generally considered captions while also serving as “Godfather of Drum Corps” in that country. Shinichi judge administrator. He also Onodera is the former drum served as contest advisor major and subsequent and took responsibility for director of the multi-time activity management and the Japanese national champion adjudication system for Drum Renaissance Vanguard. Corps Japan Association.
Since the early 1980s, Sadao Noting the entertainment Yokota has worked tirelessly to stimulate value of the Disney World Future Corps, a interest to help create a drum and bugle small unit with music and visual impact, he corps culture in Japan by organizing clinics organized a visit by Japanese marching featuring well-known North American drum instructors and band directors to Disney corps experts. World. He then helped arrange financing along with the City of Okayama and Disney He has been president of the International World Enterprises for a 1997 visit to Japan Marching Institute since 1994 and was by Future Corps, the group’s first overseas general coordinator of the Marching tour, that has inspired Japanese units to Okayama Drum and Bugle Corps create more entertaining shows with high Championship from 1993 to 2014. general effect. He was named a Disney Future Corps honorary member in 1997. In 1983 Shinichi Onodera began organizing Drum Corps International (DCI) observation tours to the United States for Japanese drum corps instructors and administrators, providing brass, percussion, visual and guard clinics as well as exposure to American drum corps in rehearsals.
At the same time, he facilitated drum corps tours across the Pacific Ocean in the other direction, arranging tours to Japan by such American drum corps as Concord Blue Devils, who have made three visits, Disney Future Corps, Primary Colors, and Micro Magic of Orlando. This exposure to top American drum corps entertainment expanded the popularity of the activity Shinichi Onodera across the entire country among both fans and performers, and provided superior Shinichi Onodera began his drum corps educational opportunities for Japanese marching activity in Japan in 1969, drum corps members and staff. continuing until 1997. He was a trumpet player then served as drum major from To establish the importance of color guard 1979 until 1991. In 1992, his corps traveled visual pageantry in Japan, Sadao Yokota outside Japan for the first time, finishing introduced Winter Guard International ninth in Division II at the Drum Corps (WGI) activity to the country by inviting International (DCI) championships in the five-year consecutive WGI champion San United States. He left the corps in 1997 but Jose Raiders to Japan in 1992. still provided outside services, including coordination with U.S. staff. In 2010 he coordinated the initial visits to China of the Yokohama Scouts Junior Early in 1970, he started to volunteer Drum and Bugle Corps and AIMACHI at the with Japan Marching Band Association Shanghai World Expo, at the International at competitions and other events. From Shanghai Spring Music Festival. He 1999 to the present, he has coordinated introduced contemporary drum corps technical productions for the Association’s in Shanghai and promoted corps style several companies and venues. He has marching to school bands. Chinese band also handled coordination/communications instrument manufacturers have since between Japan Marching Band Association shown increasing interest in drum corps and Drum Corps International. For many activities. years, he has also coordinated judging arrangements with DCI for Drum Corps Japan.
He continues to work to maintain good relations with domestic organizations in Japan and overseas organizations and bands.
OMEDETOU GOZAIMASU,
SADAO-SAN
おめでとう ございます
CONGRATULATIONS, SADAO YOKOTA
on your induction into the WORLD DRUM CORPS HALL OF FAME
From Frank and Shirley Dorritie and all your friends in the USA.
