We would like to recognize these outstanding individuals below who have dedicated their lives to the betterment of Bands in the state of Oklahoma:
**1966**
A.E. Findley
**1967**
E. Paul Enix
**1968**
J.D. "Doc" Walker
**1969**
Clarence Lawless
**1970**
Colbert Hackler
Leonard Haug
Floyd Moyer
**1971**
Dr. Jack Sisson
George Brite
**1972**
Dr. Milburn Carey
Hiram Henry
J. Austin Kidwell
**1973**
Al Buswell
Pat Malloy
Richard Vandewalker
**1974**
Carl E. Barnett
C. Oscar Stover
Edwin B. Moore
**1975**
Bob Stoddard
Gene Braught
Gene Griffin
**1976**
Bob Young
Harry Haines
**1977**
Frank Robinson
**1978**
Rodger Robinson
Kenneth Peters
Buddy Allen
**1979**
Kenneth Smith
Joe Reed
Pete Long
**1980**
J.J. McCoy
Jerry Huffer
**1981**
Melvin Lee
Al Hamil
**1982**
Don Owens
John P. Morgan, Jr.
Don Gant
**1983**
James Robert Lindsey
C.W. Simmons, Jr.
Jerry Howard
**1984**
Paul Fry
Melvin "Buster" Westmoreland
**1985**
Art Johnson
Marjorie Hemphill
**1986**
W.A. "Tony" Anderson
Raymond Gabbard
Oakley Pittman
**1987**
Bohumil Makovsky
James A. Middleton
William R. Wehrend
**1988**
O.J.Lehrer
Bill Robinson
Charles Millender
**1989**
Ronald E. Gerard
Louis M. Calavan
James W. Jurrens
**1990**
Eric Parham
Leopold Radgowsky
Jerry Toler
**1991**
Zeila Page Breaux
Gerald Hemphill
Gene Thrailkill
**1992**
Anton "Tony" Goetz
James Matthews
Henry W. "Bill" Rotter
**1993**
Dean Coale
Keith Churchill
Larry Harris
**1994**
Kenneth Roy Allen
Melbern W. Nixon
Ed Schilde
**1995**
Peggy A. Myers
Donald G. Todd
Everett E. Wilcox
**1996**
Ray Bell
Ed Huckeby
Terry Segress
**1997**
Al Fitzgerril
Harlon Lamkin
Paris York
**1998**
Willeta Lamkin
James Neilson
**1999**
Jerry Claussen
Dwight Dailey
Randy Hurst
**2000**
Alma Churchill
Leon Jewell
Ralph Pantalone
**2001**
Don Franks
Ken Grass
David Lucas
**2002**
George Fain
Bob Pyle
David Vandewalker
**2003**
Kathy Eby
Bronson Warren
Frank Zugelder
**2004**
Bob Costello
Joe Wayne Harper
Tom Stout
**2005**
Ashley Alexander
Allen Correll
Kent Taylor
**2006**
John Parnell
LaVern "Pete" Peterson
Jim Swiggart
**2007**
Larry Beeby
David Holland
Jerrold Lawless
**2008**
Sandy Hentges
William K. Wakefield
Claude Wright
**2009**
L. Dale Barnett
Jim Clark
Ben Wojciechowsky
**2010**
Jim Hooper
Gordon Macklin
David Robison
**2011**
Walter Pitts
Steve Tipton
Jim Winkle
**2012**
Chris Bordelon
Jackie Gilley
Roy Jackson
**2013**
Bob Early
Jerry Hull
Martin King
**2014**
Charlie Bartrug
Nancy Bartrug
Kent Kidwell
Harley Thomas
**2015**
Donny Longest
Mike Westbrook
Steve Workman
**2016**
Mary Adcock
Susan Clothier
Jerry Cooper
**2017**
Tim Brandt
Jimmy Davis
David Gorham
Jana Gorham
**2018**
JoAnn Johnson
Mary Runyan
David Steidley
**2019**
Randy Brooks
Sam Craig
Mike Lowery
**2021**
Darrin Davis
James Morrison
Michael Raiber
**2022**
Jeff Lawless
Jim Parham
Donna Schulz
**2023**
Brian Britt
Jeramy Haas
Teresa Segress
A.E. Findley
**1967**
E. Paul Enix
**1968**
J.D. "Doc" Walker
**1969**
Clarence Lawless
**1970**
Colbert Hackler
Leonard Haug
Floyd Moyer
**1971**
Dr. Jack Sisson
George Brite
**1972**
Dr. Milburn Carey
Hiram Henry
J. Austin Kidwell
**1973**
Al Buswell
Pat Malloy
Richard Vandewalker
**1974**
Carl E. Barnett
C. Oscar Stover
Edwin B. Moore
**1975**
Bob Stoddard
Gene Braught
Gene Griffin
**1976**
Bob Young
Harry Haines
**1977**
Frank Robinson
**1978**
Rodger Robinson
Kenneth Peters
Buddy Allen
**1979**
Kenneth Smith
Joe Reed
Pete Long
**1980**
J.J. McCoy
Jerry Huffer
**1981**
Melvin Lee
Al Hamil
**1982**
Don Owens
John P. Morgan, Jr.
