Dear WBDI Colleagues,
Each year WDBI honors outstanding women (and men) conductors/educators via several awards. WBDI members are invited to submit nominations for these various awards. Nominations must document how the nominee meets the criteria listed for the appropriate award. All nominations are due by November 10, 2024 and should be emailed to me at beth.adams@windstream.net. Please think of an outstanding woman band director you know that fits the criteria and is well deserving. The Awards Committee will review each nomination and make their recommendations to the Executive Board and Past Presidents.
Be aware that there are two awards that may be given to outstanding women band directors regardless of their membership in WBDI:
The Scroll of Excellence Award
The International Golden Rose Award – this award is restricted to 1 recipient per year.
Other awards that may be given to our membership include:
1) The Certificate of Appreciation
2) The Citation of Merit
3) The Silver Baton
4)The Legacy Award - 1 per year
5) The Al and Gladys Wright Lifetime Achievement Award - 1 per year
The Al G. Wright Award is presented to a man that has been supportive of WBDI - 1 per year. Again, the criteria are in the constitution.
Honorary memberships may also be given.
Details of all the awards are as follows in the WBDI Constitution:
If you would like to nominate someone for an award, please include a supporting document detailing how the nominee meets the criteria for the nomination. The Past-Presidents and the Executive Board make the final determination.
If you have any further questions, please contact me at beth.adams@windstream.net
Thank you for your consideration and nominations,
Bethann Adams
Immediate Past President of WBDI
Sousa Foundation Sudler Cup Co-Chair
First Colony Middle School Director of Bands, retired
Fort Bend ISD
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