Alumni Awards

Singing Hoosiers Distinguished and Outstanding Young Singing Hoosiers Alumni Awards

Celebrate our outstanding alumni

Each year, in conjunction with the spring concert in Bloomington, we host the Distinguished Alumni Awards Banquet. This is our opportunity to honor recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award and the Outstanding Young Singing Hoosiers Award. These amazing Singing Hoosiers alumni have distinguished themselves in their chosen field and/or for their efforts in supporting and giving back to the Singing Hoosiers and the Singing Hoosiers Alumni Council.

Nomination Procedure: Distinguished Alumni Award

Any individual or ensemble whose members were performing members of the Singing Hoosiers for at least two years.
Any individual or ensemble whose members served as resource persons for the Singing Hoosiers—such as choreographer, arranger, technician, or teaching assistant.
Any individual or ensemble whose members served as directors for the Singing Hoosiers.

Any nominees who have distinguished themselves in any field or public service.
Any nominees who have shown ongoing support for the Singing Hoosiers or the Singing Hoosiers Alumni Council.

The president of the Singing Hoosiers Alumni Council shall appoint the chair of this committee to serve from anniversary reunion to anniversary reunion (five years). The committee chair shall appoint members that have representations from a broad spectrum of alumni. Ex-officio members of this committee shall include the current and former Directors of the Singing Hoosiers.
The chair shall be a non-voting member of the committee who may vote only in the event of a tie.
The president of the SHAC, the current director of the Singing Hoosiers, and the current IU Alumni Association liaison shall serve as ex-officio members of the committee. Former directors may be invited to serve as ex-officio.
Any member of the committee who is also a nominee for the award shall forfeit the committee position.
The standing committee, appointed at the first annual meeting, on March 15, 1980, shall serve as the initial selection committee. Thereafter, a committee shall be appointed as stated in Article IV, Section A.

The award shall be presented at the annual meeting of the Singing Hoosiers Alumni Council and shall consist of a plaque. The recipient’s name shall also be inscribed on a permanent plaque in the school.
More than one award may be presented if it is deemed appropriate by the selection committee to do so.
If no qualified nominee exists in a given year, no award shall be given.

Nomination Procedure: Outstanding Young Singing Hoosiers Alumni Award

Any individual or ensemble whose members were performing members of the Singing Hoosiers for at least two years.
Any individual or ensemble whose members served as resource persons for the Singing Hoosiers—such as choreographer, arranger, technician, or teaching assistant.
Any individual or ensemble whose members served as directors for the Singing Hoosiers.

Candidate(s) must be under the age of 35.
Candidate(s) must have achieved significant recognition or accomplishment through professional achievement, community service, or university service.
Recipient(s) will accept the award in person at the Singing Hoosiers Annual Recognition Alumni Awards Banquet when possible.

Make a Nomination

Know someone who’d be a worthy honoree? The nomination form will allow nominations for either award. Please be sure to fill in all fields.

