Pictured above, left to right: Mr. Victor de los Santos, Santa Ana High School, CA; Ms. Jennifer Brooks, David Douglas High School, OR; Dr. Ollie Liddell, Memphis Central High School, TN; Mr. Don Stinson, Joliet Central High School, IL; Ms. Heather Taylor, Lakeshore Elementary, NY
The winners of the 2021 Dr. William P. Foster Project Community Development Awards were honored at a reception at The Midwest Clinic on Thursday evening, December 16, 2021 in Chicago.
The College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA), Music for All (MFA), and National Band Association (NBA) have joined forces as the Music Education Alliance to serve bands and music education in the United States. The most prominent collaboration to date is the Dr. William P. Foster Project collaborative initiative to support bands in historically underserved and under-resourced communities. The Foster Project focuses on three specific areas of support: An Awards Program, Mentorship and Best Practice Resources.
Applications for the Middle School Awards of Excellence (high school awards will not be available in 2022) and nominations for the Community Development Award will open in early Spring with a deadline of June 15. Please look for those announcements on social media at that time. Go here for more information about these awards and the Dr. William P. Foster Project: https://www.musicedalliance.org/award/
Dr. William P. Foster Community Development Award Division Winners
Mr. Trent Cooper, Dekaney High School, TX
Ms. Heather Taylor, Lakeshore Elementary, NY
Mr. Don Stinson, Joliet Central High School, IL
Dr. Ollie Liddell, Memphis Central High School, TN
Mr. Victor de los Santos, Santa Ana High School, CA
Ms. Jennifer Brooks, David Douglas High School, OR
Dr. William P. Foster Project Advisory Board
Tom Bracy (Bracy Consulting Group)
Patricia Brumbaugh (Northwestern Michigan College Concert Band)
Shelby Chipman (Florida A&M University)
Richard Crain (The Midwest Clinic)
Cliff Croomes (University of Texas – Austin)
Damien Crutcher (Crescendo Detroit)
Jeremy Earnhart (Music for All)
Arris Golden (Michigan State University)
Corey Graves (Roma Middle School, TX, Midwest Clinic)
Don Jaramillo (Principal, Etiwanda High School, CA, retired)
Nola Jones (Coordinator, Nashville Public Schools, retired)
Reginald McDonald (Tennessee State University)
Matthew McInturf (Sam Houston University)
Chris Pineda (Liberty Jr. High School, TX)
Ronnie Rios (Director of Music Education, Harlingen Public Schools, TX)
James Seda (Southwest DeKalb High School, GA)
Mark Spede (Clemson University, College Band Directors National Association)
Todd Stoll (VP of Education, Jazz at the Lincoln Center)
Matt Temple (New Trier High School, National Band Association)
Daniel Trahey (OrchKids and Archipelago Project, MD)
Kelvin Washington (Howard University)
Alfred Watkins (Cobb Wind Symphony, Minority Band Directors National Association)
James Weaver (National Federation of High Schools)
Julian White (Florida A&M, emeritus)
Dr. William P. Foster Project Division Chairs
Eastern Division: Gregory Drane, Penn State University
Southern Division: Tarik Rowland, Tri-Cities High School, GA
North Central Division: Karen DeBauche, Urbana Middle School, IL, retired
Southwestern Division: John Graham, University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff
Western Division: Nick Gonzales, West Lake Stem Jr. High School, UT
Northwestern Division: Danh Pham, Washington State University
Dr. William P. Foster Project Administrators
Scott Casagrande, John Hersey High School, IL (retired)
Armand V. Hall, ROCmusic Collaborative, NY
Tiffany Hitz, Rachel Carson Middle School, VA
Wolson Gustama, Dutchtown High School, GA, NBA
Ben Lorenzo, University of Arkansas, CBDNA
James Stephens, Music for All
The Dr. William P. and Mary Ann Foster Foundation
Mr. Anthony Foster and Ms. Thelma Crump, Board members
www.drwpfosterfoundation.org
Midwest Clinic Diversity and Equity Initiative Administrators
Dr. Richard Crain
Mr. Tom Moore