Frank Dorritie Distinguished Professional Achievement Award 2019 George Takei advancing on another frontier with his induction to World Drum Corps Hall of Fame for Distinguished Professional Achievement
After studying architecture at the University the actor, director, author George Takei, of California, Berkeley he transferred to the and social activist best known for portraying University of California, Los Angeles where he Hikaru Sulu, the helmsman of the USS Enterprise received a Bachelor of Arts in theatre in 1960 in the Star Trek television series, will be inducted and a Master of Arts in theatre in 1964. into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame for Distinguished Professional Achievement. After working in movies for several years, in 1965 As a teenager, he played baritone horn for the he was cast as astro-sciences physicist Hikaru Commodore Perry Scouts drum and bugle corps, Sulu in a second pilot production for Star Trek. which was associated with Los Angeles Boy When NBC accepted the show he continued as Scout Troop 379 of the Koyasan Buddhist Temple. Sulu, playing the ship’s helmsman. The corps was sponsored by Commodore Perry Since then, he has also appeared in six Star American Legion Post 525 and the Temple. Trek films. Regular appearances on the science His views about state and local politics, human fiction convention circuit take him around the rights and Japan-United States relations have world. He began working in Hollywood in the late helped attract more than 10 million Facebook 1950s, providing the dubbed English voice for page followers. He has received awards and characters in the Japanese monster films Rodan accolades for his work on human rights and and Godzilla Raids Again. Early in his career, he Japan-United States relations, including his appeared in several Hollywood movies alongside work with the Japanese American National such actors as Frank Sinatra, Richard Burton, Museum. Jeffrey Hunter, Alec Guinness, James Caan and Cary Grant. A strong proponent for LGBT rights, he also takes special interest in discussions about immigrants and government immigration policy. He is named after King George VI of the United Kingdom, whose coronation took place just a few weeks after his birth in 1937. During World War II, when he was just five years old, his family was moved from their Los Angeles home to an internment camp in converted horse stables at Santa Anita Park, then to the Rohwer War Relocation Center in Arkansas and then to the Tule Lake War Relocation Center back in California. After the war they returned to Los Angeles. Today’s Prayer
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Heavenly Father, we give you thanks from our grateful hearts for this meal, and for our fellowship, your love and your provision of food from those who prepared this meal for us. Help us to remember that you Lord are with us around this table and may our hearts and words and those proceedings be a blessing to you.
Lord we ask your blessing on our brothers and sisters who are now with you in peace.
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Hall of Fame Inductees 2019
Jim Elvord (Brass) Madison Scouts Coordinator John Meehan (Brass) Blue Devils Instructor/Arranger Gene Monterastelli (Administration) DCI Jay Morlot (Administration) Bushwackers George Oliviero (Visual) DCI Adjudicator Shirley Stratton Dorritie (Visual) Performance Specialist Dave Vose (Percussion) Author New Hall of Fame Members & Specialty Areas Brass: James Elvord Brass: John Meehan of Chicago, Illinois of Martinez, California James Elvord taught some of the very best horn John Meehan’s brass performance, instructing lines in the drum corps activity, while providing and arranging skills have played a major role insights on ways to improve brass judging that in keeping Concord