Don Gant
**1983**
James Robert Lindsey
C.W. Simmons, Jr.
Jerry Howard
**1984**
Paul Fry
Melvin "Buster" Westmoreland
**1985**
Art Johnson
Marjorie Hemphill
**1986**
W.A. "Tony" Anderson
Raymond Gabbard
Oakley Pittman
**1987**
Bohumil Makovsky
James A. Middleton
William R. Wehrend
**1988**
O.J.Lehrer
Bill Robinson
Charles Millender
**1989**
Ronald E. Gerard
Louis M. Calavan
James W. Jurrens
**1990**
Eric Parham
Leopold Radgowsky
Jerry Toler
**1991**
Zeila Page Breaux
Gerald Hemphill
Gene Thrailkill
**1992**
Anton "Tony" Goetz
James Matthews
Henry W. "Bill" Rotter
**1993**
Dean Coale
Keith Churchill
Larry Harris
**1994**
Kenneth Roy Allen
Melbern W. Nixon
Ed Schilde
**1995**
Peggy A. Myers
Donald G. Todd
Everett E. Wilcox
**1996**
Ray Bell
Ed Huckeby
Terry Segress
**1997**
Al Fitzgerril
Harlon Lamkin
Paris York
**1998**
Willeta Lamkin
James Neilson
**1999**
Jerry Claussen
Dwight Dailey
Randy Hurst
**2000**
Alma Churchill
Leon Jewell
Ralph Pantalone
**2001**
Don Franks
Ken Grass
David Lucas
**2002**
George Fain
Bob Pyle
David Vandewalker
**2003**
Kathy Eby
Bronson Warren
Frank Zugelder
**2004**
Bob Costello
Joe Wayne Harper
Tom Stout
**2005**
Ashley Alexander
Allen Correll
Kent Taylor
**2006**
John Parnell
LaVern "Pete" Peterson
Jim Swiggart
**2007**
Larry Beeby
David Holland
Jerrold Lawless
**2008**
Sandy Hentges
William K. Wakefield
Claude Wright
**2009**
L. Dale Barnett
Jim Clark
Ben Wojciechowsky
**2010**
Jim Hooper
Gordon Macklin
David Robison
**2011**
Walter Pitts
Steve Tipton
Jim Winkle
**2012**
Chris Bordelon
Jackie Gilley
Roy Jackson
**2013**
Bob Early
Jerry Hull
Martin King
**2014**
Charlie Bartrug
Nancy Bartrug
Kent Kidwell
Harley Thomas
**2015**
Donny Longest
Mike Westbrook
Steve Workman
**2016**
Mary Adcock
Susan Clothier
Jerry Cooper
**2017**
Tim Brandt
Jimmy Davis
David Gorham
Jana Gorham
**2018**
JoAnn Johnson
Mary Runyan
David Steidley
**2019**
Randy Brooks
Sam Craig
Mike Lowery
**2021**
Darrin Davis
James Morrison
Michael Raiber
**2022**
Jeff Lawless
Jim Parham
Donna Schulz
**2023**
Brian Britt
Jeramy Haas
Teresa Segress