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Past Recipients

1980: George F. Krueger; Robert E. Stoll
1981: Donald Thiele
1982: Roger A. Fortna
1983: Robert W. Demaree, Jr.
1984: Jerauld J. Reinhart
1985: Walter H. Lamble
1986: Earl G. Rivers, Jr.
1987: Richard L. Jeager, Robert E. Williams
1988: Jane (Janie) M. Fricke; Stephanie L. Reider Rivers-Rawlings
1989: John B. Egan
1990: Bruce A. Hubbard; Elizabeth C. Krueger; Christel J. Stoll
1991: Robert W. Grimes; Nancy Barnet White; Allen R. White
1992: David N. Davenport
1993: Albert (Al) S. Cobine; Michael L. Schwartzkopf
1994: Deanna Allen Demes; George A. Hill, III; Amy Edgeworth Hill
1995: Cynthia M. Gleich; Kenneth E. Greenhouse; John D. Stevenson
1996: Linda M. (Gwen) Arment; Alan R. Billingsley; Kent A. Newbury
1997: J. Kevin Butler; W. Dick Luchtman; Mark F. Wheeler
1998: Nancy A. Goebel; Scott W. Reeve; Martha Orr Swisher
1999: Charles E. Duke; Brian D. Farrell; Constance V. Martin
2000: Sarah Evans Barker; Nancy S. Bond; Everett S. Bradley; David E. Eisler; Joseph (Joey) K. Singer
2001: Janey Clewer Gaitson; Charles H. Greenwood
2002: Thomas R. Ensor; Sara E. Reid; Nathan E. Thomas
2003: David E. Huggins; Kathy Hyde Parker
2004: Rebekah Kramer Demaree; Robert Demaree; Barry Phillips
2005: Joseph M. Berman; Jean Maiyo Fortna; Charles Grizzle; Janice Hofer-Redick; Frederick C. Mann, III; Tracy Markin Thomas
2006: Paula Legget Chase; Karl J. Eigsti; Dennis M. James; Elise Suppan Overcash
2007: Pamela Hamill; Katherine “Kit” Field Kruger; Daniel Narducci; Kathy Thiel Rice; Ali S.H. Tuet
2008: David Holcenberg; Rick McCown; Douglas Webster; Lisa Williamson
2009: Catherine Dupuis; Lawrence D. Eckerling; Carl Lee Johnson; Dana W. Taylor
2010: Samuel Bortka; David Deeg; Thor Steingraber; Barbara Stock
2011: Mark Janas; Julia Spangler; Alan Steinberger; Straight No Chaser (Walter Chase, BME’00; Jerome Collins, BA’99; Patrick Hachey, BME’96; MM’98; Mike Itkoff, BA’99; Charlie Mechling, BA’99; Steve Morgan, BS’99, MBA’10; Dan Ponce, BS’99; David Roberts, BA’00; Randy Stine, BA’02)
2012: Susan Sandberg; Nadine Weissmann
2013: Kirsten Agresta Copely; Chris Ludwa; Beth White
2014: Alice Curry; Lee Parker; Myrna Reynolds
2015: Robert Clark; Ray Fellman; Judith (Hansen) Schwab
2016: Gregg Arst; Michael Heitzman; Don Muston; Ilene Reid
2017: Jen Goins; Lawrence W. Hill; Deb (Goodrich) Mayes; Alan and Linda (Willits) Sandlin
2018: Deborah Jenkins Dalfonso; Charles Prestinari; Shannon (O’Connor) Starks
2019: Michael and Marcia Conway; Cullen McCarty

2009: Nicole Parker
2010: Elizabeth Stanley
2011: C. Scott Addison
2012: Melissa Korzec Dickson
2013: Krislyn Rojas
2015: R. Ryan Endris
2016: Daniel Bernbach
2019: Nicholas Bragin

1957: Patricia L. Williams
1996: Robert (Bob) Eakle; Lois Pardue
1997: Jodi Hollowitz
2000: Frank Jones
2001: Erich Kunzel
2004: Jerry Hoover
2005: Jack D. Burks
2007: Marilyn R. Schwartzkopf
2008: Curt Simic
2014: Jennifer Gentry

Questions?

If you have questions about the Distinguished Alumni or Outstanding Young Singing Hoosier Awards, Andrew Wolverton, President at anwolver@gmail.com.

Alumni Awards

Singing Hoosiers Distinguished and Outstanding Young Singing Hoosiers Alumni Awards

Celebrate our outstanding alumni

Nomination Procedure: Distinguished Alumni Award

Eligibility

Criteria

Selection Committee

Presentation

Nomination Procedure: Outstanding Young Singing Hoosiers Alumni Award

Eligibility

Criteria

Make a Nomination

Past Recipients

Distinguished Alumni Award

Outstanding Young Singing Hoosiers Alumni Award

Honorary Singing Hoosiers Award

Questions?

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