Blue Devils at the peak of helped move the adjudication model away from drum corps activity. He has won 13 DCI world counting errors (ticks) to an evaluative system. championship titles, including one performing as He pioneered and developed the system of solo soprano in 1986 and 12 more as instructor. adjudication used in SoundSport competitions Blue Devil horn lines have won 14 DCI Jim Ott during DCI national championship events. High Brass Awards with his participation, twice as performer and 12 times as instructor. Blue While he was brass caption head and program Devils were World Music Contest champions in coordinator, Madison Scouts won the DCI world 2005. championship in 1975, and won the high brass caption award three years in a row in 1973, 1974 He is considered the pre-eminent music arranger and 1975. Madison Scouts were also US Open in marching arts activity, composing and designing champions in 1970. Since 1974, he has been a for all levels and age groups including drum brass consultant with a dozen well known corps and bugle corps, marching bands, professional in the United States, Canada and Japan. groups, and Winter Guard International (WGI) groups. Groups around the world have He was named a member of the DCI Hall of performed his compositions, resulting in personal Fame in 1997. Many people he mentored are acclaim and praise directed at drum corps also members of the DCI Hall of Fame, including activity. His composing and arranging high school Dan Acheson, DCI executive director, and Scott band clients have won many state marching band Stewart, former Madison Scouts director. titles and Bands of America (BOA) regional titles. Both are also World Drum Corps Hall of Fame members. He is the lead designer for the System Blue and King marching brass instrument series. He He has served on the Veterans of Foreign is involved with development and production Wars (VFW) national judging panel, been for the Sample Logic and System Blue sound DCI brass adjudicator since 1982, served as libraries. While serving as Blue Devils brass music adjudicator with Central States Judging caption head and arranger, he has also been Association and Bands of America. brass arranger for Kidsgrove Scouts of England, While serving as brass caption head or Pacific Crest, Yokohama Scouts of Japan, Velvet consultant from 1968 to 1980, he worked with Knights, Skyriders and Santa Clara Vanguard. In Madison Junior Scouts and Explorer Scouts, 1993, he was trial music judge with Drum Corps Capitolaires All Ladies, Chicago Cavaliers, 27th Midwest. Lancers, Santa Clara Vanguard, Colt 45s and All his performing years were in the Blue Devils Erie Thunderbirds. His drum corps activity organization, beginning with the C corps in 1980, began when he played French horn with moving to the B corps in 1983, then up to the A Madison Junior Scouts in 1962 and 1963, then corps from 1986 to 1989. French horn and baritone with Madison Explorer Scouts until 1970. New Hall of Fame Members & Specialty Areas
assistant director with Phantom Regiment from 1966 to 1975. Administrative: Jay Morlot His extensive involvement with Drum Corps of Norwalk, Connecticut International (DCI) includes serving on the three person DCI Hall of Fame screening committee While under the direction of Jay Morlot, Harrison for more than 10 years, serving as the DCI rules Bushwackers won six Drum Corps Associates committee chair, initiating an annual DCI drum (DCA) world championships. He served as major seminar and education program. He also director/president of Bushwackers from 1987 initiated the Jim Jones Leadership Award, to 2011 and since 2015 has continued to serve as presented to drum majors in a competition co-executive director and board member. that includes conducting skills, an evaluated questionnaire and community involvement For most of those years, he also performed in outside drum corps activities. the percussion section, beginning in 1982. He is widely admired for his vision and desire to see He was visual judge with the Central States DCA and drum and bugle corps in general move Judging Association for more than 45 years up forward. Among other propositions involving to 2012 and visual judge and caption head with DCA, he proposed the use of B flat instruments. DCI from 1976 to 2001. His drum corps activities began when he Over a 50-year span, he served as visual marched in the percussion section of Hawthorne designer and instructor for Ottawa Crusaders, Muchachos in 1976 and 1977. From 1979 to 1981 visual instructor with Casper Troopers, and he was a member of the percussion section of visual staff member with Phantom Regiment, Fantasia III drum and bugle corps from Little Santa Clara Vanguard, Bluecoats, Pacific Crest Falls, New Jersey, formed by the merger of and Boston Crusaders. His drum corps activity Imperial Knights, Dynamic Royalairs and Valley began in 1958, when he played baritone bugle Grenadiers. for four years with Marquette Crusaders of Ottawa, Illinois. He was inducted into the DCI Hall He was named a member of the New Jersey of Fame in 1993 and the Central States Judging Drum Corps Hall of Fame in 2015. Association Hall of Fame in 2000. Administrative: Percussion: Dave Vose Gene Monterastelli of Cape Neddick, Maine of Casper, Wyoming Dave Vose has consistently pushed his Since 2002, Gene Monterastelli has been percussion sections to new heights of offering his extensive visual instruction and achievement during a drum corps career that management skills, at no cost to any of the corps began in 1962 playing both horn and drum with he works with for two or three years. During this the Lawrence Chieftains. Since then he has set period, he has been a management consultant new standards year after year, starting with with Santa Clara Vanguard, Bluecoats, Pacific his term as head of percussion and arranger Crest, Mandarin and Oregon Crusaders. His with North Star, formed by the amalgamation of earlier administrative duties included serving as corps from Beverly, Danvers, Melrose, Revere New Hall of Fame Members & Specialty Areas and Wilmington. Just two years after forming, that group’s Thomas J. Long high achievement North Star took top spot in percussion while award in 2000. winning the American International Open in 1977. The following year, North Star presented Visual: the first percussion pit on the sidelines and was the first corps to march with quad drums in Shirley Stratton Dorritie the DCI finals. In 1979, North Star had the top of Knightsen, California percussion score in the World Open, then placed second in percussion in the DCI finals. As one of the Concord Blue Devils first staff members, Shirley Stratton Dorritie led the way His Chrome Wall percussion feature in 1978 in the transition of traditional color guards from and 1979 featured drums along with dancers, military to modern, making use of multiple pieces vocalists, horns and other innovative features. of equipment and pioneering the use of color, costumes and various props. During her time He was percussion arranger for DCA champion as color guard instructor and choreographer Reading Buccaneers in 1980. In 1983, his from 1971 and 1984, Blue Devils won DCI world Boston Alliance percussion section defeated championships four times and took the best every drumline in the country except for Blue color guard award in 1982 and 1984. Devils and Santa Clara Vanguard. In addition to working with the Buccaneers, he has served Her dedication, passion for the activity, creativity either as consultant, head of percussion and and constant innovation opened the modern arranger, percussion instructor or writer with era of visual arts programming and design by Suncoast Sound, Cadets of Bergen County, emphasizing an artistic approach that changed Boston Alliance, Boston Crusaders and Rhode the look and role of drum corps guards, making Island Matadors. them spectacular visual components of shows. Throughout a drum corps career that spans He has judged all areas of percussion for more than 40 years as performer, instructor, Eastern Massachusetts Judges, DCA, Youth visual designer, innovator and manager she has Education in the Arts (YEA) and Massachusetts made a huge impact on every aspect of drum Interscholastic Judges Association. In earlier corps activity and impacted the lives of many years, he played snare drum with Tenney Cadets students, staff members and adjudicators. of Methuen, Maine. Since the early 1990s, he has drummed with Blessed Sacrament Golden She holds a Master of Arts degree in Counseling Knights, Mighty St. Joe’s and St. Kevin’s Emerald Psychology with a certificate in Sport Knights. Psychology, specializing in training performers of all types for optimal achievement. She is the Dave Vose is currently a Berklee College of Music author of four levels of the WGI Certify online professor and the author of Music in Motion, judge training courses; e-Adjudicate Academy’s a text used for teaching marching methods at Judging 101: The Basics for Marching Band and Berklee. He is an international artist/clinician the chapter titled Why the Guns? Color Guard with Zildjian Cymbals and Yamaha Corporation from Military to Modern in Drum Corps World’s of America. History of Drum Corps volume II. She became a He was inducted into the Massachusetts Drum DCI Hall of Fame member in 2009 and received Corps Hall of Fame in 2002, after receiving the Winter Guard Association of Southern New Hall of Fame Members & Specialty Areas
California Order of Excellence in 2018. years of service with Eastern Mass. Judges. He has also served with the New England Band Association, DCI and WGI as visual caption Since 1983, she has been visual adjudicator head. He has been a visual judge with the with DCI, WGI, BOA and Marching in Okayama. Western Bands Association since 1998. She has been general effect judge with WGI since 1994; director of judge education with Winter Guard Association of SoCal since 2011 Through the 1960s and early 1970s, he served and judge development manager with WGI as visual instructor with several nationally- since 2016. known northeastern groups: St. Kevin’s Emerald Knights, St. Anthony’s Band, IC Since 1971, she has served as instructor, caption Reveries and 27 th Lancers. He has also served head, consultant or coordinator for drum as designer and visual instructor with Boston corps including Blue Devils, Freelancers, 27th Crusaders and Boston College Band. Lancers, Santa Clara Vanguard, San Francisco Renegades, Arizona Academy. She has also His activity began in 1958 as a horn player served as business manager and assistant with Everett Statesmen from 1958 to 1960. He director with Blue Devils, assistant to the Santa then spent two years each in the horn lines of Clara Vanguard director, and business office Cambridge Caballeros and St. Kevin’s Emerald manager for Blue Devils. She marched with the Knights. Blue Devils guard from 1968 to 1977, carrying a rifle then serving as color guard captain. Visual: George Oliviero Congratulations of Walnut Creek, to Skyliner California George Oliviero, already a member of four Doreen San- halls of fame, is a well-known pioneer who has written and implemented philosophies regarding general effect, visual and design dor analysis and scoring systems that have been in use for many years. and World He is a member of the Massachusetts Drum Corps Hall of Fame, Color Guard Netherlands Drum Corps Hall of Fame, DCI Hall of Fame, WGI Hall of Fame. He also received the World Music Contest Award as a Friend of WMC. Hall of
He has been a visual caption judge with various organizations since 1966 when he began 30 The Board of Directors of the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame Congratulates and Welcomes The CLASS OF 2019 New Members: Jim Elvord - John Meehan - Gene Monterastelli - Jay Morlot - George Oliviero - Shirley Stratton Dorritie - Dave Vose
Distinguished Professional Achievement: George Takei
International Award: Sadao Yokota - Shinichi Onodera
Associate Members: Rick Anderson - Cherokee Marino-Baer - Timothy Boardman - Gord Cupskey - Brian Moul – Doreen Sandor - Daniel Staffieri
DAVE VOSE You have always been a HALL OF FAME Arranger, Instructor, and Role Model.
Tonight, you are OFFICIALLY A WORLD DRUM CORPS HALL OF FAME MEMBER.
CONGRATULATIONS!
JOE MARRELLA
Congratulations Congratulations World Drum to all Corps 2019 Hall of Fame inductees of the Class World Drum Corps Hall of of 2019 Fame William A. “Bill” McGrath, Jr. Steve Cooley Congratulations to all 2019 inductees to the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame Congratulations from the drum corps veterans still in motion with to all Hiker Gang International, Golden Horseshoe chapter: W.D.C.H.O.F. Lorne Ferrazzutti ____ Jesters, Canadian Commanders, Optimists Alumni John Malcolm _ Preston Scout House, Guelph Royalaires, Optimists Alumni Doug McHaffie ______Hamilton Conqueror, Canadian Commanders Tom Mellors ______Jolly Jesters, Guelph Royalaires, Optimists Alumni Bob Schaus ______Preston Scout House Gary Teneycke ______Jolly Jesters, Guelph Royalaires Neal Titford ______Trafalgar Patrolmen, Preston Scout House Roy Wilson __ Preston Scout House, Hamilton Conqueror, Guelph Royalaires 2019 Inductees
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From Frank WDCHOF Voting Members
First Name Last Name Year Inducted First Name Last Name Year Inducted Dan Acheson 2016 Michael DelVecchio 1997 Lifetime Achievement Frank Dorritie 2004 Dale Adair 2013 Shirley Dorritie-Stratton 2019 Donald C. Allen 1995 Richard Doucette 2001 Nicholas Attanasio 2002 Wayne Downey 2000 Tom Aungst 2017 Michael Duffy 2011 Cosmo ‘Gus’ Barbaro 1990 Michael Durborow 2016 Jim Bell 2007 Jim Elvord 2019 Rita Macey Bernert 2013 Pete Emmons 2014 Nick Biscotti 1997 Bruce Englehart 1999 Roman Blenski 1996 Ray Eyler 2007 John Bosworth 2012 Alfred ‘Corky’ Fabrizio 1987 Lifetime Achievement Ray Fallon 2013 Michel Boulanger 2004 Chris Ferguson 2014 James Bowser 2005 Professional Achievement Robert Bradley 2016 Frank J. Ferraro 1991 David Bruni 2001 Richard ‘Dick’ Filkins 1999 Allen Buell 2013 Robert Findley 1987 Jack Bullock 1981 John Flowers 1982 Gene Bunting 1997 Donald Friesing 2001 Bobby Burke 2016 Mark C. Fulcomer 1998 Gavin Burnham 2015 Ricardo ‘Gabe’ Gabriel 1998 Collin Campbell 2006 Steve Gadd* 2016 Joseph Campos 1995 Distinguished Professional Joseph Capone 1980 Achievement Robert ‘Bob’ Cardaneo 2008 Bob Gaff 2007 Lifetime Achievement Lifetime Achievement Solon ‘Hardy’ Carrasas 2011 Ron Gehris 2011 James Centorino 1997 Philip Gentile 1993 Michael Cesario 2017 Frank C. Gerris 1992 Joe Cicippio 2015 Jim Gruber 2010 Lifetime Achievement Roger Grupp 2009 Gino Cipriani 2018 Thom Hannum 2008 Kenton Clarke 2015 Ralph Hardimon 2017 Billy Cobham* 2017 William A. Hayes 1991 Distinguished Professional Larry R. Hershman 1992 Achievement Arthur Hlywa 2008 Steve Cooley 2008 Gerald Robert ‘Bob’ Holton 1992 Chick Corea* 2018 Harry Hook 2003 Distinguished Professional Carol Hooton 2000 Achievement George Hopkins 2012 Jim Cossetti 2002 George Iacono 2009 James D’Amico 1994 Lifetime Achievement Larry Darch 2008 Fred N. Johnson 1998 Darcy Davis 1987 Scott Johnson 2015 Don Dean 2016 Bobby Jones 2016 Dan DeLong 2015 Erik Julliard 2018 Dennis Delucia 1990 Alan Katz 2017 William ‘Bill’ Kaufmann 1988 John Ratzenberger* 2015 Michael Kelly 2015 Distinguished Professional Jerry Kelsey 2006 Achievement Larry Kerchner 2001 Doug Reynolds 2002 Vic Kulunski Jr. 2013 Dave Richards 1989 Eric Landis 2003 Daniel Rippon 2012 Mike Linton 2010 Howard ‘Whitey’ Roberts 2004 Mike Longdo 2015 Harold ‘Robby’ Robinson 2008 James Mallen 2003 Robbie Robinson 2007 Gene Marotta 2001 Carl Ruocco 2001 Joseph Marrella 1989 Jim Russo 1993 David Martin 1999 Jeff Sacktig 2018 Thomas Martin 1988 Gerald Shellmer 1994 Joel Matuzak 2012 Gilbert Silva 1996 John Mayer 2011 John Simpson 2000 Thomas McAndrew 2001 Anthony Smith 2012 Danny McBride 2018 Neal Smith 2008 William A, Jr. McGrath, Jr. 1994 Scott Stewart 2014 John Meehan 2019 Louis Storck 2004 Don Mihok 2005 Robert ‘Sully’ Sullivan 2004 Bill Mitten 1995 George Takei 2019 Vincent Monocelli 2006 Distinguished Professional Achievement Gene Monterastelli 2019 Richard Templin 2000 Rick Morey 2010 John ‘Duke’ Terreri 2012 Jay Morlot 2019 Chris Thompson 2011 Arthur Mura 2002 Mark Thurston 2014 Wes Myers 1995 Louis Tierno 2018 Joseph ‘Fast Frankie’ Nash 2007 Steve Vickers 1994 Frank J. Neill 2011 Robert “Bob” Vitti 2014 Lifetime Achievement Dave Vose 2019 Robert M. Neuhoff 1991 Richard Warga 2009 Diane Nicholeris* 2018 James Wedge 2018 Distinguished Professional Achievement John “Corky” Whitlock 2017 Ken Norman 2006 Scotty Wild 2007 Robert ‘Jomba’ O’Connor 2000 Roy Wilson 2007 John Oddo 2010 Elmer ‘Red’ Winzer 2005 George Oliviero 2019 Anthony (Tony) Yaklich 2002 Shinichi Onodera 2019 Sadao Yokata 2019 International Achievement Award International Achievement Award Ralph Pace 2005 Bob Zarfoss 2009 Tom Peashey 2006 John Zimny 2010 Lifetime Achievement Kenny ‘Ace’ Petersen 2005 Robert E. Peterson 1994 Norman Peth 1997 Frank Ponzo 2014 Charles ‘Charlie’ Poole 2017 John S. Pratt 1990 Richard Price 2006 Jeff Prosperie 2018 WDCHOF Voting Members Honor Roll First Name Last Name Year Inducted First Name Last Name Year Inducted Don Adair 1995 Michael ‘Red’ Corso 1991 Robert Adair 1984 To m Costa 1981 Jim Allen 2011 James Costello 1976 Joseph Alletag 2011 (Charter Member) Richard ‘Butch’ Anderson 1992 Truman Crawford 1979 Don Angelica 2010 Vince Deegan 1982 John Arietano 1996 Dominic DelRa 1986 Frank Arsenault 1980 James Donnelly 1977 Nick Attanasio 2002 John Dowlan 1987 Bernard Baggs 1985 Herman ‘Hy’ Dreitzer 1977 Bernie Beer 1978 William ‘Duke’ Ducharme 1990 Robert P. “Bobby” Bellarosa 2013 Frank Farr 2004 Lifetime Achievement Sal Ferrera 1986 Eugene F. Bennett 2002 Clifford M. Fisher 1993 Albert Beran 1982 Dominic J. Fulginiti 2006 Florence Bernert 1982 Walter Fuller 1984 Joseph Bernert 1982 Fred Gebhardt 1984 William ‘Rip’ Bernert 1979 Joe Genero 1978 Dominic Bianculli 1980 Harry Ginther 1985 Stan Biggs 1980 Robert Glovna 1979 Wilf Blum 1985 Dan Goetell 1996 William Boerner 1996 Rodney Goodhart 1984 Steve Brubaker 2015 Harold ‘Skip’ Groff 2011 Vince Bruni 1976 Robert Hamilton 1998 (Founder, Charter Member) George Hayek 1994 Lawrence Buckley 1997 Wes Hobby 2010 George Bull 1976 Lifetime Achievement (Charter Member) Bobby Hoffman 2013 Richard ‘Dick’ Burns 2003 William ‘Wild Bill’ Hooton 1979 Edward P. Cagney 2002 Marty Hurley 2004 Val Capone 1985 Robert Jacobs 1980 Raymond Cappiccille 2004 Edward ‘Bud’ Johnston 1983 Rudy Caprifolio 1980 Jim Jones 1981 Philip J. Cerimeli 1993 Earl Joyce 1988 Scotty Chappelle 1977 David Kampschroer 2007 Carmen A. Circlincione 1998 Aram ‘Mo’ Kazazian 1990 Carman Cluna 1984 Walter Kelly 1977 John Collum 1983 William Kemmerer, Sr. 1986 Ed Condon 2004 Lew Keppler 1988 Joseph Cook 1988 Doug Kleinhans 2009 Frank Pisillo 1991 Frank Kubinak 1998 James Prime Sr 1993 John Laskowski 1978 Richard ‘Dick’ Pronti 2005 Harry Latinik 2003 Hugh Quigley 1987 Amerigo “Riggie” Laus 1986 Vincent Ratford 1976 William Lawler 1990 (Charter Member) Maurice Legault 1999 Danny, Sr. Raymond, Sr. 1990 Tom Long 1986 Bill Reamer 1983 Bradford Longdo 1997 Robert Redican 1987 Frank Lozar 2005 Jack Reilly 1992 Lifetime Achievement George Rodrigues 1996 Ray Luedee 2002 Rick Rogers 2016 Sie Lurye 1987 Gail Royer 1984 Rick Maass 1986 Al J. Saia 1996 Vince Macciocchi 2003 Raymond Samora 1989 Joseph Mallen 1999 John Sasso 1996 John Manlove 2000 Ted Sciarra 2004 Cherokee Marino-Baer 2019 Larry Scott 1981 Henry ‘Lefty’ Mayer 1976 Almo Sebastianelli 1978 (Charter Member) Joseph Sedlak 1979 Louise Mayer 1994 John Shanahan 1986 John Mazarakos 1984 Ralph Silverbrand 1978 John McAuliffe 1979 Rev. William R. Smalley 1999 Frank McCormick 1986 Alan Smyth 1985 Albert ‘Scotty’ McFee 1988 Michael Stefanowicz 1997 Irene McGrath 2000 William St. John 1984 William, Sr McGrath, Sr. 1985 Earl Sturtze 1980 Joseph McNaught 1989 Thomas ‘Bucky’ Swan 1995 Dick Mercurio 2010 Alfred ‘Duke’ Terreri 1997 James Burns Moore 1982 Robert ‘Bobby’ Thompson 1978 William Mullen 1985 Al Tierney 2009 Albert Mura 1989 Edward J Trainor 1992 Russell Murphy 1984 George Tuthill 2000 Robert Murray 1984 Hiram Walker 2003 Charles Nabor 1981 Don Warren 1983 Alfred ‘Uncle Nick’ Nichols 2003 Jack Whelan 1989 Robert ‘Pepe’ Notaro 1983 William ‘Windy’ Wildemore 1992 Harvey Olderman 1976 Gustave ‘Gus’ Wilke 1998 (Charter Member) Walter ‘Winky’ Winkleman 1980 James Ott 1980 Rev. Msgr.Edward Wojtycha 1977 George Parks 1993 Lee Wolf 1988 Les Parks 1981 Walter Wood 1997 Eric Perrilloux 1984 Robert Woods 2009 Donald Pesceone 1989 Bob Zazzara 2014 Michael ‘Mickey’ Petrone 1977 Len Piekarski 1982 Edward Pierce 1977 James Pinette 1993 World Drum Corps Hall of Fame Corps of the Decade
JUNIOR CORPS SENIOR (all age) CORPS
1940 - 1949 Holy Name Cadets Lt. Norman Prince 1950 - 1959 St. Vincent’s Cadets Reilly Raiders 1960 - 1969 Chicago Cavaliers Hawthorne Caballeros 1970 - 1979 Santa Clara Vanguard Hawthorne Caballeros 1980 - 1989 Blue Devils Sunrisers 1990 - 1999 Cadets of Bergen County Empire Statesmen 2000 - 2009 Cavaliers of Rosemont Reading Buccaneers
The Hall of Fame is grateful to Drum Corps Associates (DCA) and the DCA World Championships Committee for their continuing support and cooperation. DCX -- The Drum Corps Xperience salutes the 2019 inductees into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame! World Drum Corps Hall of Fame inductees G Jay Morlot -- administration (1) G Gene Monterastelli -- administration (2) G (3) 1 2 James Elvord -- brassThe ribbon needs to be RED The Stars need to be Silver G John Meehan -- brassThe (4) words need to be Brass colored like the horn The Horn needs to be BRASS OR YELLOW Color with the shading effect seen here G Dave Vose -- percussionThe Drum (5) needs to be a Stainless Steel Color The background needs to be Black G (6) Shirley Stratton DorritiePlease let me-- know visual who of you can do this...if this can be done (7) G George Oliviero -- visualBill McGrath 3 4 Distinguished Professional Achievement G George Takai (8) International G Sadao Yokota (9) 5 6 G Shinichi Onodera (10) Associates DCX is supported by: G Rick Anderson • Drum Corps World G • Drum Corps International Cherokee Merino-Baer • Bill Ives 7 8 G Tim Boardman • Bob Jacobs • Frank Dorritie G Gord Cupskey • Gail Langan • Chris Maher G Brian Moul and assistance from George Growcott, Tony Arena, Tony White, Bob Zinko, Harold Barber, G Judy Battersby, Amy Chess, Blair Drummond, Doreen Sandor Anne Garrett, Grady Hess, Diane and Jim G McDevitt, Barbara Zipperer, Donna White and 9 10 Daniel Staffieri Bea Gustafson Visit the “virtual” museum Web site often at www.dcxmuseum.org Sponsored by the 21st Century Drum & Bugle Corps Foundation, Inc. an IRS-recognized 501 (c)(3) educational non-profit organization The United States Association of Rudimental Drummers
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